Senior Software Engineer — Remote Backend & Telecoms

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health, dental, vision insurance

Remote work stipend

Professional development budget

Flexible working hours

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a distributed engineering team working on a cutting-edge telecoms platform. This fully remote role involves designing, developing, and deploying scalable backend systems that power critical telecom services from anywhere.

You will collaborate with an experienced team to build high-performance software in a cloud-native environment, employing Go, Python, or Java, with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and a strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, focusing on backend systems and distributed architectures.
• Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages and familiarity with cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable microservices and APIs for the core telecoms platform using Go, Python, or Java.
• Architect and implement robust solutions for high-volume data processing and real-time communication.
• Optimize application performance, database efficiency, and system resilience in a cloud environment (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Collaborate with front-end, DevOps, and QA teams for seamless integration and delivery.
• Participate in code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and promote best practices in software development.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues to ensure high availability and reliability.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a distributed engineering team working on a cutting-edge telecoms platform. This fully remote role involves designing, developing, and deploying scalable backend systems that power critical telecom services from anywhere.

You will collaborate with an experienced team to build high-performance software in a cloud-native environment, employing Go, Python, or Java, with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and a strong emphasis on