Tripco

Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer

Tripco

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cape Town • South Africa

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Tech Stack

AWSCloudDNSDockerKubernetesLinuxTerraform

About the role

  • Design, build, test, and deploy scalable and maintainable web applications across the full stack.
  • Optimise system performance and implement secure coding practices that meet industry standards and protect customer data.
  • Participate in peer code reviews, maintaining high standards for maintainability, readability, and test coverage.
  • Partner with product managers, designers, and other developers to translate business needs into technical solutions.
  • Diagnose and resolve software bugs, bottlenecks, and performance issues quickly and effectively.
  • Maintain clear, practical technical documentation that captures system context and business logic to support ongoing development and long-term maintainability.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of tools, frameworks, and practices to enhance development efficiency and product quality.
  • Actively identify opportunities to introduce automation and AI-assisted solutions across the development lifecycle, from testing and deployments to internal tooling and workflows, and product features for our guests & hosts.
  • Develop solutions with a platform-agnostic mindset to support long-term scalability and flexibility.
  • Take full ownership of features, and collaborate across departments to ensure successful integration.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of proven experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer or similar role, ideally within a web-based, high-traffic, user-facing product environment
  • 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
  • Keen interest in using AI tools and automation to improve productivity, code quality, and development workflows
  • Good eye for UI/UX design and experience with relevant tools (eg. Figma).
  • Experience or strong interest in Machine Learning, Data Analytics, or data-driven product development.
  • Prior exposure to AI-powered features, automation tooling, or intelligent systems.
  • Comfortable with the terminal, Linux and Git.
  • 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).
  • Understanding of the web infrastructure—DNS, HTTP, SSL, loadbalancing, etc.
Benefits
  • Hybrid work model & flexible start times
  • Free lunch when in 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 WFH
  • 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!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
full stack developmentsecure coding practicessoftware design principlesscalable architectureversion control (Git)containerization (Docker)orchestration tools (Kubernetes)continuous integrationcloud platforms (AWS)infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunicationownershipadaptabilitycreativitycritical thinkingtime managementuser-centered design