Senior Software Engineer

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Dijkstrack

πŸ“Remote - South Africa

Summary

Join a lean, high-performing engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer and work on diverse projects spanning FinTech to AI-powered platforms. This hands-on role offers autonomy and ownership, focusing on Node.js and React within an AWS environment. You will architect, develop, and maintain scalable applications, build and manage cloud infrastructure, and contribute to system design decisions. Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers, while writing clean, efficient, and well-tested code. The role also includes code reviews and mentoring junior team members. Enjoy a fully remote and flexible work setup.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
  • Deep experience with Node.js, React, and AWS
  • Solid working knowledge of Python
  • Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and serverless architecture
  • A strong problem-solver who writes maintainable, production-grade code
  • Excellent communicator and collaborator

Responsibilities

  • Architect, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable applications
  • Own full-stack development using Node.js (backend) and React (frontend)
  • Build and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS (Lambda, EC2, S3, etc.)
  • Occasionally dip into Python-based systems where needed
  • Contribute to system design decisions and help shape the technical direction
  • Work closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code
  • Perform code reviews and mentor junior team members

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code is a plus (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
  • Solid working knowledge of Python (bonus if you’ve worked with data-heavy apps or automation)

Benefits

Fully remote, flexible work setup

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