Senior Full Stack Developer
Summary
A senior full stack engineer (6+ years) hired via Communicate Recruitment for a Cape Town client: drives architecture, leads complex technical initiatives, and mentors engineers, building scalable Python services, React/Angular/Vue front ends, PostgreSQL, cloud/container infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
Job Description:
My client is seeking a seasoned Full Stack Python Developer to drive architecture, lead complex technical initiatives, and mentor a growing engineering team. You'll have a direct impact on technology decisions, platform evolution, and engineering excellence.
Skills & Experience:
- Minimum 6+ years of full stack software engineering experience
- Deep expertise in Python development
- Advanced React, Angular, or Vue knowledge
- System architecture and solution design experience
- Building scalable APIs and distributed systems
- PostgreSQL performance tuning and database design
- Cloud and containerisation experience
- CI/CD pipeline design and automation
- Technical leadership and mentoring experience
- Strong understanding of security, scalability, and performance
Qualification:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Honours degree advantageous
- Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure), Kubernetes, or security certifications highly beneficial
- Proven experience leading technical projects and development teams
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