Principal Engineer (Full-Stack / Platform / Data)

Full-time Software Development

Overview

Job Description

Role: Principal Engineer (Full-Stack / Platform / Data). Location: Cape Town, South Africa (Hybrid or On-site). Open to relocation within South Africa for the right candidate.

Role Overview

We are hiring a Principal Engineer to lead the evolution of our platform across infrastructure, data, backend, and frontend systems . This is a senior, hands-on role focused on solving complex technical challenges while shaping long-term architecture and engineering direction.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive system architecture across frontend, backend, data, and infrastructure
• Make high-impact technical decisions with long-term scalability in mind
• Contribute hands-on across the stack when needed (backend, frontend, data, infrastructure)
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure and deployment systems
• Architect data models and pipelines that suppo...