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
12
positions indexed
New today
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last 24 hours
Companies
6
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
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How many Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa are there right now?
There are 12 open Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa on JobsRadar right now, from 6 companies hiring directly. 7 of them disclose pay, at a median of $102,528 a year. The board was last refreshed on July 30, 2026 at 04:52 UTC.
Backend Engineer salary range in South Africa
$102.5k
25th
$102.5k
Median
$102.5k
75th
$102.5k
$132.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $125.1k – $178.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 7 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 30, 2026 from live listings
Principal Backend Software Engineer
KingMakers
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Layer 1 Crypto Payments
BVNK
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5d ago
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend): FinCrime
BVNK
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5d ago
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Ledger - Wallets
BVNK
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5d ago
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Ledger - Reporting
BVNK
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Layer 1 Digital Asset
BVNK
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Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Cards
BVNK
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5d ago
Senior Backend Developer (AI)
Clickatell
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1w ago
Staff Backend Engineer
Remofirst
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1w ago
Senior Backend Engineer
DuckDuckGo
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1mo ago
Backend Developer
VirtuHire
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
KingMakers
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Frequently asked questions
- How many Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa are open right now?
- 12 Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa are open across 6 companies, as of July 30, 2026.
- What do Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa pay?
- Across the 7 Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa that disclose pay, the median is $102,528 a year.
- Which companies are hiring Backend Engineer jobs in South Africa?
- KingMakers, BVNK, Clickatell, Remofirst and DuckDuckGo are among the 6 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 July 30, 2026 at 04:52 UTC.