Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Remote & Flexible Hours

Placements24; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Flexible working hours

Home office stipend

Professional development support

Conference attendance

Generous PTO

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team across South Africa. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable web applications while collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and implement new features.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in full-stack development, strong front-end with React/Angular/Vue, and robust back-end skills (Node.js, Python, Java, or Ruby), plus experience with cloud platforms and

Qualifications

• Bachelors in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3+5+ years in full-stack web development.
• Proficiency with React/Angular/Vue.js.
• Strong back-end experience: Node.js, Python, Java, or Ruby.
• SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and automated testing frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work remotely in asynchronous environments.
• Experience with agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable web applications.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to implement features.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge.
• Ensure performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain quality.

Skills

Full-stack dev

Front-end frameworks

Back-end languages

SQL/NoSQL DBs

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Testing frameworks

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/Engineering)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team across South Africa. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable web applications while collaborating with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and implement new features.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in full-stack development, strong front-end with React/Angular/Vue, and robust back-end skills (Node.js, Python, Java, or Ruby), plus experience with cloud platforms and