Senior Backend Engineer — Remote (SA) with Equity

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Medical insurance

Generous leave

Stock options

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a rapidly growing AI-driven analytics startup. This fully remote role enables you to design, develop, and deploy scalable backend systems anywhere in South Africa.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers, write clean code in Python/Java/Go, implement RESTful APIs, and contribute to architecture decisions. A strong backend and cloud focus is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development, backend focus.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (Python, Java, Go, C#).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization.
• Strong understanding of software architecture patterns and data structures.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable software solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers on requirements and architecture.
• Write clean, well-documented code in Python, Java, Go, or C#.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technology choices.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices.

Skills

Python/Java/Go

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Docker/Kubernetes

Software architecture

Agile

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a rapidly growing AI-driven analytics startup. This fully remote role enables you to design, develop, and deploy scalable backend systems anywhere in South Africa.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers, write clean code in Python/Java/Go, implement RESTful APIs, and contribute to architecture decisions. A strong backend and cloud focus is essential.