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Principal Back-End Engineer
@The Internet of Behaviors Company
[Hiring] Principal Back-End Engineer @The Internet of Behaviors Company
Mar 18, 2025 - The Internet of Behaviors Company is hiring a remote Principal Back-End Engineer. 💸 Salary: r94k to 125k, median r110k. 📍Location: South Africa.
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Role Description
As a Back-End Engineer, you will be essential in designing, building, and optimizing the server-side components and microservices that form the backbone of our platform. This hands-on role provides the opportunity to leverage modern frameworks, APIs, and data-processing pipelines to drive performance and reliability at scale.
- Design & Develop: Architect, implement, and maintain scalable backend services.
- Collaborate & Communicate: Work closely with cross-functional teams (frontend, product, design) to refine requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Optimize Performance: Identify bottlenecks, debug performance issues, and implement optimizations to ensure high availability and responsiveness.
- Code Quality & Reviews: Champion clean, maintainable code; conduct and participate in code reviews; ensure best practices are followed.
- Security: Integrate secure coding practices and maintain compliance with relevant data protection and privacy standards.
- Testing & Documentation: Write comprehensive tests; create and maintain technical documentation for new features and systems.
- Mentorship: Guide junior team members through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and approaches; advise on improvements to processes and tech stack.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 8+ Years of Experience: Proven experience in backend development with any modern language (Elixir, Go, Python, etc.).
- Database Expertise: Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL or similar.
- Architectural Knowledge: Practical experience with microservices and monolithic architectures; ability to weigh trade-offs between them.
- Backend Fundamentals: Strong proficiency with RESTful APIs or GraphQL, data modeling, and designing robust application logic.
- Security Awareness: Familiarity with common security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top Ten) and how to mitigate them.
- CI/CD & DevOps: Experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD pipelines.
- Cloud Services: Deploying and managing applications on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Testing & Monitoring: Understanding of automated testing frameworks and monitoring tools.
- Team Player: Excellent communication and collaboration skills; experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Requirements
- Experience with data-driven and AI-focused architectures.
- ORM Proficiency: Experience with frameworks like Entity Framework, Phoenix Ecto, Ruby on Rails ActiveRecord, or similar.
- Elixir Experience: Background in Elixir, Phoenix Framework, and OTP concepts.
- Distributed Systems: Experience building or maintaining highly available, fault-tolerant systems.
- Performance Tuning: Track record of optimizing high-traffic applications for speed and scalability.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
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Software Development
Software Development
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Salary
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r94k to 125k, median r110k
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Remote
Location
South Africa
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 18, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: South Africa |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
