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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Full-Stack Software Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R01 - R02 per month
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 04 Aug 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2643427 - Ref 878000022666880
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About the position

We are seeking an experienced Senior Full-Stack Software Developer to lead the design and delivery of scalable software solutions. This role is suited to an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring developers, and influencing technical direction while remaining hands-on in development.


You will play a key role in architecting and delivering enterprise-grade applications while helping establish engineering best practices across the development team.



Key Responsibilities


You will be responsible for:


  • Designing, developing, and maintaining complex full-stack applications
  • Leading end-to-end delivery of major technical workstreams
  • Designing scalable backend services and modern frontend applications
  • Building and integrating APIs and distributed services
  • Contributing to software architecture and technical decision-making
  • Optimising application performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams
  • Mentoring junior and intermediate developers
  • Conducting code reviews and promoting engineering best practices
  • Driving continuous improvement across development processes


RequirementsExperience


  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • Proven experience delivering complex full-stack applications
  • Experience designing scalable software architectures
  • Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring developers

Technical Skills
Frontend


  • Strong experience with React, Angular, [URL Removed] or similar frameworks
Backend


  • Strong experience with Python, Java, Node.js, or similar technologies
Databases


  • Extensive experience with relational and NoSQL databases
  • Data modelling and optimisation

Architecture & Engineering


  • RESTful API design
  • Microservices architecture
  • Distributed systems
  • Git version control
  • Software design patterns
  • Performance optimisation

Cloud & DevOps
Strong experience with:


  • AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
  • Docker and containerisation
  • Kubernetes (advantageous)
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Infrastructure automation

Qualifications


  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or another STEM-related discipline


Desired Skills:

  • complex full-stack applications
  • APIs
  • distributed services
  • backend services
  • modern frontend applications
  • software development

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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