Design and maintain scalable web applications using Node.js and JavaScript frameworks while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance student-focused solutions.
Location: Cape Town
Working Practices: Hybrid | Mondays and Thursday in office and remaining days remote
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 07H00 - 15H30 SAST
Reports to: Manager – Data, Cloud and AI Engineering
Job Summary:
Full Stack Developer will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable web applications using Node.js on the backend and JavaScript front end frameworks such as React or Svelte. You will collaborate closely with product, design, and platform teams to deliver high quality, user focused solutions. The role involves API design, frontend architecture, performance optimisation, and code quality ownership. You should have strong JavaScript/TypeScript skills, experience with modern frameworks, cloud-native development, and CI/CD practices. The ideal candidate is pragmatic, proactive, and comfortable working across the full stack in an agile environment.
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About OES
OES is a vibrant and values-led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student-focused, innovative, and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world’s most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.
Company Culture & Values
We are a people-focused organization with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do:
Passion and Perseverance: We love what we do (even though it’s not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a ‘can-do’ attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others.
Teamwork: We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners.
Agility and Innovation: We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.
Integrity: We do what’s right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony.
These are some of the perks you can expect when you join the team:
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Flexible Work Hours
Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
Health Insurance
Medical allowance
Learning Budget
Professional development and mentoring
Company funded lunches and drinks
Company funded lunch and drinks every 8 weeks
Paid Parental Leave
Paid maternity and paternity benefits
Paid Time Off
Generous annual leave
OES partners with universities and training institutes to create immersive and engaging online learning experiences that enhance lives through education. By focusing on student success and collaborative approaches, we aim to be a key enabler of impactful educational programs tailored for the digital era.
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