Remote Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses potential

Fully remote

Health, dental, vision insurance

Development budget for courses

Collaborative remote culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a remote-first, globally distributed team. You will design and scale server-side logic, APIs, and databases powering core products, mentoring engineers and influencing tech decisions.

The role emphasizes robust, secure backend systems, performance optimization, and collaboration with product managers. Remote-friendly with flexible hours and opportunities for technical growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language/framework.
• Strong DB knowledge (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB).
• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Optimize database schemas and queries for performance and reliability.
• Write clean, tested code in Python, Go, or Java.
• Collaborate with frontend teams and product managers to integrate features.
• Monitor performance and ensure high availability; participate in architecture decisions.

Skills

5+ years backend

Language proficiency

Cloud & microservices

Relational/NoSQL DBs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a remote-first, globally distributed team. You will design and scale server-side logic, APIs, and databases powering core products, mentoring engineers and influencing tech decisions.

The role emphasizes robust, secure backend systems, performance optimization, and collaboration with product managers. Remote-friendly with flexible hours and opportunities for technical growth.