Remote Senior Cloud Platform Developer

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

International team

Professional development

Flexible leave

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, test, and deploy cloud-native applications, working across backend and frontend, with emphasis on scalable architectures.

Join a distributed team, collaborate with product managers and engineers, and contribute to cloud platforms on AWS/Azure/GCP, with a focus on performance, reliability, and modern CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong backend or full-stack expertise with cloud platforms.
• Proficient in modern programming languages (Python/Java/Go/Node.js).
• Experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-native apps.
• Build APIs, microservices, and backend systems.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers.
• Implement testing strategies across unit/integration tests.
• Participate in code reviews and performance tuning.
• Stay current with cloud tech trends.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

Node.js

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, test, and deploy cloud-native applications, working across backend and frontend, with emphasis on scalable architectures.

Join a distributed team, collaborate with product managers and engineers, and contribute to cloud platforms on AWS/Azure/GCP, with a focus on performance, reliability, and modern CI/CD practices.