Senior Telecoms Software Engineer - Remote, Cloud & Microservices

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

Benefits offered by this job

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Home office stipend

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Telecoms Software Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and deploy backend services powering telecommunications platforms and customer-facing applications.

You will work with product managers, architects, and other developers to build scalable, high-performance software, focusing on distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience, telecom focus.
• Proficient in Java, Python, C++, or Go and relevant frameworks.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and large-scale data processing.
• Knowledge of telecom protocols and standards (e.g., SIP, Diameter, SS7) is a major advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, code, test, and deploy backend services and APIs for telecommunications platforms.
• Develop algorithms for network performance monitoring, data processing, and service provisioning.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and architects to define software requirements and ensure integration.
• Implement cloud-native solutions and microservices architectures using modern development practices.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and promote best practices in software development.
• Contribute to architectural design and technical roadmap of the company’s software products.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Go

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Education

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

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Telecoms Software Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, develop, and deploy backend services powering telecommunications platforms and customer-facing applications.

You will work with product managers, architects, and other developers to build scalable, high-performance software, focusing on distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.