Remote E-commerce Platform Engineer - Scale & Innovate

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote

Conferences & training

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is working with a prominent leader in the e-commerce sector to hire an E-commerce Platform Developer for a fully remote role. You will design, develop, and maintain our scalable online shopping platform, collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in web development, strong experience with JavaScript and backend tech, and a passion for secure, high-performance systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional web development experience, with e-commerce focus.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (JS, Python, PHP, Java).
• Experience with front-end frameworks and back-end tech, plus e-commerce platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance e-commerce web applications.
• Implement features based on product requirements and specs.
• Integrate with third-party services and APIs (payments, shipping, CRM).
• Optimize performance, security, and user experience.
• Write clean, documented code and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot issues and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Stay current with emerging web technologies and trends.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy.

Skills

JavaScript

Python

PHP

Java

React

Angular

Vue.js

Node.js

Django

Laravel

SQL

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (a plus)

Tools

Shopify Plus

Magento

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is working with a prominent leader in the e-commerce sector to hire an E-commerce Platform Developer for a fully remote role. You will design, develop, and maintain our scalable online shopping platform, collaborating with product managers, designers, and other engineers.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in web development, strong experience with JavaScript and backend tech, and a passion for secure, high-performance systems.