Senior Backend Engineer - Python/Django (Hybrid, Impactful)
Senior Backend Engineer building and maintaining Python/Django backend systems for an e-commerce platform: designing RESTful APIs, optimizing PostgreSQL/MySQL databases, and ensuring scalable, secure server-side logic. Hybrid role based in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, combining remote work with in-office collaboration.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Mossel Bay, South Africa
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong Python/Django experience
- RESTful API design and development
- PostgreSQL/MySQL database optimization
- Cloud familiarity
- Ability to shape architecture and ensure scalable, secure server-side logic
- Based in Mossel Bay, Western Cape area for hybrid in-office collaboration
Full description
Placements24 is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, to design, develop and maintain robust Python/Django backend systems. This hybrid role combines remote flexibility with in-office collaboration to power an innovative e-commerce platform.
You will build RESTful APIs, optimize PostgreSQL/MySQL databases, and ensure scalable, secure server-side logic. Strong Python/Django experience, API design, and cloud familiarity are essential for shaping architecture and delivering