Hybrid Full-Stack Software Engineer

at Tripco

• Job title: Full-Stack Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, DNS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cape Town, South Africa

About the role

• Full Stack Developer at Tripco enhancing travel booking technology across a modern tech stack. Collaborating with Product & Engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions while optimising user experience.

Responsibilities

• **Application Development: **Design, build, test, and deploy scalable and maintainable web applications across the full stack.
• **Performance & Security: **Optimise system performance and implement secure coding practices that meet industry standards and protect customer data.
• **Code Quality: **Participate in peer code reviews, maintaining high standards for maintainability, readability, and test coverage.
• **Stakeholder Engagement: **Partner with product managers, designers, and other developers to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• **Problem Resolution: **Diagnose and resolve software bugs, bottlenecks, and performance issues quickly and effectively.
• **Documentation: **Maintain accurate technical documentation to ensure knowledge sharing and support smooth onboarding for new developers.
• **Continuous Improvement: **Research and adopt new tools, frameworks, and practices that enhance development efficiency and product quality.
• **Platform Independence: **Develop solutions with a platform-agnostic mindset to support long-term scalability and flexibility.
• **Product feature ownership: **Take full ownership of features, and collaborate across departments to ensure successful integration.

Requirements

• **Behavioural competencies**
• **Collaboration: **Thrives in a team environment, working efficiently across multiple disciplines and fostering a culture of shared goals.
• **Problem-solving mindset: **Uses analytical skills to break down complex challenges into practical, effective solutions.
• **Adaptability:** Open and eager to learn new technologies and embrace new challenges as the tech landscape evolves.
• **Urgency & ownership: **Manages workload effectively, makes confident decisions, and takes full ownership of deliverables.
• **Continuous learning: **Proactively keeps skills and knowledge current to remain ahead of industry trends.
• **Attention to quality: **Committed to delivering high-quality, secure, and maintainable code.
• **Functional competencies**
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer or similar role, ideally within a web-based, high-traffic, user-facing product environment
• OR a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in our stack, or similar technologies, as outlined above.
• Familiarity with software design principles, coding best practices, and scalable architecture.
• Experience with version control systems, particularly Git.
• **Bonus if you have**
• Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration tools (eg. Nomad/Kubernetes).
• Exposure to continuous integration and deployment pipelines (eg. Github Actions).
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and infrastructure-as-code (eg. Terraform).
• Comfortable with the terminal and Linux.
• Understanding of the web infrastructure—DNS, HTTP, SSL, loadbalancing, etc.
• Good eye for UI/UX design and experience with relevant tools (eg. Figma).

Benefits

• Hybrid work model & flexible start times
• Free lunch when in the office
• Modern offices based at the V&A Waterfront
• Showers on site
• Travel vouchers and discounts
• Discovery medical aid contributions & Vitality Health membership
• Retirement annuity contributions
• High-end laptops and workstation setup for both in-office and home
• Team budget for learning, online courses, and developer conferences
• Generous leave package
• Half-day off every month
• Digital nomad month (work from anywhere)
• Regular team events and more!