Remote Lead Backend Engineer – Cloud APIs & Scale

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer focused on backend development. This fully remote role in South Africa requires guiding a team to build scalable backend systems, RESTful APIs, and microservices.

You will mentor engineers, optimize performance, and drive CI/CD and testing practices while staying ahead of new technologies. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, strong languages like Python/Java/Go, and experience with cloud platforms and containers.