Remote Senior Backend Engineer for Scalable Telecom APIs

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive salary and incentives

Health insurance

Retirement savings contribution

Professional development (online) and

Home office stipend

Access to latest dev tools

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Remote Senior Software Developer with a strong backend focus to join a globally distributed team. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs, working with Python, Java, Go, or Node.js, and collaborating with product managers and other developers.

The role emphasizes autonomous work in a fully remote environment within South Africa, with opportunities to contribute to architecture decisions and drive performance improvements across telecom backend

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field.
• 6+ years of backend software development experience.
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Go or Node.js.
• Strong knowledge of microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable code in Python, Java, Go, or Node.js.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate server-side logic with UI.
• Manage data storage with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Develop and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, e2e).
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot production issues to ensure uptime and performance.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and technology decisions.
• Optimize performance and scalability of services.
• Stay updated with backend trends and best practices.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Microservices

RESTful API design

CI/CD

Debugging

Remote communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

Java

Go

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Remote Senior Software Developer with a strong backend focus to join a globally distributed team. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs, working with Python, Java, Go, or Node.js, and collaborating with product managers and other developers.

The role emphasizes autonomous work in a fully remote environment within South Africa, with opportunities to contribute to architecture decisions and drive performance improvements across telecom backend