Remote backend engineer jobs in Africa
Remote backend engineering roles — APIs, services, and infrastructure at companies hiring globally. Remote roles for applicants based across Africa — companies that hire on EU/UK overlap or fully async, with growing talent hubs in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt.
Nigeria Only
Inspired TestingJun 3
Inspired Testing
Senior Java Developer, Data, AWS
South Africa OnlyFreelanceBackend Engineer
Insense | TikTok & Meta PartnerMay 30
Insense | TikTok & Meta Partner
Backend Engineer
Egypt OnlyFull-timeBackend EngineerAnyone AIMay 30
Anyone AI
Backend Developer – AI Trainer
Egypt OnlyFreelanceBackend Engineer$15 – $35/hourBluegrassMay 25
Bluegrass
.NET Optimizely CMS Developer
South Africa OnlyFreelanceBackend EngineereRecruiterMay 24
eRecruiter
Senior Backend Developer
South Africa OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$40k – $60k/yearUpline Tech RecruitingMay 24
Upline Tech Recruiting
Junior PHP, Vue.js Engineer
Kenya OnlyPart-timeBackend Engineer
Remote RavenMay 23
Remote Raven
Go HighLevel Specialist
Kenya OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer$9/hourWork Life GroupMay 23
Work Life Group
Senior Java Developer – Camunda 8
Morocco OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
DeimosMay 21
Deimos
Senior Software Engineer, Backend Node.js
Kenya OnlyFull-timeBackend EngineerReWorks SolutionsMay 21
ReWorks Solutions
Php Programmer, Laravel
South Africa OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
OverjetMay 20
Overjet
Senior C# / .NET Developer – Windows, MAUI
Egypt OnlyFull-timeBackend Engineer
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