Senior Full Stack Python React Developer

DVT is one of the top software development and testing companies on the continent. 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.

DVT is partnering with an innovative international SaaS business that is transforming how independent food and beverage brands operate and grow online. We are seeking two Senior Full Stack Product Engineers to join a product-focused engineering team responsible for building and scaling a modern SaaS platform that serves businesses across Europe. This is an opportunity to work on a high-impact product contribute to architectural decisions and help shape the next generation of the platform as it evolves into a multi-tenant SaaS solution.

• Design develop and maintain backend services using Python and Django

• Develop modern frontend applications using React and TypeScript

• Build enhance and maintain RESTful APIs

• Develop integrations with third-party platforms and services

• Optimize platform performance scalability and reliability

• Contribute to cloud infrastructure and deployment processes

• Collaborate closely with Product Design and Operations teams

• Contribute to architecture decisions and technical strategy

• Design and scale multi-tenant SaaS solutions

• Champion engineering best practices and code quality standards

• Drive testing strategies including automated testing frameworks

• Support CI/CD implementation and continuous improvement

• Mentor and coach developers within the engineering team

• Identify opportunities for platform innovation and optimization

• 8 years software development experience

• Strong commercial experience with Python and Django

• Strong commercial experience with React and TypeScript

• Solid understanding of modern JavaScript development practices

• Experience building and scaling SaaS products

• Extensive API development and integration experience

• Strong PostgreSQL and relational database experience

• Experience with ORM frameworks

• Cloud platform experience (GCP and/or AWS)

• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines

• Test-Driven Development (TDD)

• Automated Testing Frameworks

• Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment

• Agile Software Development

• Clean Architecture Principles

• Code Reviews and Mentoring

• Previous experience mentoring or leading developers

• Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership

• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills

• Multi-tenant SaaS platforms

• Shopify integrations

• E-commerce platforms

• Marketplace products

• Startup or scale-up environments

• Firebase

• Google Analytics

• High-growth product businesses

• Join a rapidly growing international SaaS business

• Work on a product with significant market impact

• Influence architecture and technical direction

• Collaborate with highly experienced engineers

• Exposure to international markets and product development

• Modern technology stack

• Significant ownership and autonomy

Backend

• Python

• Django

• PostgreSQL

• REST APIs

Frontend

• React

• TypeScript

• Material UI

Cloud & DevOps

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• AWS (future roadmap)

• CI/CD Pipelines

• Git

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