Full Stack Engineer Job at JMR Software PTY LTD

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Job Location : Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Application Deadline : February 09, 2026

Role Overview

  • We are seeking a Lead Software Full Stack Engineer/Application Architect to play a senior, hands-on role in the design, delivery, and evolution of complex, high-scale enterprise systems within the Insurance and Asset Management environment.
  • This role combines deep technical execution with strategic architecture leadership. You will work closely with product, engineering, data, security, and business stakeholders to modernise platforms, drive cloud-native adoption, and ensure architectural consistency across multiple delivery teams.
  • You will provide application architecture direction, governance, and mentorship, while remaining actively involved in solution design and critical technical decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as a Principal application architect with development oversight on large-scale, business-critical platforms
  • Design, develop, and evolve cloud-native, SaaS-based architectures, supporting migration from legacy or hybrid environments
  • Define application, integration, and data architectures aligned to enterprise standards and IAM governance
  • Drive adoption of microservices, API-first design, and event-driven architectures
  • Embed security-by-design, including identity, authentication, and authorization
  • Provide architectural oversight across the full delivery lifecycle—from concept and roadmap through to production support
  • Translate business and regulatory requirements into practical technical solutions
  • Guide development teams through architectural patterns, design reviews, and complex technical challenges
  • Contribute to application architecture standards, templates, and governance frameworks
  • Mentor senior engineers and solution/application architects

Technical & Architectural Experience

  • Strong experience in enterprise and application architecture within regulated environments
  • Proven delivery of cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) with high availability and throughput
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, scalability, resilience, fault tolerance, and performance
  • Hands-on experience with microservices, RESTful APIs, OpenAPI contracts
  • Strong systems integration experience, including API gateways and traffic management
  • Experience with data architectures, transactional systems, analytics platforms, and data pipelines
  • Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and operational tooling
  • Working knowledge of security architecture, compliance, and governance
  • Experience in Agile delivery environments with multiple concurrent teams

Development Background

  • Strong engineering foundation across multiple languages and platforms:
  • .NET / C#
  • Java
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Python
  • Experience building and supporting high-volume, high-transaction systems
  • Ability to engage credibly and hands-on with engineering teams

Stakeholder & Leadership Capabilities

  • Comfortable engaging at both technical and executive levels
  • Able to simplify complex architectural concepts for non-technical stakeholders
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction without formal authority
  • Strong collaboration, communication, and documentation skills
  • Experience working across multiple teams, domains, and organizational boundaries

Education & Certifications

  • Degree in Informatics or equivalent technical discipline (Honors advantageous)
  • AWS and/or Azure certifications are beneficial

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