Intermediate Full Stack API Developer

We are looking for an Intermediate Full Stack Developer to join a growing engineering team building modern, scalable, and API-driven applications with emerging AI capabilities.

This role is ideal for a developer who is comfortable working across backend and frontend systems and is eager to grow within a microservices and cloud-oriented environment.

Required skills and experience:

Backend

• 3–5 years’ backend development experience
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, HTTP, and API design principles
• Exposure to microservices architecture
• Basic understanding of distributed systems concepts
• Experience working with modern object-oriented backend languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go, etc.)

Frontend

• Angular experience
• Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS

Engineering Practices

• Understanding of SOLID principles and common design patterns
• Awareness of secure coding practices
• Performance-conscious development mindset
• Exposure to AI / agent-based platforms is advantageous

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services
• Build and maintain interactive Angular-based user interfaces
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions with guidance from senior engineers
• Contribute to microservices-based architecture development
• Apply clean code principles and follow SOLID design practices
• Ensure applications are performant, secure, and responsive
• Contribute to integration of AI/agent-enabled capabilities within applications
• Collaborate with senior developers, analysts, and product teams in an Agile environment

Reference number for this position is GZ61345 which is a 12-months contract position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of R750k per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

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Posted on 26 May 14:09, Closing date 25 Jul