Remote Senior Backend Engineer — Scale a Global SaaS Platform

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote work flexibility

Equity options

Health insurance

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully distributed engineering team. Design and build scalable backend systems powering a global user base, shaping architecture, and driving performance and security.

You will work on robust services with Go, Python, Node.js, or Java, collaborate with product and design, and contribute to CI/CD & infrastructure automation in a remote-first environment.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 6 years of professional backend development experience.
• Expertise in at least one modern backend language (Go, Python, Node.js, Java).
• Strong experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices.

Aufgaben

• Design, develop, and deploy robust, scalable backend services and APIs.
• Lead architectural decisions and contribute to technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with front-end engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Optimize performance, identify bottlenecks, and ensure security of systems.
• Develop and manage database schemas and queries (SQL/NoSQL).
• Contribute to CI/CD and infrastructure automation.

Kenntnisse

Backend development

RESTful APIs

System design

Agile methodologies

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Go

Python

Node.js

Java

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully distributed engineering team. Design and build scalable backend systems powering a global user base, shaping architecture, and driving performance and security.

You will work on robust services with Go, Python, Node.js, or Java, collaborate with product and design, and contribute to CI/CD & infrastructure automation in a remote-first environment.