Remote Senior Backend Engineer — Python/Django

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 96,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Generous paid time off

Professional development budget

Fully remote with flexible hours

Challenging projects

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust server-side systems using Python and Django. This fully remote role operates from anywhere within South Africa, collaborating with a globally distributed team to deliver scalable backend services.

You will build RESTful APIs, optimize performance, ensure data security, and contribute to architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Backend Engineer or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Python and the Django framework.
• Extensive experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORMs.
• Experience with asynchronous task queues (e.g., Celery).
• Familiarity with frontend technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) is a plus.
• Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for a remote setting.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure backend services using Python and Django.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs to support frontend applications and third-party integrations.
• Optimize application performance, database queries, and server response times.
• Implement data security and protection measures.
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and testable code.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote environment.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve backend issues.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy discussions.
• Stay updated with the latest backend technologies and best practices.

Skills

Python

Django

REST APIs

Relational Databases

Asynchronous Tasks

Git

Remote Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Celery

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust server-side systems using Python and Django. This fully remote role operates from anywhere within South Africa, collaborating with a globally distributed team to deliver scalable backend services.

You will build RESTful APIs, optimize performance, ensure data security, and contribute to architectural decisions.