Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Noodle is higher education’s leading strategy, services, and technology partner. We develop infrastructure, provide life-changing learning experiences, and grow the awareness of and the enrollment in some of the best academic institutions in the world. Our vision is “to empower universities to change the world.” We achieve this vision by offering our university partners various products and services that help them be more resilient, responsive, efficient, and interconnected. We are seeking a skilled Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to help build and scale modern AI-powered web applications. You will play a critical role in enhancing functionality, improving performance, and ensuring scalability and security. As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you will: Design, build, and maintain several agent-based web applications built using Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and OpenAI’s APIs and Agents SDK. Contribute to existing Python API and web applications using the Flask framework. Develop and improve AI-powered user experiences, including conversational, voice, and streaming interfaces. Modify and refine AI prompts to support new product features. Integrate with external platforms and services such as OpenAI APIs, GraphQL backends, AWS Amplify, MongoDB, and learning management systems using the LTI standard. Architect and implement scalable backend APIs, service layers, and tool execution workflows. Own feature development from technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Implement automated tests for new functionality. Improve application reliability, observability, and performance using tools such as Sentry, OpenTelemetry, and related monitoring systems. Collaborate with product, design, and stakeholders to translate requirements into high-quality technical solutions. Establish and uphold strong engineering standards for code quality, maintainability, testing, and documentation. Debug complex production issues across frontend, backend, integrations, and realtime systems. You Have: a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent working experience. 5+ years experience as a software engineer. 2+ years experience using Next.js and TypeScript. 2+ years experience using Python in conjunction with a web framework such as Flask, Django, or FastAPI. Demonstrated proficiency with AI-assisted software engineering tools, such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar, to accelerate development, improve code quality, and support debugging, testing, and documentation workflows. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Nice to Have Experience building LLM-powered applications or conversational AI products. Familiarity with OpenAI APIs or agent-style SDKs for chat, tool calling, or realtime interactions. Experience with AI observability and tracing tools such as Langfuse or similar platforms. Familiarity with GraphQL APIs and integrations with platforms such as AWS Amplify. Experience with MongoDB or similar document-oriented databases. Noodle Africa Benefits: Work from the comfort of your home office! Great compensation package Tools you need on us! Laptop (Mac is our computer of choice) and EcoFlow inverter 12 weeks paid Parental Leave benefits 20 working days annual leave + 10 paid national holidays Medical/RA benefit Internet benefits Full access to our employee assistance program (EAP) through Company Wellness Annual education stipend for lifelong learning The position will be located in South Africa and travel may be expected periodically for company/team events and client meetings either in South Africa or the Noodle office in New York. Eligibility Requirements: This position is based in South Africa. Applicants must be legally authorized to live and work in South Africa and must maintain residency within South Africa throughout their employment. Proof of eligibility and residency will be required upon hiring. At Noodle, we hire people who will help us change the future of online education. Even if you don't think you check off every bullet point on this list, we still encourage you to apply! We value both current experience and future potential. Noodle is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone. We value and celebrate our differences because those differences are what make our team shine. We hire great people from different backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger as a whole. Women, people of color, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, and members of other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Noodle is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status.