Senior Backend API Engineer Remote & Scalable Microservices

Placements24

Gqeberha

Hybrid

ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Paid time off

Dev budget

Home office stipend

Career growth

Job summary

Placements24 partners with a dynamic SaaS provider seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer focused on API development. This remote-first role emphasizes scalable RESTful APIs, microservices, and mentoring peers, with strong emphasis on collaboration across time zones.

You'll design, implement, and optimize backend services using Python/Java/Go/Node.js, work with SQL and NoSQL databases, and ensure robust testing and security.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional backend software development experience.
Proven ability to design and build scalable RESTful APIs.
Strong proficiency in Python, Java, Go, or Node.js.
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases; microservices.
Knowledge of Docker and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs.
Build microservices architectures with modern backend tech.
Write clean, well-documented code in Python/Java/Node.js.
Design data models for SQL/NoSQL databases.
Implement authentication and authorization for APIs.
Write unit and integration tests.
Collaborate with frontend and product teams on API needs.
Participate in code reviews and performance tuning.

Skills

Python

Java

Node.js

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

CI/CD

Job description

You'll design, implement, and optimize backend services using Python/Java/Go/Node.js, work with SQL and NoSQL databases, and ensure robust testing and security.

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