Placements24
Lead Java Backend Engineer — Hybrid Architect & Mentor
Lead Backend Engineer at Placements24 in Gauteng, South Africa (hybrid): designs and builds scalable Java backends with Spring Boot and microservices, optimizes performance, mentors engineers, and helps shape platform architecture alongside product teams.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- South Africa
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Design and implementation of scalable Java-based backends
- Spring Boot
- Microservices architecture
- Cloud-aware development
- Mentoring engineers and technical leadership
- Performance optimization
- Leading best practices across the backend stack
- Collaboration with product teams on platform architecture
Full description
Placements24 in South Africa seeks a Lead Backend Engineer to drive design and implementation of scalable Java-based backends, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to shape the platform architecture.
This hybrid role in Gauteng offers hands-on leadership, cloud-aware development (Spring Boot, microservices), and a culture of excellence. You will optimize performance, mentor peers, and lead best practices across the backend stack.