Remote Lead Backend Engineer – Cloud APIs & Scale

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote in SA

Health insurance

Learning opportunities and conferences

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer focused on backend development. This fully remote role in South Africa requires guiding a team to build scalable backend systems, RESTful APIs, and microservices.

You will mentor engineers, optimize performance, and drive CI/CD and testing practices while staying ahead of new technologies. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, strong languages like Python/Java/Go, and experience with cloud platforms and containers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Proven technical leadership or lead engineer experience.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of backend services and APIs.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in a remote team.
• Architect robust and maintainable solutions using best practices.
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automated tests.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.

Skills

Technical leadership

Backend development

Remote collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer focused on backend development. This fully remote role in South Africa requires guiding a team to build scalable backend systems, RESTful APIs, and microservices.

You will mentor engineers, optimize performance, and drive CI/CD and testing practices while staying ahead of new technologies. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, strong languages like Python/Java/Go, and experience with cloud platforms and containers.