# Senior Developer

Introduction Ready to build technology that matters? Join a high-impact team where Python, cloud, architecture and serious engineering come together to power the next generation of digital lending. Design it. Build it. Scale it. Duties & Responsibilities Develop and scale Python/Django backend applications. Shape system architecture, APIs and data models. Build and deploy solutions across AWS and containerised environments. Solve complex technical challenges while keeping systems scalable, secure and reliable. Drive CI/CD, automated testing and quality engineering practices. Mentor developers and provide technical leadership. Own technical delivery and help evolve the platform as it grows. Desired Experience & Qualification 5+ years’ hands-on Python development in production environments. Experience with Python frameworks and libraries; Django preferred. Strong understanding of domain modelling, service boundaries and software architecture. Experience developing in cloud and containerised environments, particularly AWS, Kubernetes or OpenShift/K3s. Proven experience evolving live production systems, including migrations, backward-compatible changes and pha

- **Id**: 4070390
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/the-appointment-firm-senior-developer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T10:01:04Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T10:01:04Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1459
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4503904
- **Name**: The Appointment Firm
- **Domain**: appointmentfirm.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/the-appointment-firm-2>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Salary

- **Min**: 80000
- **Max**: 100000
- **Currency**: ZAR
- **Period**: month
- **Gross**: yes
- **Usd annual**: 72408

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Django** — Optional: no
- **K3s** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **OpenShift** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T12:57:50Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: seen:5, agency, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T15:01:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 72408
- **Is top pay**: no

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