Senior Java/Spring Boot Backend Engineer (Remote)

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Retirement planning options

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot. You will build RESTful APIs, work with relational databases, and contribute to scalable microservices in a fully remote setting with occasional on-site collaboration when needed.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and familiarity with Git and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum 5 years of professional backend software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java and extensive Spring Boot experience.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and ORM (Hibernate).
• Version control with Git; familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; comfortable working remotely.
• Experience with testing frameworks like JUnit and Mockito.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
• Collaborate with product managers, frontend developers, and engineers to implement new features.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs with seamless system integration.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across the application stack.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and promote best practices.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and share technical expertise.
• Stay updated with emerging backend technologies and industry trends.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Hibernate

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot. You will build RESTful APIs, work with relational databases, and contribute to scalable microservices in a fully remote setting with occasional on-site collaboration when needed.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of backend experience, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and familiarity with Git and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).