Senior Back-End Engineer
Boardroom AppointmentsJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Posted January 5, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Boardroom Appointments, founded in 1989, is a global talent solutions provider delivering recruitment, contract staffing, project staffing, temporary employment, training, HR consultancy, and expatriate mobility services across Africa, EMEA, the Americas, and Europe. Leveraging a deep industry focus that spans FMCG, finance, manufacturing, oil & gas, healthcare, logistics, IT, renewable energy, retail, agriculture, government, and call‑center services, the firm custom‑builds solutions that match each client’s unique talent needs. With a worldwide candidate database and a team of seasoned recruitment and HR professionals, Boardroom Appointments offers end‑to‑end services—from executive search and people analytics to payroll outsourcing and workforce management—ensuring seamless, high‑quality placements that let clients concentrate on their core business. Their distinctive value lies in a partnership model that blends industry expertise, data‑driven insights, and a culture of passion and professionalism to deliver flawless, long‑lasting results.
Job Description
Senior Back-End Engineer will be responsible for developing application programming interfaces (APIs), testing and deploying software services, and optimizing web pages for maximum speed and scalability.
Requirements
- More than 8 years of experience
- Proficient with Google Cloud Platform (or similar) Cloud Functions, React, Node and TypeScript
- Experience with NoSQL databases
- Knowledge of code linting and formatting tools (ESLint, Prettier, Husky)
- Microservices knowledge/experience
- Experience with architecture and design principles
- Building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact
- Knowledge of technological trends
- Strategic thinking
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Experience with scaling technology