Senior Full-Stack Developer (Node.js / TypeScript)

We’re working with an established consumer digital business, and they’re looking for a Senior Full-Stack Developer to build and scale modern web applications across backend services, APIs and front-end interfaces, and to help set the technical direction. You’ll own complex features end-to-end — from architecture and development through deployment, monitoring and production reliability — and mentor the engineers around you. What you’ll do • Design and scale backend services in Node.js and TypeScript, building REST and event-driven APIs • Work within a modular, domain-driven architecture and lead integration with third-party and internal systems • Develop polished, user-facing features in React (Next.js a plus) • Own features across development, testing, deployment and monitoring, and drive production reliability • Debug complex production issues using logs and observability tooling • Contribute to architecture decisions and mentor intermediate and junior engineers What you’ll bring • 6+ years’ software development experience • Strong TypeScript and Node.js, with deep REST / event-driven API experience • Frameworks such as Fastify, Express or NestJS, and solid async and API design • React, with strong HTML, CSS and component-based UI fundamentals • Relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar) and sound data modelling • Solid cloud experience (AWS, GCP or Azure), CI/CD and containerisation (Docker) • Testing with Jest or Vitest, and strong Git practices Advantageous • Event-driven or real-time systems, observability tooling, and high-scale, high-traffic environments Working model In office with flexitime, based in Cape Town or Johannesburg. #J-18808-Ljbffr