Remote Choice

Lead Bubble.io Developer, SaaS, Compliance Tech

Remote Choice

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: South Africa

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop a deep understanding of the existing Bubble application architecture, data structures, workflows, and privacy rules.
  • Identify opportunities to improve performance, maintainability, and scalability without disrupting a live production environment.
  • Diagnose and resolve reported bugs efficiently.
  • Implement hotfixes when required.
  • Continue refining areas typical of a recently released architecture.
  • Work closely with an Operations lead responsible for QA testing and bug tracking.
  • Own and maintain robust, scalable Bubble privacy rules.
  • Ensure secure role-based access and permissions across multiple user types.
  • Maintain a GDPR-aware approach to data handling.
  • Reduce risk of cross-account or cross-client data exposure.
  • Improve user experience across onboarding and core workflows.
  • Polish UI elements while maintaining consistency and scalability.
  • Enhance navigation and usability across the platform.
  • Deliver new features from the product roadmap in line with existing architecture.
  • Build clean, scalable backend workflows and automation logic.
  • Extend and optimise onboarding automation to reduce manual client effort.
  • Build and maintain integrations including n8n automations, API workflows & webhooks, Bubble plugins, JSON-based payload handling.
  • Ensure integrations are stable, scalable, and well-documented.
  • Attend regular planning and check-in meetings.
  • Report directly to an Operations lead responsible for roadmap planning, prioritisation, and QA.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership where required on broader product priorities.

Requirements

  • Advanced Bubble.io expertise (essential / non-negotiable)
  • Proven experience working on complex Bubble applications, including:
  • ○ Backend workflows
  • ○ Database and data structure design
  • ○ Privacy rules and access control
  • ○ API Connector and third-party APIs
  • ○ Plugins
  • ○ JSON logic and structured payload handling
  • Ability to ship updates reliably in a live SaaS environment.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
  • Comfortable acting as the main/lead developer within a start-up or scale-up setting.
Benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Bubble.iobackend workflowsdatabase designdata structure designprivacy rulesaccess controlAPI ConnectorJSON logicpluginsthird-party APIs
Soft Skills
debuggingproblem-solvingleadershipcollaborationcommunication