Senior Full-stack Engineer (Next.js & Python)

Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Product Team (Next.js & Python) Location: Remote (South Africa) Salary: R70,000 - R90,000 per month We know your inbox is full of vague job specs, so we are putting the salary, tech stack, and perks right at the top. What you get Loadshedding backup: A company-provided Mac and an EcoFlow inverter so your home office stays online. Time off: 20 working days annual leave, plus 10 paid national holidays. Family support: 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave. Health and financial security: Medical and Retirement Annuity (RA) contributions, plus an internet allowance. Growth and wellness: An annual education stipend for courses and access to an Employee Assistance Program. Travel: Periodic trips for team events in South Africa or visits to the New York office. The work and team You will join a dedicated Product Team building and scaling practical, AI-driven higher education web applications. You will own features from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring. The daily stack Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS. Backend: Python (Flask), GraphQL, MongoDB. AI & Cloud: OpenAI APIs, Agents SDK, AWS Amplify, Sentry, OpenTelemetry, and LTI standards. What we are looking for We need genuine technical depth across the full stack. Candidates who struggle with backend fundamentals or security will not pass the technical evaluation. 5+ years of software engineering experience. 2+ years of production experience with Python web frameworks (Flask, Django, or FastAPI). You must understand core backend security (input sanitization, preventing SQL injection) and system design concepts (concurrency, database locks). 2+ years with Next.js and TypeScript, with solid habits around React state management and rendering efficiency. Active experience using AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code or GitHub Copilot to accelerate coding and testing. Legal authorization to live and work in South Africa throughout employmen