Senior AI Platform Backend Engineer — Remote, Equity

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Equity options

Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their remote-first AI Platform team. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines that power cutting-edge AI applications.

You will collaborate with AI researchers and data scientists, writing clean, well-tested code and participating in reviews. This role offers global remote work and a strong equity program for a talented, distributed team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Go, or Java.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs for the AI platform.
• Implement and optimize data pipelines for ML model training and inference.
• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to understand needs and deliver robust software solutions.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in production environments.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Distributed systems

Backend development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their remote-first AI Platform team. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines that power cutting-edge AI applications.

You will collaborate with AI researchers and data scientists, writing clean, well-tested code and participating in reviews. This role offers global remote work and a strong equity program for a talented, distributed team.