Remote Lead Backend Architect | Scalable Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote work environment

Health, dental, vision insurance

Generous PTO and parental leave

Career development opportunities

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Backend) to drive architectural decisions, mentor a team, and deliver scalable backend systems. This fully remote position requires strategic thinking and strong leadership to guide technical initiatives across the engineering org.

You will design complex features, optimize services, and establish best practices, partnering with product managers to shape roadmaps and technical strategy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Proven track record leading projects and teams.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of scalable backend services and APIs.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices.
• Make architectural decisions and ensure coding standards.
• Collaborate with product managers to align roadmaps and technical strategies.
• Optimize performance, databases, and system scalability.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide feedback.

Skills

Backend development

Team leadership

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Microservices

SQL/NoSQL databases

AWS/Azure/GCP

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer (Backend) to drive architectural decisions, mentor a team, and deliver scalable backend systems. This fully remote position requires strategic thinking and strong leadership to guide technical initiatives across the engineering org.

You will design complex features, optimize services, and establish best practices, partnering with product managers to shape roadmaps and technical strategy.