Senior Backend Engineer – Scale & Mentor Teams

Placements24; Klerksdorp; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development

Modern office in Klerksdorp

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 in Klerksdorp, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Backend Software Developer to design, build, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs powering modern applications.

You will collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and QA to deliver high-quality software, optimize performance, and mentor junior engineers while shaping the architecture of core products in the North West province.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Proficiency in at least one OO language (Java, Python, C#, Go) and frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and proactive engineering mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, well-documented, testable code with best practices.
• Collaborate with front-end teams to integrate server-side logic.
• Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, mentor junior developers, and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Backend development

APIs design

Code optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Python

C#

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Placements24 in Klerksdorp, South Africa, is seeking a Senior Backend Software Developer to design, build, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs powering modern applications.

You will collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and QA to deliver high-quality software, optimize performance, and mentor junior engineers while shaping the architecture of core products in the North West province.