Senior Backend Engineer (Remote South Africa)
Summary
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer for a fully remote team across South Africa. The role focuses on architecting scalable microservices, building REST/gRPC APIs with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, and deploying via CI/CD using Docker/Kubernetes on cloud platforms, while mentoring junior developers.
Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to join a fully remote engineering team across South Africa. You will architect and implement scalable backend systems powering critical business operations and mentor junior developers.
You’ll design microservices, implement APIs (REST/gRPC), work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and deploy via CI/CD. The role emphasizes cloud platforms, Docker/Kubernetes, testing, and strong collaboration in a remote-first culture.