Senior Backend Engineer - Build Scalable APIs & Mentor

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Medical and retirement benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in Port Elizabeth is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement robust server-side logic, APIs, and data models that power their digital products. You will mentor junior team members, optimize performance, and collaborate with frontend and product teams to deliver scalable solutions on cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes security, maintainability, and a strong engineering culture in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proficiency in backend languages and frameworks (Python, Java, Node.js, Go).
• Strong knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB) and ORM frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance RESTful APIs.
• Write clean, tested, and well-documented code.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and product managers to define API requirements.
• Optimize application performance and database queries.
• Implement robust security measures and ensure production stability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Python/Django/Flask

Java/Spring

Node.js

Go

PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Placements24 in Port Elizabeth is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement robust server-side logic, APIs, and data models that power their digital products. You will mentor junior team members, optimize performance, and collaborate with frontend and product teams to deliver scalable solutions on cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes security, maintainability, and a strong engineering culture in a fast-growing environment.