Remote Backend Engineer for AI Platform & APIs

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible hours

Remote setup

Professional development

AI tech access

Job summary

Placements24 is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to contribute to a state-of-the-art AI Platform. This fully remote role is conceptually based in Paarl, Western Cape, ZA, offering design, build, and maintenance of scalable backend systems supporting AI applications.

You will collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers, implement robust APIs, and ensure reliable platform operations across cloud environments. Strong coding and distributed systems skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of professional Backend experience.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containers.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable code in Python, Go, Java, or Node.js.
• Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to implement requirements.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of systems.
• Integrate third-party services and build internal tools for AI workflows.
• Manage databases (SQL/NoSQL) and caching layers.
• Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to architecture discussions of the AI platform.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

REST APIs

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Placements24 is hiring a Backend Software Engineer to contribute to a state-of-the-art AI Platform. This fully remote role is conceptually based in Paarl, Western Cape, ZA, offering design, build, and maintenance of scalable backend systems supporting AI applications.

You will collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers, implement robust APIs, and ensure reliable platform operations across cloud environments. Strong coding and distributed systems skills are essential.