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Back-End Developer

Build server-side systems, APIs, and integrations that power applications.

payments Avg: R60,000

description Overview

Back-End Developers design and maintain APIs, databases, and services. In South Africa, demand is strong in fintech, telecoms, and SaaS.

**A Day in the Life:**
Coding, code reviews, fixing bugs, improving performance, and collaborating with front-end and product teams.

schedule A Day in the Life

09:00

Stand-up and sprint priorities

10:00

API/service development

13:00

Code reviews and debugging

15:30

Performance tuning and deployments

trending_up Career Path

Step 1

Junior Developer

0-2

Step 2

Back-End Developer

2-5

Step 3

Senior Developer

5-8

Step 4

Tech Lead / Architect

8+

Vital Statistics

Salary Range

R 33,000 - R 110,000

Soft Skills

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Technical Skills

api API Design (REST/GraphQL) sync CI/CD Pipelines security Cybersecurity Fundamentals analytics Data Analysis lock Data Privacy & Handling dns Docker merge Git / Version Control terminal Linux Administration (Basics) terminal Linux Basics monitor_heart Observability (Logs/Metrics/Tracing) Basics lock POPIA/GDPR Data Protection Basics api Postman / API Testing bar_chart Power BI storage SQL (Advanced) bug_report Test Automation