Remote Senior Backend Engineer — Microservices Expert

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 1,959,000 - 2,938,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off

Performance bonuses

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer for a fully remote IT & Software team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable microservices, creating robust APIs and optimizing databases while ensuring system reliability.

The role offers flexible remote collaboration with a distributed team of engineers and product managers to deliver innovative software solutions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience in microservices, strong skills in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of backend development experience with microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Python, or Node.js.
• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable microservices.
• Develop robust RESTful APIs for frontend and integrations.
• Optimize database performance and backend reliability.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and stakeholders on features.
• Ensure code quality and system stability through reviews.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Node.js

Microservices

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer for a fully remote IT & Software team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable microservices, creating robust APIs and optimizing databases while ensuring system reliability.

The role offers flexible remote collaboration with a distributed team of engineers and product managers to deliver innovative software solutions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience in microservices, strong skills in