Remote Senior Backend Engineer for Scalable Systems

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,479,000 - 2,793,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Developer to join their fully remote engineering team. You will architect, develop, and maintain server-side logic and databases powering critical applications, focusing on scalability, performance, and security.

The role offers an independent, remote work environment with opportunities to tackle challenging problems and collaborate with a global engineering team, contributing to robust, efficient systems from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of proven backend development experience.
• Strong skills in at least one backend language and related frameworks.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Familiar with cloud platforms and containerization technologies.
• Understanding of scalable architecture and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable backend code.
• Develop and manage robust APIs, microservices, and data layers.
• Optimize apps for speed, scalability, and security.
• Collaborate with frontend and stakeholders to integrate server logic.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure quality.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade systems in production.

Skills

Backend development

APIs & microservices

SQL & NoSQL databases

Cloud platforms

Unit testing

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Azure

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Developer to join their fully remote engineering team. You will architect, develop, and maintain server-side logic and databases powering critical applications, focusing on scalability, performance, and security.

The role offers an independent, remote work environment with opportunities to tackle challenging problems and collaborate with a global engineering team, contributing to robust, efficient systems from the ground up.