Senior Software Developer

MVIA; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

MVIA is seeking an experienced Senior Full-Stack Developer to own architecture, code quality, CI/CD, and production reliability across the stack (React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, SQL).

You will lead development, optimise pipelines, support Docker-based deployment and IaC, diagnose bottlenecks, and mentor others to raise engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Proficient full-stack development across modern web tech stack.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Experience with cloud deployment and containerisation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-stack development across React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and SQL.
• Build, optimise, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for testing and deployment.
• Support Docker containerisation, infrastructure-as-code, cloud deployment, and environment management.
• Diagnose production bottlenecks, lead root-cause analysis, and implement resilient fixes.
• Mentor less-experienced developers through architectural guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

SQL

CI/CD

Docker

Tools

Docker

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Full-Stack Developer to join us in a Senior Engineering role, taking active ownership of architecture, code quality, infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead full-stack development across React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and SQL.
• Build, optimise, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for testing and deployment.
• Support Docker containerisation, infrastructure-as-code, cloud deployment, and environment management.
• Diagnose production bottlenecks, lead root-cause analysis, and implement resilient fixes.
• Mentor less-experienced developers through architectural guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.

The ideal candidate would be

• Pragmatic about trade-offs between shipping speed, code quality and system stability.
• Comfortable owning ambiguity — able to diagnose an unfamiliar system under pressure.
• Generous with knowledge; makes the developers around you better.
• Improvement-minded — you automate the thing you have had to do manually three times.