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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 - GCP Cloud-Native Pipelines (Hybrid)
Senior Data Engineer at PBT Group in Johannesburg (hybrid) designing, developing and optimising scalable, cloud-native data platforms and near-real-time pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, with a focus on distributed, highly parallelised batch and streaming and event-driven processing.
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.
Senior Full Stack Developer (C# And Angular)
Senior full stack developer based in Pretoria, building quality software for an engineering and industrial technology company, working across the stack in C#, Angular, SQL, and DevOps. Permanent role paying a cost-to-company salary of up to R800K per annum.
Senior Full Stack Developer (Java/Spring Boot & React)
On-site senior full stack developer role in Klerksdorp, South Africa, building enterprise web applications across the whole SDLC: REST APIs, database design and optimization, testing, code reviews, and mentoring junior developers. Stack is Java/Spring Boot on the backend and React on the frontend, with relational databases like PostgreSQL/MySQL.
Senior Full Stack Developer (Node.js/Angular)
Senior full-stack developer at a Stellenbosch software company (hybrid work): designs Node.js REST APIs, builds Angular interfaces, writes tests, optimizes scalability, reviews code, and mentors junior developers. Core stack is JavaScript/TypeScript with Node.js, Angular, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
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 Engineer - Microservices, Cloud & Equity
Senior Backend Engineer building and maintaining server-side logic and APIs in Node.js/Express for a technology company based in Soweto, Gauteng. The work covers scalable architecture, microservices, databases (PostgreSQL/MongoDB), cloud platforms and Docker, plus security and performance optimization, working on-site from the Soweto office.
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.
Senior DevOps Engineer — Hybrid, CI/CD & IaC Expert
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer at LexisNexis Legal & Professional evolving a global CI/CD platform: partnering with engineering teams to build secure, scalable delivery pipelines using infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and Jenkins, in a hybrid setup based in Pretoria.
Senior DevOps Engineer - Automation Specialist
Senior DevOps engineer at a Pretoria-based fintech client, working hybrid (remote plus in-office at the Pretoria hub). Day to day: building CI/CD pipelines, automating cloud infrastructure with IaC (Terraform/Ansible), managing Docker/Kubernetes, and keeping financial platforms reliable and secure.
Senior DevOps Engineer | Hybrid, Cloud, CI/CD & Growth
Senior DevOps Engineer at Placements24 in Vereeniging, South Africa (hybrid), building and maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Day-to-day focuses on automation, containerization, and secure, scalable deployments that keep production environments reliable.
Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer - Hybrid (Port Elizabeth)
Senior Cloud & DevOps engineer who designs, implements, and manages scalable cloud infrastructure and automates deployment pipelines to keep systems reliable and high-performing. Core stack spans AWS/Azure/GCP, containers, IaC, and modern CI/CD, with attention to security and monitoring. Hybrid role from a Port Elizabeth office.
Senior DevOps Engineer: Automation & CI/CD (Hybrid)
Senior DevOps Engineer at a fintech-focused company headquartered in Pretoria, working hybrid to advance CI/CD pipelines, drive IaC and infrastructure automation, and keep scalable financial platforms reliable. Day to day involves cloud and containerization work, mentoring juniors, and collaborating with dev and ops teams.
Senior DevOps Engineer (CI/CD & Cloud Automation)
Senior DevOps engineer hired via recruiter Placements24 for an e-commerce platform in Vereeniging, South Africa, on a hybrid model. Designs and runs CI/CD pipelines, automates AWS/Azure/GCP infrastructure with IaC, manages Docker/Kubernetes, and maintains monitoring, logging, and security of production environments.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java/Spring for FinTech Impact
Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer in Rustenburg, South Africa, to design, build, and maintain high-performance financial systems — developing robust APIs with Java, Spring Boot, and microservices, integrating data sources, and mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud Infra (Hybrid, Growth)
Senior backend engineer designing, building, and maintaining scalable distributed microservices and cloud infrastructure powering the company's cloud offerings. Day to day involves AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker/Kubernetes, RESTful APIs, and CI/CD pipelines, in a hybrid on-site/remote setup in Sandton.