Software Engineer (PHP)

Pargo; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Group life cover

Flexible working hours

Hybrid setup

Office in Gardens, Cape Town

Job summary

Pargo in Cape Town is hiring a Software Engineer to help build our e-commerce delivery platform. You will contribute to core features, APIs, and scalable services, from design to deployment, while measuring impact on business metrics.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in modern web development, strong PHP/Laravel experience, and hands-on work with PostgreSQL/MySQL, Docker/Kubernetes, Git, and cloud-ready workflows. Hybrid work in Gardens, Cape Town is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years professional software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong PHP experience with Laravel preferred.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and relational databases.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD basics.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core platform features and APIs.
• Develop scalable, high-throughput services.
• Collaborate with product team to translate requirements.
• Write clean, tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Monitor performance and impact on business metrics.
• Contribute to development processes and environmental standards.

Skills

Laravel

REST API design

Linux admin

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Jira

Job description

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 08/10/2026

Description

We're hiring ! We're looking for smart, innovative software engineers to join our team and build technology to help us change the way people send and receive parcels. We offer flexible working hours, competitive salary, an exciting work environment and a chance to be part of a fast-growing business that is disrupting the ecommerce delivery landscape in South Africa.

The Role

You are an experienced software engineer that will join our team to assist in developing our e-commerce delivery services. Your focus will be on developing our core platform features and APIs. You will be involved in all aspects of the development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing, launching, and supporting. You will measure your own development success by monitoring the operational efficiency of your solutions and the positive impact on business metrics.

Your responsibilities:

Learn and develop business processes in collaboration with the product team, designing technology-driven delivery solutions

Develop new delivery platform features and extend our client APIs

Apply foresight in solution design for the longevity of the platform

Contribute clean, well-designed, performant, peer-reviewed code

Improve development processes and apply environmental standards

Focus on scalability and efficiency for high-throughput services

Track the latest technology trends to constantly improve our platform

Constant consideration of the metrics driving your work

Make sure your internal and external customers' needs are met

Have a keen interest in e-commerce delivery services and trends

Work collaboratively with our engineers to be part of a high-performing team

Requirements

Because we are a fast growing start-up you need to be able to work efficiently and expediently to achieve outcomes rapidly, cope with change, and have an entrepreneurial mindset. We are looking for someone that meets the following requirements:

• Minimum of two years performing professional software development in a modern language
• A technology related Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science, Engineering etc.) OR equivalent experience in the industry with a track record of delivering solutions.
• Solid knowledge of one or more Web Frameworks with a focus on server side development, Laravel is preferred.
• Know how to build RESTful APIs and an awareness of other communication protocols
• Experience in working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and/or MySQL
• Experience in containerization and orchestration deployment. Docker, Kubernetes are preferred
• Proficient in using development tools such as git, ticketing systems and following collaborative development processes, preferably Github and Jira
• Linux skills for performing basic server administration and resource analysis
• An interest in more than one language and using the right tool for the job
• General awareness of technical trends and architectures

Preferred

• Strong PHP experience
• Participation in open source projects
• Experience with asynchronous messaging systems
• Experience talking directly with clients and other non-technical personnel
• Exposure to Cloud environments and infrastructure as code
• Exposure or experience with functional programming languages
• Exposure or experience with Python and Golang
• Exposure or experience with protobuf, cbor, flatbuffers, or other modern transport schemas

Work on real, high-impact data problems in logistics and e-commerce.

Influence how data is modeled and used across the business.

Learn from experienced, hands-on leaders in a scale-up environment.

Competitive remuneration.

Contribution to medical aid and group life cover.

Flexible working hours and hybrid setup.

Strong focus on personal growth and skill development.

A collaborative team culture and a great office in Gardens, Cape Town.

About PARGO

Pargo is transforming last-mile delivery in South Africa through smarter, more accessible logistics solutions. Our growing network of Pick-Up Points enables businesses and consumers to move parcels efficiently, even in areas traditional delivery struggles to reach. We are a technology-driven company focused on execution, innovation, and measurable impact.