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Senior Backend Engineer - Hybrid, Scale & Impact
Senior Backend Engineer at Placements24 in Johannesburg who designs, builds, and scales robust backend services and APIs, collaborating with product, frontend, and QA in a hybrid Agile setting. Requires 5+ years of backend experience with strong database and cloud knowledge.
Senior Backend Engineer (Microservices & APIs)
Senior Backend Engineer in Bloemfontein, South Africa designing and maintaining scalable backend services, REST APIs, and microservices for client WhatJobs Direct (a job search platform). Day-to-day involves distributed systems work, database schema/query optimization, security, and collaborating with front-end developers and product managers.
Senior Backend Engineer (Python)
Senior Backend Engineer building and maintaining the Python backend of a fast-growing SaaS company in Bloemfontein: designing scalable services and RESTful APIs, optimizing PostgreSQL/MySQL databases, writing tests, improving CI/CD, and collaborating with front-end developers and product managers in a hybrid, office-based model.
Senior Java/Spring Backend Engineer — Build Scalable Systems
Senior backend engineer in Rustenburg leading Java/Spring development: designing scalable services, implementing RESTful APIs, and contributing to architectural decisions in a microservices-based, agile environment.
Senior Blockchain Backend Engineer - Equity & PTO
Senior engineer building and optimizing backend services for a fintech platform in Vereeniging, South Africa: developing Go, Python, or Node.js microservices and REST APIs, integrating with Ethereum, Polygon, and private blockchains, and managing SQL/NoSQL databases with a focus on scalability and security.
Senior Backend Engineer — Hybrid, Growth & Benefits
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (hybrid) to design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services for its client's flagship products. Day-to-day work spans Python/Java/Go/Node.js, relational and NoSQL databases, RESTful APIs, and CI/CD, plus mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer - Hybrid (Python/Django)
Senior Backend Engineer at Placements24 in Stellenbosch (hybrid) designing, building, and scaling Python/Django backend services for a SaaS platform — owning API design, database interactions, and system reliability while collaborating with product and frontend teams.
Senior Backend Engineer - FinTech Scale-Up in Stellenbosch
Senior backend engineer at a fintech scale-up in Stellenbosch, South Africa, designing, building, and scaling financial-grade backend services, databases, and APIs, with microservices on cloud platforms using Java, Python, Go, or C#.
Senior Java Backend Engineer (Spring) — Build Scalable APIs
Placements24 in Polokwane is hiring a Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and RESTful APIs using Java and the Spring ecosystem. The role involves writing clean, tested code, contributing to architectural decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on client projects.
Senior Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs in Soweto
Senior Backend Engineer at Placements24 in Soweto, South Africa, designing, building, and maintaining scalable services and APIs while collaborating with product teams on performance and security. Core stack: Python/Java/Go/Node.js, strong API design, SQL/NoSQL databases, microservices, and cloud deployment.
Senior Software Engineer Backend | Java | Integrações Hospitalares
Senior backend Java engineer on Dasa's in-house tech team (Brazil's largest integrated healthcare network), developing, maintaining and integrating hospital systems: Spring Boot APIs, REST/SOAP web services, JSF/VRaptor/React/Angular front ends, and Oracle/MySQL query work, plus incident investigation and technical documentation.
Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)
Fully remote senior backend engineer role placed with an enterprise software client: designing scalable APIs and backend services, optimizing databases, and ensuring system stability. Core stack includes Python/Java/Go/Node.js, SQL and NoSQL databases, REST APIs, microservices, and cloud/container tooling (AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes).
Senior Backend Engineer, Monetization & Microservices
Senior backend developer on Coursera's Monetization team in Toronto, owning service architecture and product APIs for scalable backend systems while leading technical initiatives. Core stack is Java, Scala, and the Play framework with modern data stores.
Senior Mobile & Backend Engineer
Senior engineer at insurance company Manulife building mobile and backend solutions for Retirement customers: working full-stack with React Native apps and NestJS services, shaping architecture and engineering standards, and mentoring teammates via code reviews and pair programming.
Senior Java Backend Engineer – Fintech, Spring & Kafka
Senior Java backend engineer for a global fintech firm in Hong Kong: building and maintaining scalable Spring and Kafka microservices, coordinating with product teams, and keeping CI/CD and observability strong across distributed systems. Requires 7+ years of Java backend experience.
Senior Backend Developer
Senior Backend Developer joining Migros's IT Logistics Solutions team in Turkey: designing system architectures for an ongoing logistics transformation and building backend web services and applications with Java/Spring Boot, microservices, Kafka, Elasticsearch/MongoDB, Redis, and Docker/Kubernetes.