Senior Backend Engineer, Remote FinTech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Remote work stipend

Home office setup allowance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Developer for its remote engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems powering fintech products, taking a lead role in architecture and code quality.

You will collaborate cross-functionally to deliver features, ensure performance, security, and reliability, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Experience building RESTful microservices.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL database skills.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization.
• Excellent problem-solving and remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve the backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and maintainable code.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define and implement new features.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions, ensuring scalability, security, and performance of our systems.
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot issues across the stack.
• Implement and manage database solutions, ensuring data integrity and efficiency.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality standards.
• Mentor junior developers and share best practices within the engineering team.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging backend technologies and trends.

Skills

Backend development

Python/Django/Flask

Java/Spring

Node.js

Go

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Database design

Cloud AWS/Azure/GCP

Docker/Kubernetes

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Django

Flask

Spring

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Developer for its remote engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems powering fintech products, taking a lead role in architecture and code quality.

You will collaborate cross-functionally to deliver features, ensure performance, security, and reliability, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment.