Remote Lead Backend Engineer - Fintech APIs & Microservices
Fully remote (South Africa) Lead Backend Engineer role: design, build, and scale Node.js/Express.js APIs and microservices, mentor engineers, and set engineering standards with CI/CD and cloud-native practices while collaborating with product and frontend teams.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Upington, South Africa
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Experienced backend engineer for a lead role
- Design, build, and scale backend services with Node.js and Express.js
- Architect APIs and microservices
- Mentor a team of engineers
- Shape product roadmap and engineering standards
- Collaborate with product managers and frontend teams
- CI/CD experience
- Scalable data models
- Cloud-native patterns
- Based in South Africa (fully remote team)
Full description
Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Backend Engineer to join a fully remote team based in South Africa. You will design, build, and scale backend services using Node.js and Express.js, architect APIs and microservices, and mentor a team of engineers.
Your leadership will shape the product roadmap and engineering standards while collaborating with product managers and frontend teams. The role emphasizes technical excellence, CI/CD, scalable data models, and cloud-native patterns in a