Tech jobs
Job listings
AI Data Engineer: Scalable Big Data Pipelines in the Cloud
AI Data Engineer at Placements24 in Polokwane who designs and maintains scalable cloud data pipelines for AI projects — building data warehouses/lakes and ETL/ELT processes so data scientists and ML engineers get reliable, quality data. Core stack: SQL, Spark/Hadoop/Flink, Python, Scala.
Senior Data Engineer
PBT Group is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in Johannesburg (hybrid, 12-month contract) to design, build and optimise cloud-native data platforms and near-real-time pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, working with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Composer and dbt, using advanced Python and SQL.
Senior Data Engineer (Big Data & ETL)
Senior Data Engineer at a data analytics firm in Sandton (hybrid work). Day to day: designing, building, and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and cloud data infrastructure using big data tools (Spark, Hadoop), SQL, Python/Scala, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP to support BI, ML, and reporting.
Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django) - Remote, Flexible Hours
Senior backend engineer at a cloud-native, remote-first company operating across South Africa, designing, developing, and deploying backend systems in Python/Django while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to architectural decisions.
Lead Backend Engineer - Remote, Scale High-Performance Systems
Lead a fully remote South African backend team, shaping the architecture of the core platform and mentoring developers to deliver scalable services and robust APIs. Requires 7+ years of backend experience with modern languages (Python, Node.js, Java, Go) and relational/NoSQL databases.
Senior Full Stack Developer - Cloud Solutions
Senior full-stack developer joining a cloud-solutions technology firm in Durban (hybrid). Designs, builds, tests, and deploys full-stack web apps, APIs, and microservices using backends like Python/Node/Java/C#, frontends like React/Angular/Vue, SQL/NoSQL databases, and AWS/Azure/GCP cloud platforms.
Senior Data Engineer - GCP & Real-Time Pipelines (Hybrid)
PBT Group seeks a Senior Data Engineer in Johannesburg (hybrid) on a 12-month contract to design, build and optimise cloud-native data platforms and near-real-time pipelines on GCP, working with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, dbt, Python and SQL alongside cross-functional teams.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Microservices
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Developer for a fully remote team across South Africa. The role involves architecting, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems and APIs/microservices in the cloud, mentoring junior developers, and shaping technical strategy using Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer – Python, FinTech APIs
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement scalable Python backend systems and RESTful APIs using PostgreSQL and Redis, delivering financial technology services in a remote-first, asynchronous global team, with a base in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Senior Data Engineer (Big Data & Analytics)
Senior Data Engineer designing, building, and maintaining big-data pipelines, warehouses, and data lakes for a telecommunications company, turning massive datasets into analytics-ready insights. Core stack: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, SQL, Python/Scala/Java, and cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Remote-first within South Africa.
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer in Johannesburg (hybrid) building scalable data pipelines, ETL processes and real-time API-based integrations using Python and SQL on cloud platforms. Focuses on production reliability, DataOps (CI/CD, containerisation, infrastructure-as-code) and mentoring junior engineers for a global technology client.
Senior Data Engineer – Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Senior Data Engineer on a 12-month contract (Johannesburg, hybrid) at consultancy PBT Group, designing and building scalable cloud-native data platforms and near-real-time pipelines on GCP. Core stack: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, dbt, Python and SQL, with workloads on Cloud Run and GKE.
Graduate Software Engineer - Full Stack Development
Graduate full-stack software engineer joining client WhatJobs Direct in Stellenbosch, South Africa: designing, building, testing, and deploying scalable web applications alongside senior engineers in a hybrid in-office/remote setup. Tech spans front-end frameworks (React/Angular/Vue), back-end (Node.js/Django/Spring), SQL/NoSQL databases, APIs, and cloud.
Full Stack Developer: Node.js and React | Contract
12-month contract Full Stack Developer role at IQbusiness in Welgemoed, Cape Town (hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 WFH), building scalable web applications for an international client. Core stack is React and Node.js, with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, third-party API integration, Docker/CI-CD, and SQL Server/Postgres.
Full Stack Developer (Expert) 1508
Senior AI software engineer/architect on a 3-year hybrid contract in Pretoria, owning the full lifecycle of AI-native data products and cloud platform services. Core stack: Java/Spring Boot and Python, with LLMs, RAG and AI agents, data pipelines (ETL), and AWS/Kubernetes/Terraform.
Remote Lead Backend Engineer
Fully remote Lead Backend Engineer for a fast-growing fintech startup: leads design and architecture of scalable backend services and APIs, mentors a team of engineers, and sets technical standards. Stack spans Python/Go/Java/Node.js, microservices, SQL/NoSQL, cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), Docker/Kubernetes, REST, and CI/CD.
Senior Software Engineer (Cloud & DevOps)
Senior Cloud & DevOps engineer based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (hybrid), who designs and maintains cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure/GCP, builds CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code, and ensures system reliability, performance and security. Requires 5+ years' experience with containers, IaC and monitoring tooling.
Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Remote contractor role for a senior full-stack engineer at a tech firm in Port Elizabeth, South Africa: building and scaling web applications end to end — front-end with React/Angular/Vue, back-end with Node.js/Django/Spring Boot, SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes — plus mentoring juniors and shaping architecture.
Senior Backend Software Engineer - API Development
Senior backend engineer designing, building, and maintaining scalable RESTful APIs and microservices for a SaaS client's platform, working fully remotely. Core stack: Python, Java, Go, or Node.js with SQL/NoSQL databases, Docker, and CI/CD.
Graduate Software Engineer
Entry-level graduate software engineer role in Durban doing full-stack development across the entire SDLC — design, coding, testing, deployment, and production support — for a fast-growing tech startup, working with modern programming languages, Git, and cloud platforms alongside senior engineers.