Backend Engineer

Ng Kim Heng & Associates; Kota Yogyakarta; Remote; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech startup is seeking a Backend Engineer to be part of its founding team. This role focuses on developing and maintaining backend services using PostgreSQL, designing scalable APIs, and ensuring system reliability. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of backend development experience, strong PostgreSQL expertise, and experience in fast-paced environments. Competitive compensation and equity options are offered, along with a flexible, remote-friendly culture.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Meaningful equity

Flexible remote culture

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in backend development.
• Strong expertise with PostgreSQL.
• Experience building scalable APIs and backend services.
• Familiarity with real-time communication systems is a strong plus.
• Prior experience at an early-stage startup.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain backend services using PostgreSQL.
• Design and implement APIs for messaging and enterprise features.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of backend systems.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product, and design teams.
• Optimize database design, queries, and migrations.

Skills

Backend development

PostgreSQL

API development

Real-time communication systems

Startup mindset

Job description

Backend Engineer – Blue Pigeon

Blue Pigeon is an early‑stage startup building a next‑generation communication platform designed for enterprises and teams.

We're on the ground floor of an ambitious journey – if you're looking to shape a product from the earliest stages and have real impact, this is the place.

We are looking for a Backend Engineer (PostgreSQL) to join our founding team. This is not a regular job — you will be one of the earliest engineers helping us design, build, and scale the backend systems that power Blue Pigeon.

You should bring strong backend engineering expertise, experience working at an early‑stage startup, and ideally some background in messaging or communication products. We want someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, startup environment and has the drive to help us build a category‑defining product.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain backend services using PostgreSQL.
• Design and implement APIs for messaging, voice‑first communication, authentication, and enterprise features.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of backend systems.
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product, and design to ship features quickly.
• Optimize database design, queries, and migrations for performance.
• Help set engineering best practices and influence technical direction.
• Participate in product brainstorming and help shape the roadmap.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in backend development.
• Strong expertise with PostgreSQL.
• Experience building scalable APIs and backend services.
• Familiarity with real‑time communication systems (WebRTC, WebSockets, or messaging queues) is a strong plus.
• Prior experience at an early‑stage startup or fast‑paced environment.
• Bonus: experience with messaging/communication apps or enterprise SaaS.
• Startup mindset: resourceful, ownership‑driven, and comfortable with ambiguity.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of the founding engineering team of an early‑stage startup.
• Huge ownership and influence over the product and tech decisions.
• Work on solving a big, global problem in team communication.
• Remote‑friendly, flexible culture designed for builders.
• Competitive compensation + meaningful equity.