Senior Back-end Developer

Ref: JO-2510-356933

South Africa, Pretoria
Technology
IT
50 - 249 Employees
ZAR 600,000.00 - ZAR 700,000.00 per annum

Environment: Hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Starts: 2026-01-01

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Location: Pretoria (Hybrid)

Our clients is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a team building high-performance, scalable systems. You’ll work on microservices, APIs, and cloud-based solutions that power mission-critical platforms.

What You’ll Do

Design and implement backend services and APIs.
Build and optimize microservices architecture.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on technical strategy.
Debug, test, and maintain production systems.

What We’re Looking For

5+ years software engineering experience.
Strong skills in Golang, Docker, and CI/CD.
Solid understanding of APIs, HTTP, RESTful services, authentication, and logging.
Experience with SQL, database schema design, and query optimization.
Familiarity with AWS or Azure (EC2, S3, Lambda).

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