Back End Developer South Africa
Remote · San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Back End Developer role focused on designing, building, and maintaining server-side logic and data pipelines. Responsibilities include creating scalable back-end services, APIs, and databases; ensuring performance, scalability, and security; integrating with front-end and third-party systems; optimizing performance and troubleshooting; collaborating with cross-functional teams; managing database schemas, queries, and migrations; writing clean, testable code; participating in code reviews, system architecture, and technical documentation.
Required Qualifications
- Experience as a Backend Developer, Software Engineer, or in a similar role
- Proficiency in at least one back-end language and framework such as Node.js/Express, Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI), Java (Spring Boot), or Ruby on Rails
- Strong knowledge of databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis
- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and security principles
- Familiarity with version control systems and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills
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