Senior Backend Engineer - Hybrid, Growth & Impact

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Health benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side logic for web and mobile apps. You will collaborate with frontend teams, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver robust, high-performance solutions in a hybrid work setup.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, strong knowledge of Python/Java/Node.js, and hands-on experience with APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages (Python, Java, Node.js, Go, C#).
• Strong experience with Django, Flask, Spring Boot, Express.js.
• Relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Strong API design skills (RESTful, GraphQL) and knowledge of microservices is a plus.
• Version control with Git;云 cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Docker knowledge is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend code across multiple languages.
• Develop and manage RESTful and GraphQL APIs for frontend and third-party integrations.
• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL databases for performance and scale.
• Implement security and data protection measures in backend systems.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure quality.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and product managers to deliver features.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and backend roadmap.

Skills

Python

Java

Node.js

Go

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Django

Flask

Spring Boot

Express.js

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

Git

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Job description

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side logic for web and mobile apps. You will collaborate with frontend teams, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver robust, high-performance solutions in a hybrid work setup.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, strong knowledge of Python/Java/Node.js, and hands-on experience with APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.