Durban Senior Fintech Node.js Backend Engineer

Placements24; Durban; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension fund

Paid time off

Learning & growth

Job summary

Placements24 is helping a rapidly growing fintech startup in Durban recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain a scalable Node.js backend powering financial technology solutions, with a focus on performance, security, and reliability.

You will develop RESTful APIs, work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, deploy on AWS/Azure/GCP, use Docker/Kubernetes, and contribute to architecture decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable and high-performance backend services using Node.js.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs for internal and external consumption.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver robust features.
• Implement and manage database solutions (SQL and NoSQL).
• Ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of backend systems.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend issues in production environments.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technology stack selection.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript (ES6+)

RESTful APIs

Testing (Mocha/Jest/Chai)

Security best practices

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Job description

Placements24 is helping a rapidly growing fintech startup in Durban recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain a scalable Node.js backend powering financial technology solutions, with a focus on performance, security, and reliability.

You will develop RESTful APIs, work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, deploy on AWS/Azure/GCP, use Docker/Kubernetes, and contribute to architecture decisions.