Senior Backend Engineer - Java/Spring Boot | Remote

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote-friendly work environment

Annual performance bonus

Flexible hours

Home office stipend

Professional development courses

Global team culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in Java and Spring Boot to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on building high-performance backend systems and collaborating with distributed teams across time zones.

You will design, develop, and deploy critical components of the platform, implement robust RESTful APIs, and ensure quality through comprehensive testing in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of professional software development experience with Java.
• Strong expertise in Java ecosystem, Spring Boot, and microservices.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and working with relational databases.
• Familiar with Docker and Kubernetes; Git for version control.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs to support various functionalities.
• Develop database schemas and queries for PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Write clean, well-documented, testable code and apply unit/integration tests.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers in a remote, agile setting.
• Participate in code reviews and drive architectural improvements.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Agile/Scrum

SQL

Distributed systems

Git

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in Java and Spring Boot to join a fully remote team. The role focuses on building high-performance backend systems and collaborating with distributed teams across time zones.

You will design, develop, and deploy critical components of the platform, implement robust RESTful APIs, and ensure quality through comprehensive testing in an Agile environment.