Remote Senior Software Engineer – Microservices & Cloud Platforms

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Generous paid time off

Professional development

Flexible work schedule

Remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain a scalable microservices-based platform in a distributed SaaS environment. You will build robust, resilient services, craft high-quality code, and collaborate with product managers and architects to define technical solutions.

You will leverage Go/Java/Python/Node.js, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) to deliver reliable APIs and data stores at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in microservices.
• Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (Go, Java, Python, Node.js).
• Experience designing, building, and operating microservices in production.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and fault tolerance.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; able to work in remote, distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable microservices for the platform.
• Write high-quality, maintainable, testable backend code (Go, Java, Python, Node.js).
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define requirements.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Work with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) for deployment and scaling.
• Design and implement robust APIs and data persistence solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot production issues.
• Contribute to architectural decisions on microservices patterns and performance.
• Stay updated on distributed systems technologies and best practices.

Skills

Microservices

Distributed systems

Go

Java

Python

Node.js

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Remote Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain a scalable microservices-based platform in a distributed SaaS environment. You will build robust, resilient services, craft high-quality code, and collaborate with product managers and architects to define technical solutions.

You will leverage Go/Java/Python/Node.js, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) to deliver reliable APIs and data stores at scale.