Software Engineer: Full Stack II - Cape Town
Boardroom AppointmentsCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Posted January 5, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Boardroom Appointments, founded in 1989, is a global talent solutions provider delivering recruitment, contract staffing, project staffing, temporary employment, training, HR consultancy, and expatriate mobility services across Africa, EMEA, the Americas, and Europe. Leveraging a deep industry focus that spans FMCG, finance, manufacturing, oil & gas, healthcare, logistics, IT, renewable energy, retail, agriculture, government, and call‑center services, the firm custom‑builds solutions that match each client’s unique talent needs. With a worldwide candidate database and a team of seasoned recruitment and HR professionals, Boardroom Appointments offers end‑to‑end services—from executive search and people analytics to payroll outsourcing and workforce management—ensuring seamless, high‑quality placements that let clients concentrate on their core business. Their distinctive value lies in a partnership model that blends industry expertise, data‑driven insights, and a culture of passion and professionalism to deliver flawless, long‑lasting results.
Job Description
We are looking for a Software Engineer: Full Stack II to join our team in Cape Town. The successful candidate will have 3+ years of experience in front- and back-end software development, project delivery, and implementation, as well as knowledge of IT systems development processes, application development, and database systems.
Requirements
- Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology (ideal)
- 3+ years proven experience in both front- and back-end software development, project delivery and implementation (in relevant development technologies/language)
- Experience with modern front-end and back-end frameworks and technologies
- Knowledge of IT systems development processes (SDLC), application development, advanced programming concepts, advanced algorithms and data structures, design patterns, version control, testing practices, database systems and query optimization, RESTful API design and integration, cloud computing platforms and services, advanced Microservice and event driven architectures, deployment using kubernetes and containerization, responsive design principles and mobile-first development, browser compatibility issues and performance optimisation, front-end build tools and package managers