Principal Backend Architect — Scale, Lead & Innovate

Placements24; Randburg; Presencial; ZAR 1.800.000 - 3.000.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Executive pay

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Stock options

Leadership conferences

Conferences and retreats

Resumo da vaga

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng seeks a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems that underpin our core products. You will set technical direction and mentor senior engineers, driving best practices across the backend discipline.

Collaborating with product management and architecture teams, you will define roadmaps, adopt new technologies, and ensure security, performance, and reliability at scale.

Qualificações

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of backend software engineering experience, with lead/principal roles.
• Deep expertise in designing large-scale distributed systems and APIs.
• Proficient in multiple backend languages and cloud/container tech.

Responsabilidades

• Architect, design, and develop scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems and APIs.
• Define technical strategies, standards, and best practices for backend development.
• Lead and mentor a team of senior backend engineers, fostering growth.
• Collaborate with product management and other teams to define roadmaps.
• Drive adoption of new technologies to improve performance and reliability.
• Ensure security, stability, and maintainability of backend services.
• Conduct in-depth code reviews and provide technical guidance.

Conhecimentos

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentoring

API design

Performance optimization

Security

Code reviews

Cross-functional collaboration

Formação

Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

SQL/NoSQL databases

Descrição da vaga

Placements24 in Randburg, Gauteng seeks a Principal Backend Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems that underpin our core products. You will set technical direction and mentor senior engineers, driving best practices across the backend discipline.

Collaborating with product management and architecture teams, you will define roadmaps, adopt new technologies, and ensure security, performance, and reliability at scale.