Senior Software Architect - Microservices (Hybrid)

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Performance bonuses

Generous leave

Job summary

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead microservices architecture, cloud-native solutions, and technical direction. You will mentor engineers and drive delivery of scalable, high-performance backend services.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in backend development, strong leadership, and expertise across Java/Go/Python/C#, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and distributed systems. Hybrid work setup in Paarl is offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Proven expertise in designing, building, and deploying microservices architectures.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Go, Python, or C#.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of distributed systems, messaging queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and databases (SQL/NoSQL).
• Experience with API design principles (REST, gRPC).
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of microservices-based systems.
• Develop high-quality, scalable backend services for core platforms.
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level software engineers.
• Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and architectural principles.
• Collaborate with product management, QA, and other engineering teams to deliver features.
• Drive technical innovation and evaluate new technologies for adoption.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
• Ensure robust security measures across services.

Skills

Microservices

Backend architecture

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Kafka

REST

gRPC

Leadership

Mentoring

Code reviews

Education

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

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead microservices architecture, cloud-native solutions, and technical direction. You will mentor engineers and drive delivery of scalable, high-performance backend services.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in backend development, strong leadership, and expertise across Java/Go/Python/C#, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and distributed systems. Hybrid work setup in Paarl is offered.