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Software Developer

Inversion

Remote · South Africa Full-time Mid Level 1mo ago

About the role

About

In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and build scalable systems, contributing across planning, development, testing, and maintenance to deliver high-quality, production-ready software. You will work across modern web applications and services, helping build reliable systems, collaborating with designers and engineers, and contributing to technical decisions that support scalable and maintainable software.

You MUST complete the following test to be considered:

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain services using Python and Django
  • Design and implement scalable REST APIs and application components
  • Work with Postgre SQL for relational data modelling and query optimisation
  • Implement caching layers using Redis
  • Build secure authentication and authorisation systems
  • Contribute to system architecture and performance optimisation
  • Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code
  • Collaborate closely with front-end developers and infrastructure teams
  • Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Core Requirements

  • 3+ years of professional software development experience
  • Strong proficiency in Python and Django
  • Experience designing and building REST APIs
  • Solid experience working with Postgre SQL
  • Experience implementing caching strategies (Redis or similar)
  • Understanding of microservice architectures
  • Good understanding of distributed system patterns and scalability
  • Strong software engineering and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment

Nice to Have (Front-End Experience)

Experience with modern front-end technologies is beneficial but not required:

  • React
  • Type Script
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Tan Stack Query
  • Experience building responsive UI components
  • Familiarity with front-end performance optimisation
  • Understanding of UI/UX principles and design systems

Benefits

  • Fully remote role
  • Work with distributed engineering teams
  • Opportunity to contribute to modern, scalable software systems
  • Exposure to international projects and clients

Skills

DjangoPostgreSQLPythonRedisREST API

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