Backend Engineer Jobs in South Africa.
South Africa is the most industrialized economy in Africa, with strong finance, mining, technology, and services sectors across Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. Browse jobs across South Africa from companies hiring nationwide.
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Total jobs
13
positions indexed
New today
2
last 24 hours
Companies
8
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa are there right now?
There are 13 open Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa on JobsRadar right now, from 8 companies hiring directly. 5 of them disclose pay, with a median of $135,200 a year and most offers between $135,200 and $156,000. 2 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 15, 2026 at 14:53 UTC.
Backend Engineer salary range in South Africa
$65.00/hr
25th
$65.00/hr
Median
$75.00/hr
75th
$65.00/hr
$81.00/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $100.00/hr – $110.00/hr · outliers off-axis
Based on 5 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 15, 2026 from live listings
Senior Backend Software Engineer
KingMakers
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3h ago
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Cards
BVNK
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7h ago
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Senior Backend Engineer
Equal Experts
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3d ago
Senior Backend Engineer - Mobility (12 month FTC)
M-KOPA
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5d ago
Software Engineer – Backend
micro1
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1w ago
Senior Backend Engineer - Asset Sales
M-KOPA
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2w ago
Backend Security Engineer
micro1
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✓ Applied
3w ago
Backend C#/.NET Developer
micro1
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1mo ago
Senior Backend Engineer
DuckDuckGo
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✓ Applied
2mos ago
BA
Staff Backend Engineer
Boam AI
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✓ Applied
2mos ago
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Backend Engineer
Boam AI
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✓ Applied
2mos ago
BA
Senior Backend Engineer
Boam AI
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✓ Applied
2mos ago
Backend Developer
VirtuHire
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4mos ago
Frequently asked questions
- How many Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa are open right now?
- 13 Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa are open across 8 companies, as of October 15, 2026.
- What do Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa pay?
- Across the 5 Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa that disclose pay, the median is $135,200 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $135,200 and $156,000.
- Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa?
- KingMakers, BVNK, Equal Experts, M-KOPA and micro1 are among the 8 companies currently hiring Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa.
- How current are these listings?
- Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 15, 2026 at 14:53 UTC.