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  • South Africa Crossing Hurdles Remote 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...


  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Crossing Hurdles Remote 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 Crossing Hurdles Remote 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...


  • Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa Crossing Hurdles Remote 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...


  • East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa Crossing Hurdles Remote 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 Remote 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...


  • Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa Crossing Hurdles Remote 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...


  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Crossing Hurdles Remote 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...


  • 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 in...


  • Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa Dynamo Analytics Ltd Full-time

    Dynamo Analytics Ltd in Stellenbosch is seeking an intermediate software developer with strong .NET and C# experience, particularly ASP.NET Core, to design, build, and maintain backend systems across our Psicle platform.You will contribute to greenfield and brownfield work, implement robust APIs and services, and ensure scalable, reliable data-driven...


  • workfromhome, western cape, South Africa Sociable Full-time R 2 Contract

    Sociable is building a community-driven platform and seeks its first engineering hire beyond the technical cofounder. You’ll be a mid to senior Full-Stack Engineer, primarily backend with scalable APIs and databases, and you’ll influence frontend areas as we grow. As part of the founding team, you’ll shape architecture, engineering practices, and ship...


  • Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa primer.io Full-time

    An Introduction to Primer Primer is the unified infrastructure for global payments. We give finance and payments teams the visibility and control to reduce complexity, improve performance, and capture more revenue - all from a single platform. Backed by Sofina, Peak XV Partners, ICONIQ, Tencent, Accel, and Balderton, we're building the payments layer the...


  • eastern cape, za, Eastern Cape Lumenalta Full-time

    3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. At Lumenalta, we partner with global enterprises to build and scale high-impact digital products. Our engineering teams work on complex, production-grade systems that power real-world experiences for millions of users. What You’ll Do Design, build,...


  • Gauteng, South Africa Together Staffing group Full-time R 700,000 - R 900,000 Contract

    My client is looking for Senior .NET Engineer – Backend Focused, based in Midrand, to join their team! Please note this role has a Hybrid work model (3 days in office per week).Requirements:• 5–7 years professional software development experience.• Strong backend experience with ASP.NET Core and C# (3+ years).• Front-end experience with React (2+...


  • 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...


  • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 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...


  • za Greenhouse Software, Inc. Full-time

    BVNK is seeking a talented Backend Engineer to help build cross-border payments bridging crypto and fiat. The role requires 5+ years of backend experience and deep Java/Spring Boot expertise.You will design scalable APIs, collaborate with product teams, and contribute to engineering standards in a fast, hybrid/remote environment. Fintech experience is a...


  • north west, South Africa Placements24 Full-time

    Placements24 is seeking a proficient Backend Engineer to join their fully remote engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain the server-side logic, databases, and APIs powering innovative platforms in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will collaborate with frontend developers, ensure data integrity, and optimize for performance, scalability,...


  • komani, eastern cape, South Africa Placements24 Full-time R 660,000 Contract

    Placements24 is seeking a dedicated Backend Software Engineer based in Queenstown to join the growing development team. You will design and maintain server-side logic, databases, and APIs powering our applications. Work with frontend and product teams to deliver robust, scalable software, write tests, and ensure code quality. Proficiency in Python, Java, or...


  • Johannesburg, South Africa Mediro ICT Recruitment Full-time

    IntroductionOur client based in Menlyn is looking to onboard a Senior NodeJS Developer / Team Lead to join their team for a long-term contracting role until December 2028, working HybridJob Description Develop and operate production ready business applications (24/7 Support) Liaise with customer, team members and external vendors Monitoring and operation of...