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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
Placements24
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Senior Backend Engineer – Scale & Mentor Teams

Open 36d AfricaSenior
South Africa

Senior backend developer at Placements24 in Klerksdorp, South Africa, designing, building, and deploying scalable backend services and APIs. Day to day involves collaborating with front-end developers, product managers, and QA, optimizing performance, and mentoring junior engineers while shaping core product architecture.
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Placements24
6 views last month

Senior Backend Developer

Open 36d AfricaSenior
South Africa

Senior Backend Developer in Vereeniging, South Africa, building and optimizing server-side APIs, database interactions, and system architecture for a client's core applications. Works across the full SDLC with frontend and product teams, mentors juniors, using Python/Java/C#/Go, SQL/NoSQL databases, REST, cloud platforms, and Docker.

API Api Design AWS Azure Cloud +10 skills
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Placements24
12 views last month

Senior Backend Engineer (Java)

Open 36d RemoteAfricaSenior
South Africa

Senior backend engineer designing, building, and maintaining scalable, high-performance Java services and APIs (Spring Boot) for a fully remote team — handling microservices architecture, database optimization, code reviews, mentoring, and production troubleshooting.

API Api Design AWS Azure Cloud +12 skills
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Placements24
5 views last month

Senior Backend Engineer: Scale High-Performance APIs

Open 36d AfricaSenior
South Africa

Senior Backend Engineer at Placements24 in Vereeniging designs and optimizes server-side logic, APIs, and data contracts, mentors junior engineers, and helps shape technical architecture. Core stack includes Python/Java/C#/Go, PostgreSQL/MySQL, RESTful APIs, cloud platforms, and Docker; the role is on-site.

API Cloud C# Docker Java +4 skills
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Placements24
6 views last month

Senior Software Developer (Backend)

Open 36d AfricaSenior
South Africa

Senior backend developer in Klerksdorp, South Africa who designs, builds, and deploys scalable backend services and APIs, collaborates with frontend, product, and QA teams, optimizes performance, and mentors junior developers. Core tech includes an OOP language (Java, Python, C#, Go), SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and Docker/Kubernetes.

API AWS Azure Cloud Containerization +10 skills
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Albert Bow
last month

Senior backend engineer – c++ / .net

Open 38d AfricaContractSenior
South Africa

Albert Bow is hiring a contract Senior Backend Engineer in Pretoria to design and maintain backend systems using C++, C#, .NET Core, WCF and Web API. The role involves complex SQL Server work, multi-threaded development, and portable C++ targeting Windows and Linux within an Agile/Scrum environment.

Agile API Azure C++ C# +9 skills
500 – 500 ZAR / hr
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Placements24
14 views last month

Senior Python Backend Engineer - Remote, Scalable APIs

Open 37d RemoteAfricaSenior
South Africa

Placements24 is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale Python backend services and APIs for a fully remote team. Day to day the role focuses on secure server-side development, database optimization, and contributing to system architecture.

API Python
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Placements24
15 views last month

Senior Backend Engineer - Python

Open 37d RemoteAfricaSenior
South Africa

Fully remote senior backend role focused on designing, building, and scaling Python-based server-side services and APIs (Django/Flask), optimizing databases (SQL/NoSQL) and system architecture, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires 5+ years of backend experience with a primary Python focus.

API Api Design AWS Azure Cloud +12 skills
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DockYard
8 views last month

Senior Elixir & Phoenix Backend Engineer

Open 37d AfricaSenior
South Africa

Senior backend engineer at DockYard building user experience-focused web applications, working independently or alongside other engineers to deliver scalable solutions. Core stack is Elixir and Phoenix, with strong OTP usage, backend services, JSON APIs, and relational databases.

API Elixir JSON
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Exclusively Remote
last month

Remote .net backend engineer — apis & performance

Open 41d RemoteAfrica
South Africa

Exclusively Remote is seeking a. NET Developer (Backend Focus) to design, build and maintain scalable backend services using C# and. NET Core/. NET 6+. You will develop REST APIs, optimize SQL Server databases, and…

API C# REST SQL SQL Server
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PowerOptimal
1 views last month

Remote-first backend engineer - aws iot telemetry platform

Open 41d RemoteAfrica
South Africa

Power Optimal seeks a Backend Engineer to own and scale our Io T backend platform on AWS. You will work primarily on backend and platform development with occasional frontend tasks. The role is remote-first, based in…

API AWS Kafka PostgreSQL
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Techrepo.co.za
11 views last month

Python backend engineer - remote & flexible hours

Open 37d HybridAfrica
South Africa

Design and implement scalable Python backend services powering Mr D's delivery platform for millions of users. Day-to-day work spans API design, data streaming, and real-time processing in cloud-native environments using Kafka, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and Elastic. Remote/hybrid with flexible hours in Cape Town.

API Api Design Cloud Cloud Native Distributed Systems +4 skills
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PBT Group
8 views last month

Senior Java Backend Engineer - Microservices & Cloud

Open 38d AfricaSenior
South Africa

Design and build scalable Java backend services and secure APIs using microservices, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

API AWS Azure CI/CD Cloud +5 skills
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Pbt-Group
10 views last month

Java Backend Developer - Spring Boot & Microservices

Open 38d Africa
South Africa

Develop and maintain Java backend services using Spring Boot and microservices, design REST APIs, participate in architecture sessions, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines within an Agile team.

Agile CI/CD Java REST
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PBT Group
8 views last month

Java Developer (Back-End)

Open 38d Africa
South Africa

Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable back-end systems and APIs using Java and .NET, optimizing performance and database efficiency while collaborating with front‑end teams and stakeholders.

API AWS Azure CI/CD Cloud +10 skills
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IQ Business Group
7 views last month

Java Backend Engineer - Hybrid Contract (Spring & APIs)

Open 39d AfricaContract
South Africa

Contract Java backend engineer in Johannesburg (hybrid) designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend applications. Core stack is Java with Spring Boot and REST APIs within modern CI/CD workflows; cloud and containerization experience are desirable bonuses.

API CI/CD Cloud Containerization Java +2 skills
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Electrum Payments
5 views last month

Java Backend Engineer – Intermediate | Flexible Hours

Open 39d Africa
South Africa

Electrum Payments is hiring an intermediate Java backend developer in Cape Town to write high-performance, maintainable back-end services for its payments platform. The core requirement is 3+ years of development experience with strong Java skills; payments and SaaS exposure is a plus.

Fintech Java SaaS
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Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V
1 views 2 months ago

Asp.net core & umbraco developer – backend & cms pro

Open 44d AfricaMiddle
South Africa

Publicis Groupe Holdings B. V is seeking a Mid-Level ASP. NET / Umbraco Developer to join our growing technology team in Cape Town. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in building enterprise-grade…

C# SQL SQL Server
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primer.io
8 views 2 months ago

Software Engineer III, Backend - Protection

Open 61d RemoteAfricaFull-time
South Africa

Builds backend services for dispute automation and fraud prevention in payments, including rules engines, vendor integrations, and lifecycle coverage for merchants.

Automation Observability Python
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Hire Resolve
4 views 2 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Python/Go, Own Projects & Impact

Open 41d AfricaSenior
South Africa

Senior Backend Engineer building software for mining operations, designing APIs and database migrations in Python (Flask, SQLAlchemy, Celery, PostgreSQL) while migrating parts of the platform to Go and mentoring junior engineers.

API Flask PostgreSQL Python
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