8,412 Senior Backend jobs
Senior backend engineering roles owning server-side systems and APIs.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer — Fintech
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer for a fully remote (within South Africa) role building backend systems for fintech products. Day to day involves designing, developing, and maintaining microservices and RESTful APIs with Java, Python, Go, or Node.js and modern databases in an agile team.
Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Microservices & APIs
Fully remote senior backend role supporting teams in Soweto, South Africa: design and build scalable microservices and APIs with a focus on performance optimization, using Java, Python, Go, or Node.js alongside databases, messaging systems, and cloud/container tech.
Senior Python Backend Engineer (Remote) - Scalable APIs & Django
Fully remote senior role at Placements24: design, develop, and deploy scalable Python/Django backend systems powering data analytics and AI solutions. Day to day you build secure RESTful APIs, optimize relational databases, and contribute to architecture and testing within a distributed team.
Remote Senior Python/Django Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer who designs, builds, and scales Python/Django services and RESTful APIs for a fintech client, contributing to distributed-systems architecture and mentoring junior developers. Requires cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure); Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD are a plus.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend Systems
Senior backend engineer at a technology firm in Randburg, Gauteng, designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services and RESTful APIs while mentoring juniors and shaping architecture. Work spans backend languages (Python, Java, Go, Node.js, C#), SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and Docker/Kubernetes.
Senior Python Backend Engineer: Cloud-Native APIs
Network Finance seeks a senior Python backend engineer in South Africa's Western Cape to design, build, and maintain secure APIs and distributed systems. The role centers on cloud-native, containerised microservices and event-driven architectures, using Python, Docker/Kubernetes, databases, and Git, with AWS as a plus.
Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud APIs & Microservices Hybrid
Senior Backend Engineer at Placements24 (East London, South Africa, hybrid) designing, building, and deploying backend services and APIs/microservices that power global applications, using Python, Java, Go, or Node.js, modern databases, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Senior Backend Engineer (Microservices/API Design) - WhatJobs Direct
Fully remote senior backend engineer role (tied to Soweto, South Africa) designing, building, and maintaining scalable microservices and REST APIs for a software company's products. Day-to-day spans API design, performance tuning, testing, code reviews, and mentoring, using languages like Java, Python, Go, or Node.js with SQL/NoSQL databases.
Senior Java Engineer - Microservices & Backend Leader Hybrid
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Vereeniging (hybrid) to design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java backend systems, lead microservices projects, mentor junior engineers, and influence architecture. Core stack: Java, Spring, REST, and databases, plus cloud and containerization familiarity.
Senior Node.js Backend Engineer – FinTech (On-Site)
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer in Rustenburg, South Africa, to design, build, and maintain scalable Node.js backend systems powering its fintech platforms. Day to day you'll architect new services, optimize existing ones, and ensure high availability across distributed microservices — fully on-site.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java & Spring, Hybrid
Senior Backend Engineer at a fintech in Klerksdorp, South Africa, owning backend development with Java and Spring in a hybrid setup — designing scalable APIs, optimizing queries, and ensuring system security. Requires 5+ years of backend Java with Spring, strong SQL/ORM skills, and cloud familiarity.
Senior Node.js Backend Engineer — Hybrid, Growth & Benefits
A senior backend engineer role (placed by recruiter Placements24 with a client) in Centurion, South Africa, focused on designing, building, and maintaining scalable Node.js microservices and RESTful APIs with PostgreSQL or MongoDB, working alongside frontend, product, and DevOps teams. Requires JavaScript/TypeScript and cloud experience on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Senior Backend Engineer - SaaS Platform
Senior Backend Engineer joining a SaaS provider's engineering team in Stellenbosch, South Africa (on-site), designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services and APIs. Core stack includes backend languages like Python, Java, or Node.js, SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and microservices.
Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable SaaS APIs (On-site)
Senior Backend Engineer working on-site in Stellenbosch to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs for a SaaS platform. Core stack is Python, Java, or Node.js with cloud ecosystems, collaborating with product and QA on performance and security.
Senior Backend Software Engineer (Python/Django)
Senior backend engineer designing, building, and deploying scalable Python/Django services and REST APIs for a data analytics and AI solutions firm, fully remote. Day-to-day centers on Django backend development, PostgreSQL schema/query optimization, third-party integrations, testing, and architectural decisions.
Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Spring)
Senior Backend Engineer building and maintaining Java/Spring Boot backend services for a fintech client in Klerksdorp, South Africa. Day to day involves designing scalable RESTful APIs, optimizing database performance, ensuring platform security and reliability, and mentoring junior engineers, in a hybrid office/remote setup.
Senior Java/Spring Backend Engineer — On-Site Randburg
Placements24 in Randburg, South Africa seeks a Senior Java/Spring Backend Engineer to work on-site designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance enterprise applications. The role involves leading backend development, ensuring code quality, and contributing to architectural decisions alongside product, QA, and frontend teams.
Senior Backend Software Engineer
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