Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Sana Commerce; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing SaaS company in Cape Town is seeking a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer to help build a high-performance e-commerce platform. You will be responsible for designing robust systems, mentoring engineers, and implementing best practices in software engineering. The role offers a hybrid working model with mentorship opportunities, shaping the foundation of next-generation SaaS solutions.

Benefits

Hybrid flexibility

Continuous learning and mentorship

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development, focusing on web development.
• Strong engineering mindset with end-to-end software ownership.
• Experience in designing scalable, complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and high-performance software systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and ship new features.
• Mentor software engineers and conduct code reviews.

Skills

C#

.NET

React

TypeScript (ES6)

RxJS

GraphQL

DevOps

Agile Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Job description

Overview

Company Description

What started in 2007 with a pizza and a plan has grown into a fast-moving SaaS company empowering manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers to thrive in complex B2B commerce.

Our mission is simple: help businesses build stronger relationships through seamless digital commerce.

At Sana Commerce, you’ll join a team that’s bold, growth-oriented, and customer-obsessed, where every engineer has real ownership and impact.

About the role

We’re looking for a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer who can help us build a high performance, scalable e-commerce platform.

You will be playing a critical role in expanding our product at speed, while building features that help our customers grow, and contributing to our initiative of bringing engineering excellence to a new level.

What you’ll be doing

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and high-performance software systems using C#, .NET, TypeScript (ES6), React.js, Redux, RxJS, Webpack, and GraphQL
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to define, design, and ship new features
• Lead the system design, testing and coding standards efforts, contributing with clean & high-performance code and architecture
• Implement modern best practices and patterns in software engineering
• Mentor software engineers
• Conduct code reviews and ensure coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines are implemented
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing software
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software development to continuously improve our products and processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong background in web development using C#, .NET and React
• You have a strong engineering mindset and experience in having end to end ownership of the software you build (DevOps, testing, system design, observability, git version control)
• You have solid experience with reactive programming principles and flux architecture
• You have designed scalable, complex systems based on services-oriented architecture, on cloud (Azure Cloud preferred) and you are familiar with event driven architecture and domain driven design
• You have a strong drive to continuously improve your craft
• You have a passion for mentoring and guiding team members
• You’ve fully embraced generative AI tools, and you’ve found your way using AI to help you be a high-performing engineer, deliver faster and at a higher quality
• You are experienced in working in an agile environment
• You have excellent problem-solving skills
• Your communication and teamwork skills enable you to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and find solutions to new challenges

Why you’ll love working here

• Impact from day one – Join a scale-up where your ideas shape how global businesses operate online.
• Continuous learning – Access a structured onboarding rated 9.1/10 by previous hires, mentorship, and feedback culture.
• Hybrid flexibility – Work from our Cape Town office 3 days per week and from home 2 days.
• Career growth – Expand your technical and leadership scope in a company built for long-term success.

Our values

At Sana Commerce, our values drive everything we do:

• Champions of Our League –We deliver lasting success, balancing quick wins and long-term value
• Supercharge Our Customers –We’re revolutionizing B2B commerce together, helping our customers to lead and succeed.
• Determined to Grow –We embrace challenges, growing and raising the bar for ourselves and our industry.
• Bold Together –We dare to be bold because we have each other’s back.

Ready to build reliability that scales?

Apply now and help shape the foundation of our next-generation SaaS platform.