Lead Full Stack Ai, Python Developer

DVT is one of the top software development and testing companies on the continent. With ourhybrid options our vision is to be South Africas favourite custom software solutions & services company with a global footprint.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most established developers in the country with the latest technologies. DVT is committed to continuously training our staff and we are very proud of our culture of learning from internal speaking and training to sponsoring a variety of technical events from DevConf to GDG.

At DVT were looking for a Lead Full Stack Python Developer who combines deep technical expertise with a strong consulting mindset.

This role is about much more than writing code. Youll be a trusted advisor to clients a technical leader within delivery teams and a key contributor to the growth of DVTs Python competency. Youll help organisations solve complex business challenges using modern Python platforms cloud-native architectures and emerging AI technologies.

Were looking for someone who is passionate about Python engineering experienced in delivering production-ready solutions and excited by the possibilities of AI Generative AI and intelligent systems.

• Lead the design and delivery of modern Python-based solutions

• Partner with clients to understand business challenges and translate them into technical solutions

• Provide technical leadership across project teams

• Mentor and coach developers helping them grow their careers and technical capabilities

• Build scalable backend platforms APIs integrations and data-driven applications

• Design and implement AI-enabled solutions using modern LLM frameworks and architectures

• Guide architecture decisions best practices and engineering standards

• Support pre-sales technical workshops and strategic client engagements

• Contribute to the growth of DVTs Python and AI communities

• 8 years of software development experience

• Strong expertise in Python development

• Extensive experience with Django and Django REST Framework

• Experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems

• Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns

• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL SQL Server or MySQL

• Experience building secure maintainable and scalable enterprise applications

• Strong testing practices using PyTest Unit Testing and Integration Testing

We are looking for someone who has begun applying AI in real-world environments rather than simply experimenting with prompts.

Experience with:

• Generative AI applications

• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

• AI Guardrails and Responsible AI practices

• Vector databases and semantic search

• OpenAI Azure OpenAI Anthropic or similar platforms

• LangChain LlamaIndex Semantic Kernel or equivalent frameworks

• Prompt engineering and evaluation strategies

• AI solution architecture and governance

We are not looking for a frontend specialist but successful candidates should be comfortable working across the full stack.

Experience with some of the following:

• React

• Angular

• TypeScript

• Modern JavaScript frameworks

• Frontend API integration and state management

Experience with some of the following:

• Azure AWS or Google Cloud

• Containerisation using Docker

• Kubernetes

• CI/CD pipelines

• Infrastructure as Code

• Microservices and event-driven architectures

• Git and modern development workflows

• Monitoring and observability platforms

This is what will differentiate great candidates from good candidates.

Were looking for someone who:

• Is comfortable engaging directly with clients

• Can facilitate technical workshops and architecture discussions

• Communicates complex technical concepts to both business and technical audiences

• Demonstrates strong stakeholder management skills

• Has experience leading development teams

• Enjoys mentoring and growing other engineers

• Brings a problem-solving and advisory mindset to engagements

• Can operate confidently in a consulting environment

• Becoming a trusted technical advisor to our clients

• Leading high-performing engineering teams

• Shaping the future of AI-enabled delivery within DVT

• Grow and strengthen DVTs Python competency

• Contributing to thought leadership across Python AI and software engineering

• Delivering innovative solutions that create measurable business value

At DVT youll work alongside some of the brightest minds in software engineering data cloud and AI. Youll have the opportunity to influence technical direction help organisations innovate and play a leading role in the evolution of our growing Python and AI practice.

If youre passionate about Python excited about AI and thrive in a client-facing consulting environment wed love to hear from you.

Core keywords: Python Django Django REST Framework AI RAG Guardrails Azure OpenAI LLMs Consulting Architecture Technical Leadership Cloud Full Stack Mentoring.

This will attract a far stronger DVT-consultant profile than the original advert because it positions Python Django AI Client Advisory Leadership as the primary requirements rather than a specific tech stack configuration.