Remote Senior Backend Engineer: Microservices & APIs

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote, globally distributed team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and APIs, focusing on high availability, security, and performance.

You will guide best practices, mentor junior engineers, and help evolve the technology stack. The role requires strong experience with Java, Python, Go, or Node.js, plus expertise in RESTful and GraphQL APIs, databases, cloud platforms, and containerization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of backend development experience with a focus on microservices architecture.
• Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Java, Python, Go, Node.js).
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable microservices architecture.
• Architect and implement robust RESTful and GraphQL APIs with clear documentation.
• Manage databases (SQL/NoSQL) and caching systems.
• Apply security, performance, and maintainability best practices in backend systems.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver features.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot, and ensure high availability.
• Participate in code reviews and uphold code quality standards.
• Contribute to system architecture and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Node.js

Microservices

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Databases

Cloud platforms

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD

Messaging systems

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote, globally distributed team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable microservices and APIs, focusing on high availability, security, and performance.

You will guide best practices, mentor junior engineers, and help evolve the technology stack. The role requires strong experience with Java, Python, Go, or Node.js, plus expertise in RESTful and GraphQL APIs, databases, cloud platforms, and containerization.