Senior Java/Spring Backend Engineer - Remote & Growth

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Health/Dental/Vision insurance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead server-side development using Java and Spring Boot. You’ll design robust services, implement RESTful APIs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment.

With 5+ years of backend experience, you’ll optimize performance, ensure security, and mentor engineers while contributing to architecture decisions and adopting modern CI/CD practices in a fintech-driven company.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and relational DBs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services.
• Build RESTful APIs and integration with data sources.
• Write clean, well-tested code and perform code reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices.
• Ensure performance, security, and high availability.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Hibernate

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Hibernate

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead server-side development using Java and Spring Boot. You’ll design robust services, implement RESTful APIs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a remote-first environment.

With 5+ years of backend experience, you’ll optimize performance, ensure security, and mentor engineers while contributing to architecture decisions and adopting modern CI/CD practices in a fintech-driven company.