Senior Node.js Backend Engineer — Hybrid, Growth & Benefits
Summary
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.
Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer specializing in Node.js to join our client in Centurion, Gauteng. You will design, build, and maintain scalable microservices, RESTful APIs, and data models with PostgreSQL or MongoDB, collaborating with frontend, product, and DevOps teams.
Ideal candidates bring strong Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, and cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), a passion for clean code and performance, and a track record of delivering robust backend systems in a