Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud-Native Microservices Leader
Placements24 seeks a Senior Backend Engineer in Durban to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems for cloud services, architecting microservices, optimizing databases, and ensuring reliability. Core stack includes Python/Java/Go or Node.js, Docker/Kubernetes, SQL and NoSQL, and CI/CD with IaC.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Durban, South Africa
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Proficiency in Python, Java, Go, or Node.js
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- SQL and NoSQL database experience
- CI/CD with infrastructure as code (IaC)
- CS or engineering degree
- At least 6 years in backend development and distributed systems
- Experience architecting microservices
Full description
Placements24 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems powering cloud services. You will architect microservices, optimize databases, and ensure reliability across cloud stacks.
The role requires Python/Java/Go or Node.js, Docker/Kubernetes, SQL and NoSQL, and CI/CD with IaC. A CS or engineering degree plus at least six years in backend development and distributed systems is expected.