Junior-Intermediate Full Stack Developer

Recruiter:

Elite Search

Job Ref:

JHB001117/DS

Date posted:

Monday, June 23, 2025

Location:

Capetown, South Africa

Salary:

30 000 Monthly

SUMMARY:
Role: Junior-Intermediate Full Stack Developer
Location: Cape Town (office based role)

Our client is an international software company who are looking for a highly motivated Junior Full Stack Developer to join their dynamic team in a one-of-a-kind role. You role will include database design through backend APIs to front-end UX and assist with the ongoing health, stability, and evolution of their core systems. It is an exciting role which offers growth and development and where you will be working with global clients and with award-winning technology!

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, document, and maintain the applications you build - across front-end, backend, and data layers.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and fix bugs in any part of the stack.
- Continuously improve code quality, performance, and resilience.
Feature Development:
Build new features using modern front-end frameworks (e.g. React, Angular, or Vue) and CSS tooling.
Develop backend services and APIs (e.g. ASP .NET Core, Node.js/Express, or equivalent).
Data & Business Logic
- Design and maintain relational (SQL) or NoSQL schemas to support application needs.
Web UI & UX
- Create responsive, accessible web interfaces with a component-based approach.
- Leverage UI libraries or CSS frameworks (e.g. Bootstrap, Tailwind).
Automated Testing
- Write unit tests for front-end components and backend services (e.g. Jest, xUnit/NUnit, Mocha).
Configuration & Deployment
- Manage environment-specific configuration so you can switch between development, staging, and production without code changes.
- Apply database migrations and seed data on deployment.
- Support containerization (Docker) and basic CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
Documentation & Collaboration

Required Skills & Experience:

- Professional Experience: 2-3years building full-stack applications or several medium-sized projects.
- Front-End: Proficiency with one major framework (React, Angular, or Vue) plus HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
- Back-End: Experience with a modern server-side platform (ASP .NET Core, Node.js/Express, or similar).
- Databases: SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and comfortable with migrations/ORMs (EF Core, TypeORM, Sequelize).
- APIs: RESTful API design and JSON; familiarity with GraphQL is a plus.
- Automated Testing: Unit testing frameworks and basic integration/E2E testing is a plus
- DevOps Basics: Docker containerization, basic CI/CD pipelines, environment configuration is desirable.
- Version Control: Git workflows including feature branching, pull requests, and merges.

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