Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Flexible Hours, Growth

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Home office allowance

Flexible hours

Annual team retreats

Learning platforms access

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side logic and APIs powering a fast-growing e-commerce platform.

Role requires 5+ years of backend experience, strong RESTful API design, and familiarity with distributed systems. You will collaborate with frontend teams and leverage cloud platforms and containers in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Node.js, or C#.
• Strong RESTful API design experience.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Cloud platforms experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture.
• Docker experience is a plus.
• CI/CD and automated testing knowledge.
• Excellent problem-solving and remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code in Python, Java, or Node.js.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate UI with server-side logic.
• Work with SQL/NoSQL databases to design schemas and optimize queries.
• Implement security and data protection best practices.
• Develop and manage microservices architecture.
• Optimize applications for speed and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and debug backend issues.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging backend technologies and industry trends.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Backend languages

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud platforms

Microservices

CI/CD

Testing & debugging

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable server-side logic and APIs powering a fast-growing e-commerce platform.

Role requires 5+ years of backend experience, strong RESTful API design, and familiarity with distributed systems. You will collaborate with frontend teams and leverage cloud platforms and containers in a remote-first environment.