Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Java & Spring Expert

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Home office stipend

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with extensive Java and Spring experience for a fully remote role. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs powering flagship products, collaborating in a distributed, remote-first team.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend development, strong REST/microservices knowledge, relational databases, and modern tooling (Docker, Kubernetes).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in CS/SE.
• 5+ years of backend experience with Java.
• Deep knowledge of the Spring ecosystem (Boot, MVC, Data).
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with relational DBs (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORM.
• Strong concurrency, multithreading, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ is advantageous.
• Solid understanding of software design and algorithms.
• Strong communication in distributed, remote teams.
• Proficient with Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Java code with Spring.
• Develop RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Integrate with data sources and databases for performance.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and product managers.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade backend systems.
• Optimize for speed, scalability, and security.
• Participate in code reviews and architectural decisions.
• Maintain documentation for services and APIs.
• Participate in agile sprints.

Skills

Java

Spring

REST APIs

Multithreading

Agile

Problem solving

Distributed teams

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ORM

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with extensive Java and Spring experience for a fully remote role. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs powering flagship products, collaborating in a distributed, remote-first team.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend development, strong REST/microservices knowledge, relational databases, and modern tooling (Docker, Kubernetes).