Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Scalable & Impactful

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 1,959,000 - 2,938,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Flexible working hours

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a distributed, remote-first team. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable backend features while collaborating asynchronously with cross-time-zone colleagues.

The role emphasizes robust, well-tested code, architectural input, and a culture of excellence. Remote work with opportunities for growth and competitive compensation are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Go or C# with backend focus.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate asynchronously with product managers and engineers across time zones.
• Write clean, testable code and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Support architectural discussions and drive technical strategy.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Python

Java

Go

C#

Async communication

Tools

AWS

GCP

SQL Databases

NoSQL Databases

Caching

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a distributed, remote-first team. You will design, develop, and deploy scalable backend features while collaborating asynchronously with cross-time-zone colleagues.

The role emphasizes robust, well-tested code, architectural input, and a culture of excellence. Remote work with opportunities for growth and competitive compensation are offered.