Senior Backend Engineer - Java/Spring | Hybrid Role

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer in Randburg to design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based services using Spring Boot. You will build RESTful APIs, collaborate with frontend, product teams, and other engineers in a hybrid work setting.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience, strong Java and Spring skills, and familiarity with relational databases, Hibernate, and Git.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring (Boot, MVC).
• Experience designing RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational databases and ORM (SQL, Hibernate).
• Familiarity with microservices and REST integration.
• Experience with Git and unit testing frameworks (JUnit/Mockito).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills in a hybrid team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement robust backend services using Java and the Spring Boot framework.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs for frontend applications and third-party integrations.
• Develop clean, efficient, and maintainable code with best practices.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of services.
• Work with PostgreSQL/MySQL and Hibernate for data access.
• Collaborate with frontend teams and product managers; participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production and development issues.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions for new features.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

REST APIs

SQL

Hibernate

Git

JUnit/Mockito

Microservices

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Hibernate

Git

JUnit

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer in Randburg to design, develop, and maintain scalable Java-based services using Spring Boot. You will build RESTful APIs, collaborate with frontend, product teams, and other engineers in a hybrid work setting.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience, strong Java and Spring skills, and familiarity with relational databases, Hibernate, and Git.