Lead Backend Engineer - Hybrid, Mentorship & Scalable Systems
Summary
Lead backend development in a hybrid role based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, within a manufacturing and logistics environment. The person architects scalable backend systems, designs RESTful APIs and microservices, mentors developers, and drives testing, security, and reliability in the cloud.
Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Backend) to head backend development in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. This hybrid role blends leadership with hands-on technical delivery in a fast-paced manufacturing and logistics environment, where scalable, high‑performance services are core.
You will architect backend systems, mentor developers, design RESTful APIs and microservices, and collaborate with product, frontend, and QA teams to drive testing, security, and reliability across cloud