Senior Backend Engineer | Remote, Scalable APIs & Cloud

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Professional development

Collaborative remote culture

Generous PTO

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems, create scalable APIs, and optimize database performance for the company’s enterprise software solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of backend experience, strong knowledge of modern languages (Python/Java/Go/Node.js), and proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases. Remote work enables collaboration across geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 6 years of professional backend development experience.
• Expertise in at least one modern backend language (Python, Java, Go, or Node.js).
• Strong relational (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB/Cassandra) database experience.
• RESTful API design and microservices experience is a plus.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with Git and collaboration in remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Optimize database schemas and queries for performance.
• Collaborate with frontend, PMs, and QA to define API requirements.
• Write clean, well-documented, and tested code.
• Apply security best practices and data protection.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain coding standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend issues efficiently.
• Contribute to system architecture decisions and technology selection.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of applications.
• Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and trends.

Skills

Programming languages

API design

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems, create scalable APIs, and optimize database performance for the company’s enterprise software solutions.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of backend experience, strong knowledge of modern languages (Python/Java/Go/Node.js), and proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases. Remote work enables collaboration across geographies.