Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Python/Django, AI
Senior backend engineer at Placements24 designing, building, and maintaining scalable Python/Django services with RESTful APIs, relational databases, and AI-enabled features. Fully remote within South Africa, collaborating with front-end teams while ensuring performance and code quality.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sandton, South Africa
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of backend development experience
- Strong Python and Django skills
- Strong REST API skills
- Relational database expertise
- Experience with cloud platforms
- Experience with testing
Full description
Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python and Django, focusing on RESTful APIs, relational databases, and AI-enabled features.
You will collaborate with front-end teams, ensure performance, and uphold code quality in a fully remote SA role. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, strong Django/REST skills, database expertise, and experience with cloud platforms and testing.