Senior Backend Engineer – Java/Spring Boot | Hybrid

Placements24; Pietermaritzburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 invites a Senior Software Engineer (backend) in Pietermaritzburg to design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications using Java and Spring Boot. You will optimize data models, ensure data integrity, and write clean, well-tested code while collaborating with frontend, product, and QA teams.

The role embraces a hybrid work model balancing in-office and remote work. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, experience with relational and NoSQL databases,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of backend development experience with Java.
• Relational DBs (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) experience.
• Clouds (AWS/Azure) and container tech (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and hybrid team work ability.
• Experience with microservices and event-driven systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Optimize database performance and data models, ensure data integrity.
• Write clean, tested code and conduct unit/integration tests.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and QA to deliver features end-to-end.
• Participate in code reviews and improve development processes.

Skills

Backend development

Java

System design

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices

Event-driven

Job description

Placements24 invites a Senior Software Engineer (backend) in Pietermaritzburg to design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side applications using Java and Spring Boot. You will optimize data models, ensure data integrity, and write clean, well-tested code while collaborating with frontend, product, and QA teams.

The role embraces a hybrid work model balancing in-office and remote work. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, experience with relational and NoSQL databases,