Remote Backend Engineer - Flexible Hours & Equity

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Fully remote work arrangement

Professional development budget

Equity options

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Remote Backend Software Developer to join a fully distributed engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable server-side applications and APIs powering their platform, collaborating with a global team of engineers, product managers, and designers.

The ideal candidate has proven backend experience with Python, Java, Node.js, or Go, solid SQL/NoSQL knowledge, and familiarity with cloud platforms and containers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Backend Software Developer with a strong portfolio.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement robust backend services and APIs.
• Optimize performance, queries, and system architecture for speed and efficiency.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate server-side logic with user-facing features.
• Implement and maintain automated testing strategies for quality and reliability.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Java

Node.js

Go

SQL/NoSQL databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Remote Backend Software Developer to join a fully distributed engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable server-side applications and APIs powering their platform, collaborating with a global team of engineers, product managers, and designers.

The ideal candidate has proven backend experience with Python, Java, Node.js, or Go, solid SQL/NoSQL knowledge, and familiarity with cloud platforms and containers.