Senior Backend Engineer - Python/Django (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work flexibility

Home office stipend

Professional development budget

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Python and Django expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services for a remote-first SaaS team. You will build RESTful APIs, work with PostgreSQL/MySQL, and optimize performance in a fast-growing environment.

The role emphasizes asynchronous processing (Celery), containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure). Strong communication skills and remote collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of backend development with Python.
• Strong Django experience and RESTful API design.
• Relational databases experience (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and ORM usage.
• Experience with asynchronous task queues (Celery).
• Familiarity with containers (Docker) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Git proficiency and remote collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging abilities.
• Clear communication for remote teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services with Python and Django.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs for frontend and third-party integrations.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of backend systems.
• Write clean, well-documented code following best practices.
• Implement robust database solutions with PostgreSQL/MySQL.
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate across teams.
• Troubleshoot backend issues to ensure system stability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technology choices.
• Apply security best practices for backend systems.

Skills

Python

Django

REST APIs

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Celery

Docker

AWS/GCP/Azure

Git

Problem solving

Remote collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Celery

Docker

Git

Cloud platforms

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Python and Django expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services for a remote-first SaaS team. You will build RESTful APIs, work with PostgreSQL/MySQL, and optimize performance in a fast-growing environment.

The role emphasizes asynchronous processing (Celery), containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure). Strong communication skills and remote collaboration are essential.