Senior Go Backend Engineer - Remote, Scalable Microservices

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Híbrido; ZAR 1.969.000 - 2.953.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Stock options

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Generous paid time off

Funding for training & conferences

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong Golang expertise to design and implement scalable backend services in a distributed system environment. You will contribute to architecture, drive technical excellence, and mentor teammates while working in a remote-capable, cloud-driven stack.

The role emphasizes concurrency, microservices, and containerized deployments on AWS/GCP/Azure, with a focus on high performance, reliability, and code quality across the platform.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years in software development, with 3+ years in Golang.
• Strong understanding of concurrency, distributed systems, and microservices patterns.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and related services.
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a remote team.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and deploy backend services using Golang.
• Build and maintain microservices architecture with high availability.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to implement features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Optimize performance, concurrency, and resource utilization.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and provide technical leadership.
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and testing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote technical excellence.

Conocimientos

Golang

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD practices

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ)

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Herramientas

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong Golang expertise to design and implement scalable backend services in a distributed system environment. You will contribute to architecture, drive technical excellence, and mentor teammates while working in a remote-capable, cloud-driven stack.

The role emphasizes concurrency, microservices, and containerized deployments on AWS/GCP/Azure, with a focus on high performance, reliability, and code quality across the platform.