Senior Full Stack Developer - 12 Months Contract / JHB / Hybrid - R1200k PA

We are looking for a skilled Senior Full Stack Developer to join a high-performing engineering team building scalable, secure, and modern digital solutions.

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer who enjoys working across both backend and frontend technologies, designing distributed systems, and building high-quality enterprise applications. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing modern microservices-based platforms while also helping integrate AI and agent-enabled capabilities into solutions where appropriate.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience building backend services using one or more modern object-oriented languages such as:
  
  • Java (Spring Boot) ,Python
  • Go ,Rust
• Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs within microservices-based architectures.
• Solid understanding of:
  
  • REST principles
  • HTTP protocols
  • API design best practices
• Experience with distributed systems concepts including:
  
  • Service boundaries
  • Inter-service communication
  • Fault tolerance
  • Scalability patterns
• Strong front-end development experience using Angular.
• Experience designing secure, maintainable, and scalable applications.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern engineering workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging capability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop RESTful APIs using modern object-oriented backend languages and frameworks
• Build responsive and interactive web user interfaces using Angular.
• Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Design and implement backend services as independently deployable microservices.
• Apply clean architecture principles, SOLID practices, and engineering best practices.

Reference Number for this position is GZ61341 which is a 12 months-contract position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of R1200k per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on garthz@e-merge.co.za or call him on011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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