Full Stack Developer
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Full-Stack Software Engineer (.NET / C# / React)
Employment Type:Full-time, Independent Contractor(Contract-to-hire or direct hire)
Work Model:Remote(Exclusively sourcing from Latin America or South Africa)
Work Hours:US Eastern Standard Time (EST) alignment(Shift runs ~8:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET/CT)
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on, mid-to-seniorFull-Stack Software Engineerto add core capacity as we modernize our live software platform and build out AI-oriented features under new independent ownership.
Working directly alongside the Lead Engineer, you will own features end-to-end across a Microsoft-centered stack. While this is a genuinely full-stack seat, the overwhelming majority of the work is C# backend engineering supported by SQL Server databases, an ASP.NET MVC and React/TypeScript front end, and Azure cloud infrastructure. Operating on an established production platform serving thousands of retailers and millions of consumers, you will bridge legacy platform modernization with high-value AI integration.
Key Responsibilities
1. Backend Engineering & Data Architecture (Core Focus)
* C# / .NET Development:Design, build, and maintain production-grade application logic and microservices using C# and ASP.NET Core / MVC.
C# / .NET Development:Design, build, and maintain production-grade application logic and microservices using C# and ASP.NET Core / MVC.
* Database Optimization:Write, debug, and optimize complex T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and schema changes against SQL Server to maintain high performance across a data-heavy platform.
Database Optimization:Write, debug, and optimize complex T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and schema changes against SQL Server to maintain high performance across a data-heavy platform.
* Code Maintenance & Refactoring:Debug, optimize, and extend existing functionality within an established production codebase.
Code Maintenance & Refactoring:Debug, optimize, and extend existing functionality within an established production codebase.
2. Front-End Development & Cloud DevOps
* UI Construction:Develop responsive, clean user interface components using ASP.NET MVC alongside modern React and TypeScript.
UI Construction:Develop responsive, clean user interface components using ASP.NET MVC alongside modern React and TypeScript.
* Azure Administration:Deploy, monitor, and administer application infrastructure within Microsoft Azure, actively maintaining CI/CD deployment pipelines.
Azure Administration:Deploy, monitor, and administer application infrastructure within Microsoft Azure, actively maintaining CI/CD deployment pipelines.
3. AI-Oriented Product Innovation
* Feature Development:Contribute directly to AI-driven features, including personalization algorithms, smart recommendation logic, and LLM-powered functionality as the product roadmap evolves.
Feature Development:Contribute directly to AI-driven features, including personalization algorithms, smart recommendation logic, and LLM-powered functionality as the product roadmap evolves.
* Pragmatic Implementation:Apply practical engineering judgment to evaluate where generative AI and machine learning deliver real, measurable user value versus technical complexity.
Pragmatic Implementation:Apply practical engineering judgment to evaluate where generative AI and machine learning deliver real, measurable user value versus technical complexity.
Required Skills & Qualifications
* Experience Level:Mid-to-senior level full-stack or backend engineering experience (no entry-level candidates).
Experience Level:Mid-to-senior level full-stack or backend engineering experience (no entry-level candidates).
* Backend Mastery:Strong, demonstrable engineering skills in C# and .NET (ASP.NET Core / MVC)—this constitutes the primary focus of the role.
Backend Mastery:Strong, demonstrable engineering skills in C# and .NET (ASP.NET Core / MVC)—this constitutes the primary focus of the role.
* Database & Front-End Proficiency:Working proficiency with SQL Server/T-SQL, paired with hands-on experience building web application interfaces usingReact and TypeScript.
Database & Front-End Proficiency:Working proficiency with SQL Server/T-SQL, paired with hands-on experience building web application interfaces usingReact and TypeScript.
* Cloud Infrastructure:Direct experience deploying, monitoring, and administering applications within Microsoft Azure using established CI/CD pipelines.
Cloud Infrastructure:Direct experience deploying, monitoring, and administering applications within Microsoft Azure using established CI/CD pipelines.
* Communication & Overlap:Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with full availability during core U.S. business hours (EST/CST).
Communication & Overlap:Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with full availability during core U.S. business hours (EST/CST).
Preferred Qualifications
* Prior experience integrating AI/LLM tools, personalization frameworks, or recommendati
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Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
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About Somewhere
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