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  • gauteng, South Africa Jobgether SRL Full-time

    Lever, Inc. in South Africa is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer (Fin Crime) to build scalable financial infrastructure enabling fiat and digital currency movements. You will design and maintain high-quality backend services and APIs within an autonomous squad, owning technical decisions and delivery. The role requires 5+ years of backend...


  • johannesburg, gauteng, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full-time R 1 Contract

    Boardroom Appointments seeks a Senior Developer to design and implement backend systems, creating APIs for third-party access to our platform. You will build services in. NET Core using C# or VB. Net and work with SQL Server 2017. Familiarity with Knockout JS atop ASP. NET MVC4 is valued, along with Vue. JS for modern interfaces. Ideal applicants have...


  • johannesburg, gauteng, South Africa ATS Client Full-time R 1 Contract

    ATS Client in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to lead modernization of enterprise financial platforms. The role focuses on migrating legacy. NET systems to scalable Java-based architectures. You will drive backend development, design secure systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams while contributing to CI/CD and cloud...


  • eastern cape, South Africa Placements24 Full-time

    Placements24 in Port Elizabeth is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement robust server-side logic, APIs, and data models that power their digital products. You will mentor junior team members, optimize performance, and collaborate with frontend and product teams to deliver scalable solutions on cloud platforms. The role...


  • gauteng, South Africa Kraken Full-time

    Kraken is seeking a senior Rust engineer to design and implement robust services powering trading, payments, and crypto experiences. You will contribute to low-latency, scalable systems and collaborate with hundreds of engineers worldwide. The role emphasizes ownership, mentorship, and a security-first mindset, with a focus on distributed architectures,...


  • gauteng, South Africa RemoFirst Full-time

    Remo First is actively seeking a Staff Back-End Engineer to own and evolve backend systems in Python and Java. You will design, build, and scale services for a global remote team, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Operations to deliver reliable, high-performance platforms. You will lead architectural discussions, embrace modern practices like...


  • johannesburg, gauteng, South Africa ATS Client Full-time R 1 Contract

    ATS Client in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Back-End Developer to architect and implement scalable microservices in a complex product environment. You will design robust APIs, ensure security, and drive performance. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and Dev Ops teams, and contribute to shaping the platform's data workflows with Kafka,...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full-time

    Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town seeks a Senior PHP Backend Developer to join our development team. The role focuses on troubleshooting, testing, and maintaining core product software and databases while collaborating with UX to build scalable, well-architected applications.You will work across the development lifecycle, apply TDD, refine the codebase,...


  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Crossing Hurdles Full-time

    Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Software Engineer Backend for a remote contract role. You will design and implement scalable backend services and APIs, focusing on performance, reliability, and code quality.Ideal candidates bring strong backend experience across languages such as Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, Typescript, Python or C++, plus a track record of...


  • Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Crossing Hurdles Full-time

    Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Software Engineer Backend for a remote contract role. You will design and implement scalable backend services and APIs, focusing on performance, reliability, and code quality.Ideal candidates bring strong backend experience across languages such as Java, Node.js, Go, Rust, Typescript, Python or C++, plus a track record of...


  • johannesburg, gauteng, South Africa Sourceworx Pty Full-time R 1 Contract

    Sourceworx Pty is seeking a Senior Android developer to lead the development and maintenance of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. The role emphasizes collaborative problem-solving, high-quality design, and delivering robust features. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of Android experience, deep knowledge of Java and...


  • gauteng, South Africa Lumenalta Full-time

    A tech solutions company is seeking an experienced backend developer for a fully remote position. You will design and maintain scalable backend systems using Python and AWS services, implement microservices, and ensure high reliability. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience, especially with Graph QL APIs and cloud infrastructure. Strong...


  • cape town, western cape, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full-time R 1 Contract

    Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (BackEnd) to advance backend systems using .NET technologies. You will collaborate with frontend engineers and other teams to deliver scalable, robust services, design database schemas, and ensure quality through SDLC documentation and testing. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience, strong...


  • Remote, South Africa RemoFirst Full-time R 2 Contract

    RemoFirst is actively seeking a Staff Back-End Engineer to own and evolve backend systems in Python and Java. You will design, build, and scale services for a global remote team, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Operations to deliver reliable, high-performance platforms. You will lead architectural discussions, embrace modern practices like...


  • gauteng, South Africa Block Labs Full-time

    Block Labs is seeking a seasoned Go backend engineer to build distributed, high‑volume services for crypto, fintech, and real‑money gaming. You will own end‑to‑end backend components, make architectural decisions, and ensure production reliability. You will translate business goals into scoped work, design resilient services, and uphold correctness...


  • gauteng, South Africa Indsafri Full-time

    Indsafri is seeking an Intermediate Developer to join its software team to build and maintain high-quality applications. You will work independently on tasks and collaborate within a development team to deliver features and fixes that meet technical and business requirements. You will contribute to design discussions, implement RESTful APIs, and...


  • workfromhome, gauteng, South Africa Micro1. Full-time R 620,000 Contract

    Micro1. is seeking a backend-focused contractor to help train next-generation AI systems. You will design and create challenging coding tasks and implement deterministic verifiers to evaluate solutions, shaping how models learn and perform through high-quality data. No prior AI experience required; domain knowledge matters. Flexible, remote engagement with...

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    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa AES Global Full-time

    AES Global is seeking an Intermediate Back-End Developer (C#) to help build its insurance-management platform and translate business requirements into robust back-end features. You’ll work across the SDLC, translating requirements into technical specifications and implementing new product features.You’ll collaborate with product owners and architects,...


  • Remote, South Africa Jobgether SRL Full-time R 2 Contract

    Lever, Inc. in South Africa is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer (FinCrime) to build scalable financial infrastructure enabling fiat and digital currency movements. You will design and maintain high-quality backend services and APIs within an autonomous squad, owning technical decisions and delivery. The role requires 5+ years of backend experience,...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Hire Resolve Full-time

    Hire Resolve is seeking a Senior Back-End Engineer to join their technology team developing software for mining operations. The role is senior, autonomous, and focuses on backend development using Python and Go, with exposure to Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL and Celery, and a migration of parts of the platform to Go.The candidate will design, implement and...