Senior Backend Architect - Remote, Scalable APIs

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Developer for a fully remote role. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs using Python, Java, Go, or Node.js, and optimize databases for performance.

You should have 6+ years of backend experience, strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP), and experience with microservices and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 6 years of professional backend development experience.
• Expert proficiency in at least one major backend language (Python, Java, Go, Node.js).
• Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend code using Python, Java, Go, or Node.js.
• Develop and optimize RESTful APIs for frontend and third-party integrations.
• Design and manage robust database schemas and queries for performance and scalability.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver features.
• Write clean, well-documented, thoroughly tested code.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

Node.js

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Developer for a fully remote role. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs using Python, Java, Go, or Node.js, and optimize databases for performance.

You should have 6+ years of backend experience, strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP), and experience with microservices and CI/CD.