Senior Backend Engineer & Tech Lead for Scalable APIs

Placements24; Mossel Bay; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid contributions

Retirement fund

Professional development opportunities

On-site Mossel Bay office

Generous paid time off

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct in Mossel Bay, Western Cape is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems and APIs. The role emphasizes clean code, architecture, security, and collaborative problem-solving in a team-driven on-site environment.

You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to architecture discussions, and ensure high performance and reliability of services, with a strong focus on best practices and code quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience as a Backend Software Engineer or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (Python, Java, Node.js, C#, Go).
• Extensive experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of API design (RESTful, GraphQL).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Build and optimize database schemas and queries for performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate server-side logic.
• Implement security and data protection best practices.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural discussions.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge.
• Optimize applications for speed and scalability.

Skills

Backend engineering

Mentoring

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

Java

Node.js

C#

Go

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

MongoDB

Redis

REST

GraphQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

CI/CD

Job description

WhatJobs Direct in Mossel Bay, Western Cape is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems and APIs. The role emphasizes clean code, architecture, security, and collaborative problem-solving in a team-driven on-site environment.

You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to architecture discussions, and ensure high performance and reliability of services, with a strong focus on best practices and code quality.