Remote Python Backend Engineer - APIs, Data & Scale

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote work

Health insurance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Software Engineer (Python) to join a fully remote engineering team. You will build scalable backend services, APIs, and data processing systems driving our platform, with a culture of innovation and code quality.

You will work with Django/Flask/FastAPI, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and NoSQL databases while collaborating with product managers and engineers to deliver features. Excellent problem-solving and remote collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with Python.
• Experience with modern Python frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Understanding of databases, data structures and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy Python-based applications and services.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs for client and internal use.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases for efficient data handling.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to implement features.
• Write clean, well-documented, tested code and participate in code reviews.

Skills

Problem-solving

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Django/Flask/FastAPI

PostgreSQL/MySQL

NoSQL databases

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a talented Software Engineer (Python) to join a fully remote engineering team. You will build scalable backend services, APIs, and data processing systems driving our platform, with a culture of innovation and code quality.

You will work with Django/Flask/FastAPI, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and NoSQL databases while collaborating with product managers and engineers to deliver features. Excellent problem-solving and remote collaboration skills are essential.