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🥝 Modern Systems Engineer

Profile Personnel | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Posted June 15, 2026

Job Description

An established software development environment is seeking a skilled and adaptable Modern Systems Engineer to join its growing engineering team.


This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects, including bespoke web applications, client platforms, APIs, mobile application backends, and long-term production systems. The successful candidate will play an important role in maintaining and modernising existing applications while contributing to the development of new solutions.


Key Responsibilities


Backend Development



  • Develop, maintain, and enhance Ruby on Rails applications

  • Design and implement RESTful APIs and backend services

  • Improve system architecture, performance, and maintainability

  • Build scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions


Technical Modernisation