Software Developer (Intermediate)

Role Overview

You will work across:

• React/TypeScript frontend (modern UI architecture)
  
• backend APIs
  
• PostgreSQL database layer
  

You will take ownership of features from specification through to production deployment including integration with third-party services such as payment gateways and transactional email providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into production-ready full stack features
  
• Build responsive accessible frontend interfaces using React TailwindCSS and component libraries
  
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs using and Express
  
• Implement robust state management and form validation on the frontend
  
• Design and maintain PostgreSQL schemas and optimize SQL queries
  
• Ensure secure authentication and session handling across the platform
  
• Integrate third-party services including payment gateways and email systems
  
• Handle file uploads and storage management in containerized environments
  
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and support automated deployments
  
• Debug and resolve production and staging issues
  
• Refactor and improve existing code to reduce technical debt
  
• Write clear maintainable documentation commits and pull requests
  
• Uphold security best practices across the full stack
  

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 2 years software development experience
  
• Proven experience building and maintaining production-grade full stack web applications
  
• Demonstrated ability to ship features from specification to deployment
  
• Experience in a Git-based collaborative development environment
  
• Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
  
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of work end-to-end
  
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  
• Collaborative mindset with openness to code review feedback
  
• Self-driven learner staying current with JavaScript ecosystem (React/ Stack
  

  Frontend
  

  • React 18 (Hooks functional components)
    
  • Vite
    
  • TypeScript
    
  • React Router v6
    
  • TanStack Query
    
  • React Hook Form Zod
    
  • TailwindCSS shadcn/ui (Radix UI)
    
  • Framer Motion
    
  • Leaflet (maps)
    
  • Lucide React (icons)
    

  Backend
  

  • Express
    
  • REST API design principles
    
  • PostgreSQL 16 (SQL proficiency)
    
  • pg (node-postgres)
    

  Authentication & Security
  

  • Better Auth (session-based auth via httpOnly cookies)
    
  • Helmet (security headers)
    
  • express-rate-limit
    
  • Secure coding best practices (validation cookies dependency hygiene)
    

  Integrations & Services
  

  • PayFast (payments ITN handling reconciliation)
    
  • Nodemailer (transactional emails)
    
  • Multer (file/image uploads)
    

  DevOps & Infrastructure
  

  • Docker & Docker Compose
    
  • Caddy reverse proxy (HTTPS automation)
    
  • GitHub Actions (CI/CD pipelines)
    
  • Environment parity across local/staging/production