Senior Backend Developer

5 days ago


Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa Tetrad Group Full time

***Applications can also be sent to:

***12-month contract renewable

We're looking for a
Senior Backend Developer
to join a delivery-focused engineering team and work on a long-term project for a
client in the gaming industry
. This role suits someone who enjoys building scalable, high-performance backend systems and is comfortable operating in cloud-native environments, with some exposure to
Google Cloud Platform
.

You'll be working on production-grade systems that need to handle scale, reliability, and performance, collaborating closely with other senior engineers, product teams, and cloud specialists.

Responsibilities:

  • Designing and building robust backend services and APIs for high-traffic applications
  • Developing and maintaining cloud-native, scalable backend systems
  • Working with distributed systems and microservices-based architectures
  • Deploying and supporting services running on
    Google Cloud
  • Collaborating with frontend, DevOps, and QA teams to deliver reliable features
  • Contributing to technical decisions, code quality, and best practices

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of backend development experience in production environments
  • Strong experience with one or more backend languages such as Java, Go, Python, or
  • Solid understanding of API design, data modelling, and system architecture
  • Exposure to
    Google Cloud Platform
    (GCP) services such as Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, or similar
  • Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams
  • A pragmatic, delivery-oriented mindset with attention to performance and reliability
  • Relevant Degree in Computer Science or related field

Advantageous:

  • Experience with Kubernetes and containerised workloads
  • Infrastructure-as-code exposure (Terraform or similar)
  • Experience working on gaming, fintech, or other high-throughput platforms
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging tools


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