Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django) – Hybrid & Growth

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 850,000 - 1,250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Training and development

Job summary

Placements24 in Upington, Northern Cape, SA, seeks a Senior Backend Developer to join our technology team on a hybrid basis. You will design, develop, and maintain robust Python/Django back-end systems and APIs that power our applications.

The role requires 5+ years in backend development, solid database design (PostgreSQL/MySQL), REST API expertise, and cloud experience is desirable. You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable solutions and improve performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Django with REST API development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement Python code using Django.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs for internal and external use.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and security.
• Work with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Write clean, tested, well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and best practices.

Skills

Python

Django

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Git

AWS/Azure/GCP

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Placements24 in Upington, Northern Cape, SA, seeks a Senior Backend Developer to join our technology team on a hybrid basis. You will design, develop, and maintain robust Python/Django back-end systems and APIs that power our applications.

The role requires 5+ years in backend development, solid database design (PostgreSQL/MySQL), REST API expertise, and cloud experience is desirable. You will collaborate across teams to deliver scalable solutions and improve performance.