Senior Cloud Software Engineer (Remote) - Telecom

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Private health insurance

Professional development budget

Stock options

Equity grants

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting a Remote Senior Software Developer to join its distributed engineering team. Based remotely but supporting Pretoria operations, you will design, implement, and deploy cloud-native applications and microservices powering modern telecom platforms.

You'll work with Go, Python, or Java on AWS/Azure/GCP, using Docker and Kubernetes within an Agile environment. The role offers full remote flexibility, a competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience with backend and cloud technologies.
• Proven expertise deploying on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deep knowledge of microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems design patterns.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, Java, or Node.js.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform) is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy cloud-native applications and microservices.
• Architect solutions on cloud platforms using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers in an Agile framework.
• Optimize performance, databases, and infrastructure for scalability and cost-efficiency.
• Write clean, documented code and participate in code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues in distributed systems to ensure high availability.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud technologies

Distributed systems

RESTful APIs

Go

Python

Java

Node.js

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting a Remote Senior Software Developer to join its distributed engineering team. Based remotely but supporting Pretoria operations, you will design, implement, and deploy cloud-native applications and microservices powering modern telecom platforms.

You'll work with Go, Python, or Java on AWS/Azure/GCP, using Docker and Kubernetes within an Agile environment. The role offers full remote flexibility, a competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth and