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Senior Fullstack Developer
Senior full-stack developer joining a client's core R&D team to build a cloud-based SaaS platform: architecture, Node.js backend, React frontend, third-party API integrations and performance optimisation, while mentoring juniors and upholding coding standards. Hybrid working in Cape Town; stack centers on AWS, microservices and containers.
Remote Lead Cloud Architect — Cloud-Native & DevOps Leader
Lead Cloud Solutions Architect working fully remote in South Africa: designs and manages cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, guides a distributed team, mentors junior architects, and drives cost optimization, security, and scalable multi-cloud architecture.
Remote Senior DevOps Engineer: Cloud, CI/CD & IaC Lead
Senior DevOps Engineer at Placements24 on a fully remote, globally distributed team: designing and managing scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure/GCP, building CI/CD pipelines, and automating infrastructure as code, with emphasis on automation, security, and operational excellence.
Remote DevOps Engineer: Scale Cloud Infra & CI/CD
Placements24 seeks a fully remote DevOps Engineer (anywhere in South Africa) to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure from home, automating deployments and ensuring application reliability. Core stack includes AWS or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, scripting, and IaC tools.
Senior Data Engineer - AI Platforms
Senior Data Engineer who designs, builds, and maintains ETL data pipelines and cloud data infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) powering AI/ML initiatives, ensuring data quality and scalability for data scientists and AI engineers. Based in Upington, Northern Cape on a hybrid model; requires 5+ years in data engineering with SQL, Python, and big data tools.
Remote DevOps Engineer: Cloud, CI/CD & Automation
Placements24 is hiring a remote-first DevOps Engineer to drive automation, deployment, and operational excellence on a scalable cloud platform. Day to day: build CI/CD pipelines and AWS/Azure/GCP infrastructure, automate provisioning with Terraform/Ansible, and implement monitoring, logging, and security practices alongside dev and QA teams.
Remote Lead DevOps Engineer - CI/CD & Cloud Automation
Fully remote Lead DevOps Engineer role at Placements24: own CI/CD, cloud automation and infrastructure strategy across AWS/Azure/GCP, design IaC, manage containers, implement monitoring and security, and lead a team of engineers supporting a fast-growing SaaS platform.
Remote Lead DevOps Engineer - CI/CD & Automation
Fully remote Lead DevOps Engineer for a fast-growing SaaS client: designs and runs CI/CD pipelines, automates cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) with Terraform and Kubernetes, manages monitoring and reliability, and mentors junior engineers while enforcing DevOps best practices.
Senior Full-Stack Developer - JavaScript Ecosystem
Senior full-stack developer for a Pietermaritzburg-based tech client, working hybrid: building and maintaining scalable web applications, managing databases, reviewing code and mentoring juniors in agile teams. Core stack is the JavaScript ecosystem (React/Angular/Vue, Node.js/Express) with PostgreSQL/MongoDB/MySQL; cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes are desirable.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django)
Senior Backend Engineer designing, building, and scaling Python/Django backend services and RESTful APIs for a SaaS client's platform, fully remote from anywhere in South Africa. Day to day: database management (PostgreSQL/MySQL), testing, code reviews, troubleshooting, and mentoring junior engineers.
Remote DevOps Engineer Apprentice
Entry-level DevOps apprenticeship at a fast-paced SaaS company, fully remote from South Africa. The apprentice assists with CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP), Docker/Kubernetes, Terraform/Ansible, monitoring and automation under mentorship, with training and a stipend provided.
AI Data Engineer - Big Data Pipelines
AI Data Engineer building and maintaining scalable big data pipelines (ETL/ELT, data warehouses and lakes on cloud) that feed AI/ML initiatives, ensuring data quality and performance end to end. Core stack: SQL, Python/Scala/Java, Spark/Hadoop/Flink, Airflow, AWS/Azure/GCP data services.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer (Python)
Fully remote Senior Backend Engineer for a fintech startup (recruited via Placements24): designing scalable Python backend services and REST APIs with Django/Flask, PostgreSQL and Redis on cloud platforms, plus architecture decisions, code reviews, and mentoring, with an operational base in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Hybrid Senior Data Engineer - Big Data & ETL Pipelines
Senior Data Engineer at a Sandton-based data analytics firm, designing and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and big data infrastructure for BI, ML and reporting. Core stack: Spark, Hadoop, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Hybrid work model.
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 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.
Lead Full-Stack Developer (React & Node.js)
Lead full-stack engineer role at a George, Western Cape technology solutions provider: architect and build scalable web apps with React and Node.js, drive code quality and best practices, and mentor a team of engineers. Fully remote within South Africa.
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.