Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Cloud Systems

Quik Hire Staffing; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Quik Hire Staffing is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems for high-traffic applications in a full-time role.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions with performance and reliability, using Python/Java/Go, RESTful APIs, and cloud-based architectures. This position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities to drive impact.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go for backend development.
• Experience building RESTful APIs or GraphQL services.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL database design knowledge.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and container orchestration.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize backend services.
• Implement and maintain APIs, databases, and microservices.
• Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, bugs, and system failures.
• Write clean, well-documented code and perform code reviews.
• Participate in testing, deployment, and release processes.

Skills

Backend languages

APIs & GraphQL

SQL/NoSQL databases

Cloud platforms

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD & DevOps

Testing (unit/integration)

Problem solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

Quik Hire Staffing is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems for high-traffic applications in a full-time role.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions with performance and reliability, using Python/Java/Go, RESTful APIs, and cloud-based architectures. This position offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities to drive impact.