Remote Senior Software Engineer - Backend & Microservices

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Health insurance

Flexible hours

Paid time off

Learning & conferences

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly capable Remote Senior Software Developer to join its technology team. You will design, develop, and deploy robust backend systems for telecommunications platforms from a home office, collaborating with a globally distributed group of professionals.

You will work with Python/Java/Go/C++, build APIs and microservices, and apply modern cloud and containerization tech (Docker/Kubernetes). Strong knowledge of distributed systems and CI/CD will help drive success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, backend focus.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Go, or C++.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Familiarity with Agile development and CI/CD is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and deploy scalable software for telecommunications platforms.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to define requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and promote coding best practices.
• Develop and maintain APIs and microservices that integrate with network elements and business systems.
• Troubleshoot complex defects and production performance issues.
• Contribute to improvement of development processes and tooling.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

C++

Distributed systems

Microservices

SQL

NoSQL

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Education

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly capable Remote Senior Software Developer to join its technology team. You will design, develop, and deploy robust backend systems for telecommunications platforms from a home office, collaborating with a globally distributed group of professionals.

You will work with Python/Java/Go/C++, build APIs and microservices, and apply modern cloud and containerization tech (Docker/Kubernetes). Strong knowledge of distributed systems and CI/CD will help drive success.