Senior Fullstack Developer

Node.js | TypeScript | Cloud

Cape Town | Full-time | In-office

This is not a "just keep the lights on" backend role. You'll design, build and scalemission-critical systems used at real scale, and you'll help define how those systems evolve.

You'll work ondistributed, event-driven architectures, influence platform decisions, and mentor other engineers while shipping complex backend solutions.

• Designing and scaling backend services usingNode.js & TypeScript
• Owningsystem and service architecture across multiple domains
• Buildinghigh-throughput REST and asynchronous APIs
• Designing and evolvingevent-driven systems
• Improvingperformance, reliability, scalability, and observability
• Debugging and resolving complex production issues
• Reviewing code and mentoring engineers
• Working closely with product and platform teams on technical strategy

• Expert-levelTypeScript & Node.js experience
• Strong experience with backend frameworks (Fastify, Express, NestJS)
• Deep knowledge ofdistributed systems and async patterns
• StrongPostgreSQL and relational database design skills
• Experience withcloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure)
• CI/CD, Docker and production deployment experience
• Strong testing practices and Git workflows
• 6+ years of backend engineering experience

• Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS or similar messaging platforms
• Kubernetes or infrastructure-as-code experience
• Experience in high-scale or transactional systems
• Experience mentoring or leading backend initiatives

If you love solving hard backend problems at scale - apply now.

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