Senior Backend Engineer — FinTech (Hybrid + Stock Options)

Placements24; South Africa; Ibrido; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.600.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Stock options

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Hybrid work model

Training & conferences

Wellness program

Canteen subsidies

Paid leave

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 in Pretoria, Gauteng, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead backend development for cutting-edge financial solutions. You will drive scalable microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and secure architectures in a collaborative agile environment, shaping technical direction and software quality.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of backend experience, strong Java/Python/C#/Go skills, and deep knowledge of databases, cloud platforms, and fintech APIs.

Competenze

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong backend programming skills (Java, Python, C#, or Go).
• Experience with scalable microservices, databases, and cloud platforms.

Mansioni

• Design, develop, and implement high-quality software solutions using modern languages and frameworks.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code; lead code reviews.
• Identify and resolve defects and performance bottlenecks.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster technical excellence.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Ensure security and scalability of all developed solutions.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and FinTech best practices.

Conoscenze

Backend development

Microservices architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Docker / Kubernetes

Security & performance

Agile methodologies

Formazione

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Strumenti

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL databases

ORM frameworks

Git

Descrizione del lavoro

Placements24 in Pretoria, Gauteng, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead backend development for cutting-edge financial solutions. You will drive scalable microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and secure architectures in a collaborative agile environment, shaping technical direction and software quality.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of backend experience, strong Java/Python/C#/Go skills, and deep knowledge of databases, cloud platforms, and fintech APIs.