Python Developer

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Tech TA | Marketing | Business Growth | Strategy | 2 IC

Squint your eyes!

This is a rare opportunity for a Developer to earn in US dollars while working in a flexible hybrid model based in the heart of Cape Town, building across tech stacks while owning commercial outcomes and architecting large-scale systems.

The Company :

A rapidly growing African scale-up improving everyday lives by providing access to solar energy and smartphones through innovative financing, in-house technology, and broad distribution networks across the continent.

What's in it for you?

This is your opportunity to step into a career enhancing purpose-led business that combines the stability of a large organisation with the agility of a small team, where you are trusted with meaningful responsibility from Day 1 in a high-expectation, high-support culture.

Enjoy additional benefits such as share options, travel opportunities, hybrid flexibility and annual team retreats.

Your Responsibilities?

Build across tech stacks : AWS (Terraform), Python services, custom front-ends (various JS frameworks), native Android, and Zoho Creator (Deluge).

(Both) Own commercial outcomes : Go beyond coding to move business goals forward.

(Both) Empathize with end users : Design for customers with diverse contexts and constraints; challenge your assumptions.

(Both) Coach & uplift the team : Share good practices, review code, and contribute to developer culture.

(Both) Feature ownership with support : Take end-to-end ownership of features / services, collaborating closely with seniors on design and delivery.

(Mid-only) Architecture & Dev Ops leadership : Lead the design of web / native systems with complex integrations for resilience, scalability, and efficiency.

(Senior-only)

People development : Mentor, guide, and help level-up engineers; influence standards and ways of working.

(Senior-only) What would make you ideal for the position?

Education : Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

(Both) Front-end / UX : Experience with a front-end framework (Vue a plus) or UX sensibilities.

(Both) Dev Ops & quality : Exposure to TDD, cloud architecture (AWS a plus), and building solid developer workflows.

(Both) Backend competency : Comfortable implementing services with Fast API (or similar) and managing databases; ready to stretch into broader Dev Ops with guidance.

(Mid-only)

Technical architecture : Proven design of systems (web / native) with complex external integrations; track record of resilient, efficient solutions.

(Senior-only) Experience Required : 3–6 years in software development.

(Mid-only) 6+ years in software development.

(Senior-only)

Soft skills : Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration.

(Both) The Offer :

A USD-denominated monthly salary ($

• $4, (Mid) / $
• (Senior)) , converted to ZAR (Offer will be market related, based on qualifications, skills and experience) Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function Information Technology

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