Senior Cloud-Native Engineer — Remote

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first role

Professional growth opportunities

Remote collaboration across locations

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team focused on cloud-native solutions. Based in Gauteng with ties to Soweto, you will design, build, and scale robust cloud infrastructure and applications using microservices, containers, and modern DevOps practices.

You will own significant components, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product and QA in a distributed environment, delivering high-performance software while continuously improving automation

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software development with 4+ years on cloud platforms.
• Experience designing microservices architectures.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language (Go, Python, Java, Node.js).
• Strong containerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes).
• IaC expertise with Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale cloud-native apps and services.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated delivery.
• Implement IaC using Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation.
• Optimize cloud resources for cost and performance.
• Set up monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana; ensure reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote-first setup.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical strategy.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Node.js

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Prometheus

Grafana

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team focused on cloud-native solutions. Based in Gauteng with ties to Soweto, you will design, build, and scale robust cloud infrastructure and applications using microservices, containers, and modern DevOps practices.

You will own significant components, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product and QA in a distributed environment, delivering high-performance software while continuously improving automation