Remote Senior Golang Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote salary

Bonuses & stock options

Generous PTO

Professional development

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with a strong focus on Golang for a fully remote position. You will design, develop, and deploy high-performance backend systems and APIs powering core products, collaborating with a global team to solve complex challenges.

Requirements include 5+ years in backend development, expertise in Golang, RESTful APIs, and gRPC, plus experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL, NoSQL, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in backend software development.
• Proficient in Golang and standard library.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and gRPC services.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiar with cloud platforms and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and stakeholders to define and implement new features.
• Optimize performance, database queries, and system architecture for scalability and reliability.
• Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code, with code reviews.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for production systems.

Skills

Golang

REST APIs

gRPC

PostgreSQL

MySQL

NoSQL

Docker

AWS

GCP

Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer with a strong focus on Golang for a fully remote position. You will design, develop, and deploy high-performance backend systems and APIs powering core products, collaborating with a global team to solve complex challenges.

Requirements include 5+ years in backend development, expertise in Golang, RESTful APIs, and gRPC, plus experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL, NoSQL, and cloud platforms.