Senior Backend Engineer (Python + Ruby/Rails)

60degrees
Permanent Full-time Morningside, Gauteng Computer Occupations
Posted:
June 06, 2026
Location:
Morningside, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU

We're partnering with a global health‑tech scale‑up with roots in South Africa, delivering agentic AI systems into real production healthcare environments in the US. These production platforms are solving real operational challenges at scale — turning AI capability into practical healthcare outcomes.

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Python expertise and Rails exposure to build the systems that power these products behind the scenes.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who enjoys solving hard backend problems, scaling modern services, and integrating AI into real workflows. If you care about architecture, performance, and meaningful product impact, this is a serious opportunity.

WHAT YOU WILL BE BUILDING

  • Advanced Python backend services using modern async and production-ready patterns

  • Integration with Ruby on Rails product systems and ex...
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    Job Overview

    Job Type: Permanent Full-time
    Location: Morningside, South Africa
    Posted: June 06, 2026
    Deadline: July 16, 2026