Snr Full Stack Developer & Quality Engineering Lead

Dante Personnel; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 558,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Dante Personnel is seeking a skilled software engineer in South Africa to develop and maintain front-end and back-end applications. You will contribute to automated testing, CI/CD deployments, and code quality improvements while mentoring junior developers.

The role requires strong full-stack capabilities, experience with APIs, debugging, and relational databases. AI-assisted tools familiarity is a plus, with a focus on reliable releases and production stability.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of software development experience.
• Strong full-stack development experience.
• Experience with CI/CD and automated testing.
• Proficient with Ansible and deployment processes.
• Strong SQL/relational database experience.
• Experience with APIs, debugging and code reviews.
• Mentoring developers.
• Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain front-end and back-end applications.
• Build and maintain automated tests and regression testing.
• Improve software quality and release readiness.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployments.
• Troubleshoot technical and production issues.
• Conduct code reviews and reduce technical debt.
• Mentor developers and improve engineering practices.

Skills

Software development

Full-stack development

Automated testing & QA

CI/CD

Ansible

SQL/Relational DB

APIs & debugging

Mentoring

AI-assisted tools

Tools

GitLab

Docker

Job description

Minimum Requirements:

• 5–8 years’ software development experience


• Strong full-stack development experience


• Strong automated testing and QA experience


• Experience with CI/CD, GitLab and Docker


• Experience with Ansible and deployment processes


• Strong SQL and relational database experience


• Experience with APIs, debugging and code reviews


• Experience mentoring developers


• Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools

Advantageous:

• Python / Django / Django REST Framework


• Vue / JavaScript / TypeScript


• PostgreSQL


• Linux, Redis and Celery


• GIS / PostGIS or SaaS experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain front-end and back-end applications


• Build and maintain automated tests and regression testing


• Improve software quality and release readiness


• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployments


• Troubleshoot technical and production issues


• Conduct code reviews and reduce technical debt


• Mentor developers and improve engineering practices

Salary:

R 50 - 70k per month

Consultant:

Alke-Merique - Dante Personnel Pretoria Silver Lakes