Senior Backend Engineer - Onsite Durban, Impactful Projects

Placements24; Durban; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Collaborative environment

On-site in Durban

Job summary

Placements24 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on backend development to design, build, and maintain scalable systems powering our client’s products.

Responsibilities include crafting robust APIs, modeling databases, implementing security, and leading code reviews, tests, and performance optimizations. The role requires collaborating with frontend, product, and operations teams on-site in Durban.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience required.
• Strong knowledge of API design (REST/GraphQL).
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement efficient, reusable backend code and services.
• Develop and maintain robust APIs for front-end and third-party integrations.
• Design and manage database schemas, optimize queries, ensure data integrity.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate server-side logic with UI.
• Implement security measures to safeguard data and access control.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems; contribute to architecture decisions.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Database design

Code reviews

Unit testing

Education

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

Tools

Python

Java

Go

Node.js

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on backend development to design, build, and maintain scalable systems powering our client’s products.

Responsibilities include crafting robust APIs, modeling databases, implementing security, and leading code reviews, tests, and performance optimizations. The role requires collaborating with frontend, product, and operations teams on-site in Durban.