Remote Lead Backend Engineer - Microservices & APIs

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

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Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Backend Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will lead a backend team, architect microservices, and shape the technical strategy for scalable cloud-based solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of backend development, at least 2 years in leadership, and strong skills in Go/Java/Python/Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). Remote work offers flexibility and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years backend development with 2+ years in leadership.
• Experience designing microservices architectures.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python or Node.js.
• Strong containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and managed services.
• Expertise in RESTful APIs and databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) and caching (Redis).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of scalable microservices.
• Mentor backend engineers and foster technical excellence.
• Architect and develop high-performance APIs and backend services.
• Oversee service integration and inter-service communication.
• Enforce code quality, testing, CI/CD, and monitoring in a distributed system.
• Collaborate with frontend, product managers, and stakeholders on requirements.
• Ensure security, reliability, and scalability of backend systems.
• Troubleshoot production issues and stay updated on tech trends.

Skills

Distributed systems

Leadership

RESTful APIs

Backend development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Go

Java

Python

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Backend Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will lead a backend team, architect microservices, and shape the technical strategy for scalable cloud-based solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of backend development, at least 2 years in leadership, and strong skills in Go/Java/Python/Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP). Remote work offers flexibility and impact.