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Backend Jobs in South Africa

There are 388 open Backend jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 184 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, java and cloud.

Most requested skills

api 66%
java 46%
cloud 42%
python 40%
sql 36%
aws 34%
rest 33%
azure 27%

How the work is done

Remote 83 · 21%
Hybrid 48 · 12%
Onsite 3 · 1%

Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 1 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

Senior 204
Lead 13
Middle 10
Junior 6
Intern 1
Staff 1

Who is hiring

1000+ employees 5
201-500 employees 2
501-1000 employees 2
51-200 employees 1

388 jobs

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388 jobs Posted Sort

IQbusiness South Africa

Senior Java Backend Engineer - Banking Platforms

Open 23d HybridAfricaSenior

A senior Java backend developer building mission-critical banking platforms: designing and delivering secure, scalable microservices and RESTful APIs with Java 11/17+ and Spring Boot in an Agile team. Based in Cape Town with 4 days per week in the Stellenbosch office.

Agile API Java Microservices REST +1 skills

Senior Backend Engineer: Microservices Architect (Hybrid)

Open 23d HybridAfricaSenior

A senior backend engineer in Randburg (hybrid) who designs, develops, and maintains microservices, APIs, and distributed systems for high-performance platforms. Core stack includes Java/Python/Go/Node.js with AWS/Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.

API AWS Azure Distributed Systems Docker +5 skills

Quik Hire Staffing

Senior Backend Engineer - Node.js & AWS (Remote)

Open 24d RemoteAfrica, APAC, MENAContractSenior

Role : Senior Backend Engineer - Node.js & AWS (Remote) Location : Remote (Work from Anywhere) Role Overview: We are hiring for one of our clients, seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js, AWS) to work on a…

API Api Design AWS CI/CD Cloud +20 skills

Backend Java Developer

Open 24d HybridAfrica

Hire Resolve is recruiting a mid-level Backend Java Developer (4-7 years' experience) for a client in the FinTech & Telecoms sector, based hybrid in Centurion, Gauteng. Day to day: strong Java back-end development, optimizing inter-application communication, threading, deploying/debugging Java on Linux, and working with MySQL/MariaDB databases.

Fintech Git Java Jenkins Linux +2 skills

Backend Java Engineer – Hybrid (FinTech/Telecoms)

Open 24d Africa

Hire Resolve is recruiting a backend Java developer (4-7 years' experience) for a FinTech/Telecoms client in Centurion, Gauteng, on a hybrid basis. The work centers on Java back-end development with Linux deployment/debugging, MySQL/MariaDB databases, and CI/build tooling like Jenkins, Maven, and Git.

Git Java Jenkins Linux MariaDB +2 skills

Lesaka Technologies

Senior Backend Engineer – Real-Time Switching Systems

Open 24d AfricaSenior

Lesaka Technologies is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer in Cape Town to design and build high-performance switching systems that route and process real-time transactions at scale. Day-to-day work centers on owning backend services, low-latency concurrent systems, reliability, observability, and protocol-level integrations in a hybrid or on-site setup.

Belay Talent Solutions

Backend Engineer - .NET, REST APIs & Docker

Open 24d AfricaLead

Mid-level backend engineer joining Belay Talent Solutions' Pretoria-based, in-person team. Day to day you design and build backend services, REST APIs, and database integrations in .NET, deploy them in Docker/Linux environments, and own code quality, security, and performance alongside a technical lead.

API Docker .NET Linux REST

AWS Backend Developer

Open 24d AfricaContract

A 6-month contract role for an AWS-focused backend developer in Gauteng, South Africa. Day to day you architect and implement serverless/hybrid AWS backends (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Redshift, Glue, Textract, EventBridge), build RESTful APIs with PostgreSQL/MySQL, and handle security, CI/CD, and DevOps. Requires 5+ years of backend experience and proficiency in PHP (Laravel), Python, or Java.

Agile AI Analytics API Api Design +27 skills

Senior backend engineer (node.js) — scale robust apis

Open 25d AfricaSenior

Storyteq is expanding its backend team and seeks a senior backend engineer with a strong focus on Type Script/Java Script and Node.js to build scalable services for global content creation platforms. You will…

Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js) — Scale Robust APIs

Open 27d AfricaSenior

Storyteq is expanding its backend team and seeks a senior backend engineer with a strong focus on TypeScript/JavaScript and Node.js to build scalable services for global content creation platforms. You will collaborate…

DevOps JavaScript Node.js TypeScript

Penta Consulting

Senior .NET Backend Engineer: APIs, SQL & Caching (Onsite)

Open 27d AfricaContractSenior

Penta Consulting is seeking a Senior .Net Developer to join a client team in Johannesburg on a 6 month extendable contract, with on‑site work 4 days a week. You will design and maintain scalable backend systems and…

API .NET Elasticsearch Redis SQL +1 skills

Senior Backend Engineer: Kafka, Event-Driven & Cloud Ops

Open 27d AfricaSenior

Imizizi seeks experienced IT professionals to design, develop, deploy, and operate production-ready applications. You will support 24/7 operations, liaise with customers and vendors, and monitor systems to ensure…

Agile Cloud Cloud Security Kafka

Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js)

Open 27d AfricaSenior

Storyteq is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js) to build and scale backend services for its creative-production platform used by marketing teams. Day to day: shipping TypeScript/Node.js features, designing REST/GraphQL APIs, modeling data in SQL/NoSQL stores, and mentoring other engineers.

AI API CI/CD Cloud Data Modeling +15 skills

Backend Python Developer

Likely evergreen Africa

Backend Python Developer Hire Resolve has a client that is urgently in search of an experienced Backend Python Developer to join their team in Pretoria. Responsibilities Write effective, scalable code. Develop back-end…

Cloud Django Python Scala SQL

Accso - Accelerated Solutions GmbH

Java Engineer — AI-Driven Backend & REST APIs

Open 28d Africa

Builds robust backend services and REST APIs in Java, Spring, and Kotlin for large German and South African client projects at a custom software consultancy, contributing to code reviews, performance tuning, and CI/CD practices.

AI CI/CD Java Kotlin Spring

Senior Java Engineer: AI-Driven Backend & APIs

Open 28d AfricaSenior

Senior Java Engineer developing backend services and REST APIs using Java, Spring, and Kotlin within an agile environment for international clients.

Agile API CI/CD Java JavaScript +3 skills

Senior python/django backend engineer – igaming

Open 30d AfricaSenior

A middle-to-senior Python/Django backend engineer based in Gauteng, South Africa builds and evolves high-performance backend systems for an iGaming technology environment, integrating payment providers and data sources while owning production reliability in a fast-paced team.

Air / Ocean Back End Operator

Open 29d Africa

What You Can Expect : Key Responsibility Areas: • Assisting internal customers & operations team with shipment handling • Processing booking documentation, transport management system (TMS) data entry and financial…

Data Quality ERP

Senior Backend Developer

Open 31d AfricaSenior

Rosstone is seeking a Senior Backend Developer in South Africa to lead the design and evolution of core backend systems. Day to day the role involves architecting scalable .NET Core/C# services, high-performance SQL Server solutions, and contributing to ETL pipelines and CI/CD (Azure DevOps) processes.

API Azure Azure DevOps CI/CD C# +7 skills

Senior Backend Engineer — .NET Core & SQL Server Expert

Open 31d AfricaSenior

Rosstone in Cape Town is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to lead design and evolution of core backend systems using .NET Core, build high-performance SQL Server solutions, and mentor engineers, with collaboration alongside Vue.js frontend toward full-stack ownership.

.NET SQL SQL Server Vue