Remote Senior Backend Engineer for Construction Tech

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 1,469,000 - 2,122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonuses

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Flexible working hours

Professional development budget

Remote-friendly/home office option

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for a construction management platform.

This fully remote role offers the chance to work with modern tech and influence the technical roadmap from anywhere.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement security measures, optimize APIs and databases, ensure robust testing and performance, and contribute to the platform’s architectural direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Node.js, Go, or Java.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, caching, microservices.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization.
• Familiar with CI/CD and automated testing.
• Ability to work remotely and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services with modern languages/frameworks.
• Develop and optimize APIs, databases, and server-side logic.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and design teams to translate requirements.
• Implement robust security and data protection measures.
• Write clean, well-documented, thoroughly tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade systems for performance and scalability.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud platforms

APIs & databases

CI/CD & testing

Remote collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for a construction management platform.

This fully remote role offers the chance to work with modern tech and influence the technical roadmap from anywhere.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement security measures, optimize APIs and databases, ensure robust testing and performance, and contribute to the platform’s architectural direction.