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  • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa E-Merge Remote Full-time

    E-Merge is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa. The ideal candidate has 8 to 10+ years of experience in building production backend systems and deep knowledge in microservices and domain-driven design.This contract position offers a rate of R760 per hour, negotiable based on experience. Responsibilities include debugging production...


  • East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa E-Merge Remote Full-time

    E-Merge is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa. The ideal candidate has 8 to 10+ years of experience in building production backend systems and deep knowledge in microservices and domain-driven design.This contract position offers a rate of R760 per hour, negotiable based on experience. Responsibilities include debugging production...


  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Camunda Remote Full-time R 2 - R 4 Contract

    Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. With built-in governance, auditability, and human oversight, Camunda gives enterprises the control they need to move AI from pilots to production — safely and at scale. Trusted by...


  • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Camunda Remote Full-time R 2 - R 4 Contract

    Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. With built-in governance, auditability, and human oversight, Camunda gives enterprises the control they need to move AI from pilots to production — safely and at scale. Trusted by...


  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa E-Merge Remote Full-time

    E-Merge is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa. The ideal candidate has 8 to 10+ years of experience in building production backend systems and deep knowledge in microservices and domain-driven design.This contract position offers a rate of R760 per hour, negotiable based on experience. Responsibilities include debugging production...


  • Wes-Kaap, South Africa IQbusiness South Africa Full-time R 1 - R 2 Contract

    iqx, the Technology Division of iqbusiness, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Backend Developer to join a dynamic technology team building mission-critical banking platforms. The role is based in Cape Town, with 4 days in the office in Stellenbosch, and involves designing, developing, and delivering secure, scalable backend solutions.You will work in...


  • Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Camunda Remote Full-time R 2 - R 4 Contract

    Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. With built-in governance, auditability, and human oversight, Camunda gives enterprises the control they need to move AI from pilots to production — safely and at scale. Trusted by...


  • Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa Camunda Remote Full-time R 2 - R 4 Contract

    Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. With built-in governance, auditability, and human oversight, Camunda gives enterprises the control they need to move AI from pilots to production — safely and at scale. Trusted by...


  • East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa Camunda Remote Full-time R 2 - R 4 Contract

    Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. With built-in governance, auditability, and human oversight, Camunda gives enterprises the control they need to move AI from pilots to production — safely and at scale. Trusted by...


  • Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa Camunda Remote Full-time R 2 - R 4 Contract

    Camunda is hiring a Backend Senior Software Engineer for the Data Layer team. You will build and evolve storage and query layers across relational databases and Elasticsearch/OpenSearch to keep Camunda 8 data fast, accurate, and scalable.You will work on challenging projects like reshaping data storage, streaming to external systems, and scaling secondary...


  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Camunda Remote Full-time R 2 - R 4 Contract

    Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. With built-in governance, auditability, and human oversight, Camunda gives enterprises the control they need to move AI from pilots to production — safely and at scale. Trusted by...


  • Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa E-Merge Remote Full-time

    E-Merge is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa. The ideal candidate has 8 to 10+ years of experience in building production backend systems and deep knowledge in microservices and domain-driven design.This contract position offers a rate of R760 per hour, negotiable based on experience. Responsibilities include debugging production...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa OfferZen Full-time

    Senior Backend Engineer - Cape Town (Remote) Are you a talented senior backend engineer looking for your next remote developer job? OfferZen, the developer jobs marketplace, reverses the job search process. We connect developers with a vast network of top tech companies that are eager to apply to interview you! This could be the last job posting you ever...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa OfferZen Full-time

    Senior Backend Engineer - Cape Town (Hybrid) Are you a talented senior backend engineer looking for your next developer job in Cape Town? OfferZen, the developer jobs marketplace, reverses the job search process. We connect developers with a vast network of top tech companies that are eager to apply to interview you! This could be the last job posting you...


  • cape town, western cape, South Africa Datafin Full-time

    Senior Backend Software Engineer (Integrations) (Remote) IT - Software Development Johannesburg - Gauteng - South Africa, Cape Town - Western Cape - South Africa, Kenya, Remote ENVIRONMENT JOIN a cutting-edge Fin Tech company helping to shape the future of digital payments across Africa as its next Senior Backend Software Engineer. You will design, build,...


  • za Kraken Full-time

    Building the Future of Open Finance Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system. Before you apply, we...


  • mpumalanga, za, Mpumalanga Placements24 Full-time

    Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for a construction management platform.This fully remote role offers the chance to work with modern tech and influence the technical roadmap from anywhere.You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, implement security...

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    Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Recruit-It Full-time

    Recruit-It is seeking a senior software developer to join a Java-centric team in South Africa. You will refine requirements with business analysts, refactor code for maintainability, and deliver production-ready software with thorough unit tests.Required: 8-10 years in software development, strong Java skills, experience with JavaScript/TypeScript,...


  • gauteng, za, Gauteng E-Merge Full-time

    E-Merge is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer in South Africa. The ideal candidate has 8 to 10+ years of experience in building production backend systems and deep knowledge in microservices and domain-driven design.This contract position offers a rate of R760 per hour, negotiable based on experience. Responsibilities include debugging production...


  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Datafin Full-time

    Senior Backend Software Engineer (Integrations) (Remote) IT - Software Development Johannesburg - Gauteng - South Africa, Cape Town - Western Cape - South Africa, Kenya, Remote ENVIRONMENT JOIN a cutting-edge FinTech company helping to shape the future of digital payments across Africa as its next Senior Backend Software Engineer. You will design, build, and...