Remote backend developer jobs in South Africa

Backend and API roles open to South African developers: Go, Python, Java, Node, PHP and more.

80 live roles, refreshed every hour. Where pay is listed, the median is about R2 272k a year ($138k) before tax. Rate used: $1 = R16.52. See all salaries in rand.

Remote backend developer jobs in South Africa

Staff Backend Engineer - Core Product (Europe)

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Pessoa Desenvolvedora Back-end (JAVA)

Senior Backend Engineer

Backend Developer

Principal Backend Engineer (Go/PostgreSQL) - Remote

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Backend Engineer (NestJS / Go)

Backend Developer .Net - Remote from EU - Deadline 27/10/26

Junior Backend Developer - Future Position

Senior Backend Engineer

Experienced Backend JavaScript Developer - Worldwide

Ruby on Rails Developer

Software Engineer – Backend | Remote - Contract

Golang Developer

Software Engineer - Python - Container Images

Senior Back-End Engineer (South Africa - Remote)

Senior Backend Engineer - Mobility (12 month FTC)

.NET Developer

PHP Developer

Tech Lead / Systems Architect (Python / C# / Java)

Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Software Developer (Backend)

Backend Engineer

Principal Backend Engineer (Architect Track) - Remote

Senior Software Developer (Backend)

Software Engineer – Backend

Backend Engineer – API Integrationen, Connectoren, Worker/Jobs, Mailer Service,

Tech Lead / Solution Architect – Backend, Workflow Engine, SSO, Observability, Q

Engineering Manager - Sportsbook (Backend)

Senior Backend Developer (PHP)

Intern - HTML/CSS JS Python

Senior Backend Engineer

🌎 Backend Java Developer - Remote, Contract

Senior Backend Engineer | Remote - Contract

Commerce and Content Back End Technical Consultant

Senior Software Engineer (Node.js/Python)

DESARROLLADOR BACKEND JAVA

Software Engineer – Backend

SAP BTP CAPM Java Developers

Senior Software Developer (Node.js/Python)

DESARROLLADOR BACKEND JAVA (DB2 / ORACLE)

🌎 Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Contract

Senior Software Engineer - Python/Golang - Kubernetes

Senior Backend Engineer, Payments

Senior Backend Engineer - Core Engine / Decision Intelligence (m/w/d)

Backend Technical Lead (Golang/PHP)

Senior Backend Developer (Go) — Full Remote, European Timezones Only (UTC−1 to U

Backend Engineer (Europe)

Backend Developer

Backend Software Engineer (Mid-Level)

Python Backend Engineer (m/f/x)

Backend Software Engineer (Senior/Staff)

Senior Node.js Software Engineer - Holepunch (100% Remote, Worldwide)

Backend Lead - Hands-on Tech Lead

Senior Backend Engineer - Quantitative Sports

Principal Backend Engineer - Casino

Backend Software Engineering Team Lead

Senior Backend Developer

GCC | Python

Back-End Developer

Senior .NET Software Engineer

Python Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Senior Software Engineer - Python/MongoDB

Software Engineer - Python and K8s

Python Software Engineer - Ubuntu Hardware Certification Team

Lead Python Software Engineer, Commercial Systems

Product Engineer – Core APIS Backend

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer - Client integrations (Europe)

Staff Software Engineer, Golang

Golang Kubernetes Engineer

Backend Developer - Talent Pool

Backend Engineer (Senior+)

Staff Software Engineer (Back-End)

Contract Golang Software Engineer (Remote Europe)

Senior Python Engineer - LLM Code Evaluation

Backend Software Engineer - Python/Postgres [Remote / Global]