SENIOR FULL-STACK ENGINEER — MULTIMEDIA TEAM (CONNECTED STORE)

WHO WE ARE

Barrows Global’s Connected Store platform powers thousands of in-store screens worldwide. While the platform team builds the plumbing, our Multimedia Team crafts the experiences — QR-launched mini-games, OCR scratch-card promos, AI-driven content personalisation, dynamic weather-driven media, real-time retailer dashboards and more. If you love turning fresh ideas into production-ready apps that light up a store, let’s chat.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Ship full-stack features — from rapid prototypes to hardened services that scale across regions.

• Build lightweight web-app games (HTML5/WebGL) that sync with digital displays or mobile devices.

• Design and run back-ends on GCP/Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions/Run, Pub/Sub).

• Hook into Vertex AI, Vision OCR and other APIs to power proof-of-purchase and dynamic media.

• Expose clean, secure REST/GraphQL endpoints for mobile, kiosk and signage clients.

• Automate everything — Docker, CI/CD, IaC — so deployments are boring and safe.

• Collaborate with design, hardware, engineering, analytics and platform squads; mentor junior devs; demo to clients.

WHAT MAKES YOU A FIT

• 5 + years building production web applications (stack-agnostic — JS/TS, Python, Go, JVM, Rust all welcome).

• Fluent with modern front-end frameworks and responsive/PWA patterns.

• Hands-on GCP — especially Firebase or Cloud Run — or equivalent cloud chops you can transfer fast.

• Solid data-model thinking (SQL or NoSQL) and caching strategies.

• Proven API design & integration skills; security-minded (auth, rate limiting, monitoring).

• Track record of turning PoCs into stable, maintainable systems.

• Excellent communicator who can translate tech trade-offs to creatives and retailers alike.

WHERE / HOW WE WORK

Johannesburg / Cape Town — hybrid remote with ±3-hour core-overlap. Two-week sprints, maker-time blocks, engineers drive architecture decisions.

OFFICE & TEAM PERKS

• On-site coffee bar and padel court

• High-spec laptop + 4K monitor of your choice

• Learning budget and performance bonus

• Really fun people (seriously)

Drop a link to something cool you’ve built (code, demo or write-up) plus a short note on why it matters and we’ll get back to you within five business days.