Remote Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Home office stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa to design, develop, and scale server-side logic for our client’s SaaS products. You will build robust APIs, collaborate asynchronously with a distributed team, and own critical backend components in a remote-first environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience, proficiency in Python/Node.js/Go/Java, and strong API design skills (REST/GraphQL).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Software Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Node.js, Go, or Java.
• Strong experience designing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization (AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker).
• Experience with messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka) is a plus.
• Excellent communication for remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code using modern backend languages/frameworks.
• Collaborate asynchronously with remote teammates across time zones to ship features.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Manage database schemas and ensure data integrity and performance.
• Implement security measures and data protection strategies.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot production issues and resolve them promptly.
• Contribute to backend architecture discussions and decisions.
• Stay updated with latest backend technologies and best practices.

Skills

Backend languages

REST/GraphQL APIs

Distributed systems

Remote work experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

AWS/GCP/Azure

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Redis

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa to design, develop, and scale server-side logic for our client’s SaaS products. You will build robust APIs, collaborate asynchronously with a distributed team, and own critical backend components in a remote-first environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience, proficiency in Python/Node.js/Go/Java, and strong API design skills (REST/GraphQL).