Jobs in Cape Town, United States

Cape Town – Office-Based | Exciting PropTech Opportunity | Includes UK Travel.

Seasoned JavaScript lead developer ready to take the lead in building cutting-edge technology to spearhead our next-generation platforms for the property sector.

As the first hire in our new South Africa engineering team, you’ll be the sole technical lead on the ground, working independently at first while onboarding with our UK-based external developers.

This pivotal role will see you take full ownership of projects end-to-end, and over time, help shape and grow the Cape Town engineering team, setting the technical standards that scale.

Work in a small, agile environwhere your decisions have direct impact, while collaborating with our UK product and tech leads on an ambitious proptech roadmap.

• Deep JavaScript expertise – React/Redux essential; Vue.js or Angular a plus.
• Strong background in PHP & Laravel (or Python/Django, Node.js).
• Proven leadership experience in small teams or solo development.
• Comprehensive AWS DevOps skills: CI/CD, Terraform/CloudFormation, scalable infrastructure design, and AWS security best practices.
• Monitoring, logging, and alerting (CloudWatch mastery) to ensure top performance.
• Backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning experience.
• RESTful API design & integration.
• Git (GitHub/Bitbucket).
• Modern, scalable CSS (SASS, CSS Modules).
• Database experience (MySQL via AWS RDS).
• Mobile development (React Native, iOS/Android) a bonus.
• Willingness to travel to the UK (including an extended onboarding period).
• Excellent communicator, proactive problem-solver, and team builder.

• Lead development of our Laravel + React web app from concept through deployment.
• Own and optimise our AWS infrastructure and DevOps pipelines, ensuring security, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide technical leadership across web and mobile platforms (supporting our React Native iOS app when needed).
• Establish coding standards and best practices; lead technical decision-making.
• Produce clear, maintainable technical documentation.
• Collaborate with UK IT Lead to define product strategy and technical roadmaps.
• Take ownership of strategic projects from day one, such as reviewing PHP and Laravel versioning to ensure long-term stability, security, and upgrade readiness.

This is more than just a development role — it’s an opportunity to lead innovation in the proptech space with a company that’s redefining how property marketing works. You’ll be part of a dynamic, international team that has been established in South Africa for over 20 years, and now you’ll help build the foundation of our new Cape Town engineering hub.