Senior Full Stack Engineer

Company Description

, formerly known as SovTech, is a leading AI-powered custom software development company dedicated to helping clients scale their businesses through cutting-edge technology. We offer subscription-based access to world-class engineering teams and software development professionals, ensuring flexible, budget-friendly solutions. Our highly skilled engineers, designers, and strategists create tailor-made software solutions, focusing on mobile and web applications, IoT, cloud solutions, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Located in Sandton, we serve a global clientele across various industries with a commitment to excellence and innovation.

Our story

At , we believe the future of software lies in the talent, innovation, and creativity found on the African continent. For over a decade, we have been pioneering world-class software development for a global audience. We are the leading custom software development company from Africa that, like any great tech company, was founded in a garage. has now grown to more than 350 of the best AI-powered software engineering experts, building world-class platforms for growing businesses across four cities on three continents. Looking ahead, we remain committed to growing Africa's tech ecosystems. Africa is home to the world's youngest population, with over 50% of Africans under the age of 25. Recent estimates indicate there are over 700,000 professional software developers across Africa today. That number is projected to double by 2025. We believe in the future of African tech talent and the impact it will have on scaling global companies. Accelerating business growth with experttech talent Trusted by 400+ companies, helps businesses scale with our cloud-based engineering subscription platform, offering consistent, cost-effective AI-powered experts, teams, and reliable developer analytics

Location: JHB/ CT

Contract Type: Independent Contractor Agreement

Engagement Length 12 Months

Years of Experience: 5+ years of experience

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

experience.

Certifications Advantageous

Work Model Hybrid

Key Skills

Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+)

Strong experience with ReactJS (with hooks & state management)

Familiarity with Material UI for component styling and Formik for form handling

Back-end experience with , Prisma ORM, and MySQL (InnoDB)

Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (ECS, RDS, S3, Route 53, CloudFront, CloudWatch)

Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipelines and GitHub Actions)

Proficiency in Git & Gitflow workflows

Testing skills using Jest (unit testing) and Cypress (integration/e2e testing)

Experience working in Agile Scrum environments with Jira

Additional technical requirements:

Awareness that the current stack includes RedwoodJS v8, with a planned migration away from Redwood

Exposure to serverless/microservices architectures, specifically AWS Lambda containers

Familiarity with deployment via GitHub Actions alongside Bitbucket Pipelines

Must be able to describe core engineering concepts clearly and demonstrate strong production experience (not just academic or hobbyist projects)

Strong understanding of software development best practices, including refactoring and maintainability

Advanced database knowledge with a focus on performance optimization will be highly valued

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using ReactJS, , and MySQL.

Develop front-end features using ReactJS (with hooks), Material UI, and Formik.

Implement and optimize back-end services using , Prisma ORM, and SQL (MySQL InnoDB).

Write robust, testable code with Jest (unit tests) and Cypress (integration/e2e tests).

Deploy and manage applications in AWS cloud environments (ECS, RDS, S3, Route53, CloudFront).

Work with Docker containers and Bitbucket Pipelines for CI/CD automation.

Contribute to code reviews, refactoring, and continuous process improvements.

Collaborate within Scrum pods to deliver end-to-end features, ensuring high performance and reliability.

Participate in knowledge sharing, pair programming, and mentoring.

Ensure strong database design, optimization, and performance tuning (especially for Senior Engineers).