Senior Fullstack Development Leader

5 days ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Rentoza Full time
About Rentoza

We are a South African company at the forefront of e-commerce innovation, revolutionizing access to digital goods and appliances through our subscription service. Our mission is to make affordability, flexibility, and convenience a reality for customers.


Role Overview

This Senior Fullstack Engineer position plays a pivotal leadership role in product development and strategy, requiring expertise in programming fundamentals, methodologies, architecture, and best practices. The successful candidate will work closely with product managers, implementing feedback and providing input during ideation. Key responsibilities include researching and developing new products, enhancing existing software, and driving efficiencies in our offerings.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide technical guidance for a distributed hybrid development team.
  • Coach and mentor junior engineers to improve code quality and consistency.
  • Design and develop robust, scalable applications and services.
  • Review and provide feedback on code written by other engineers.
  • Recommend and introduce new technologies, languages, and tools to solve complex challenges.
  • Drive automation and tooling efforts to enhance development efficiency.
  • Partner closely with the Engineering Manager, CTO, and Product team.
  • Design and implement new features with maintainability and reuse in mind.
  • Be an expert on your product areas.
  • Quickly adapt to new products using documentation, knowledge bases, and source code.
  • Understand customer needs to recommend and implement optimal solutions.
  • Provide effort estimates for you and your team's work, and help plan the product roadmap with product managers.

Technical Proficiencies:
  • Strong experience with backend development in Python and common frameworks/tools (FastAPI, Flask, Django, SQLAlchemy, Celery, etc.).
  • Expertise in frontend development with React, Redux, and related technologies.
  • Deep knowledge of MongoDB and other NoSQL databases.
  • Experience with SQL databases and data warehousing (e.g., BigQuery).
  • Extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (especially Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub) or equivalent (AWS, Azure).
  • Familiarity with headless CMS platforms like Shopify.
  • Track record of making sound architectural decisions and implementing best practices.
  • Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly and mentor others.

Personal Traits:
  • Collaborative leader who fosters teamwork and resolves conflicts effectively.
  • Skilled at developing junior talent and preparing them for more senior roles.
  • Adaptable to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Articulate communicator who can explain complex topics clearly and concisely.
  • Analytical thinker skilled at deriving insights from both quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit focused on creating business value.
  • Strategic mindset to identify opportunities/threats and inspire the team with a vision.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 7+ years professional development experience.
  • 3+ years experience with Python.
  • 3+ years experience with React or similar frontend framework.
  • Experience making architectural decisions and leading engineering teams.
  • Proven track record of developing and shipping high-quality software.

Estimated Salary Range: R 1,200,000 - R 1,800,000 per annum
Location: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban
Benefits:
  • Offices in major cities.
  • Free Friday lunches.
  • Monthly social events.
  • Staff discounts.
  • Discovery Medical aid (100% cover for permanent staff).
  • Provident Fund (for permanent staff).
  • Paid annual leave.
  • Employee Health and Wellness Assistance.

Rentoza is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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