Remote Senior E-commerce Platform Engineer

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 2,297,000 - 3,281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Annual bonus

Stock options

Global health coverage

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior E-commerce Platform Engineer to join its remote-first team. You will design scalable backend services, implement microservices, and collaborate with product and frontend teams to deliver high-performance ecommerce solutions.

You will work with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), databases, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and mentor juniors while shaping the platform roadmap.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development with ecommerce focus.
• Experience building scalable backend services and APIs.
• Strong understanding of microservices, cloud infra, and data security.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable backend services and APIs for ecommerce platform.
• Architect features to improve performance, reliability, and user experience across the customer journey.
• Collaborate with frontend teams to integrate backend services.
• Optimize database performance and ensure data integrity and security.
• Work with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) to deploy and manage applications.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code reviews.

Skills

Python

Java

Node.js

Ruby

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Databases

Distributed systems

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior E-commerce Platform Engineer to join its remote-first team. You will design scalable backend services, implement microservices, and collaborate with product and frontend teams to deliver high-performance ecommerce solutions.

You will work with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), databases, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and mentor juniors while shaping the platform roadmap.