Senior Backend Engineer - FinTech (Hybrid, Pretoria)

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybride; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Pension fund

Learning & development

Hybrid work

Office in Pretoria

Résumé du poste

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Software Developer in Pretoria, Gauteng. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs, collaborating with product and design teams to deliver robust features.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend development, strong expertise in Java/Python/C#/Go/Node.js, and experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and microservices. Hybrid work setup with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in backend languages (Java, Python, C#, Go, Node.js).
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis).
• RESTful and GraphQL API design principles.
• Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Hybrid work environment in Pretoria.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, and implement high-quality backend services and APIs.
• Build scalable, reliable server-side applications.
• Collaborate with frontend, product managers, and designers to deliver features.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code.
• Develop and optimize database schemas and queries for performance.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems.
• Participate in architectural discussions and technical strategy.

Connaissances

Java

Python

C#

Go

Node.js

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Outils

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Description du poste

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Software Developer in Pretoria, Gauteng. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs, collaborating with product and design teams to deliver robust features.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend development, strong expertise in Java/Python/C#/Go/Node.js, and experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and microservices. Hybrid work setup with opportunities for growth.