Senior Backend Engineer - Hybrid Work & Growth

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Hybrid work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Developer in Benoni to design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications and APIs. You will optimize performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior developers in a fast-paced e-commerce tech environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development, strong skills in Java/Python/Node.js/C#, and experience with relational/NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and containers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, Node.js, or C#.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containers.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, documented code with testing focus.
• Optimize performance and database queries for scalability.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and QA teams.
• Provide code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Troubleshoot in development, test, and production environments.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Performance optimization

Code reviews

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Developer in Benoni to design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications and APIs. You will optimize performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior developers in a fast-paced e-commerce tech environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in backend development, strong skills in Java/Python/Node.js/C#, and experience with relational/NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and containers.