Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

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: