Backend Engineer: Lead Architecture & Scalable Systems

Tentang Anak; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 360,000,000 - 700,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tentang Anak is Indonesia’s leading parenting platform, combining expert-backed content, commerce, and community to support millions of families. As our product and user base grow, the reliability, performance, and scalability of our backend systems become even more critical.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer who is ready to own complex systems, lead architecture decisions, mentor others, and drive lasting technical impact across our app and services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend engineering experience.
• Experience with microservices architectures and performance tuning.
• Fluent in PHP (Laravel), NodeJS, and Golang; strong MySQL knowledge.
• Knowledge of caching (Redis/Memcached) and search (ElasticSearch).
• Experience with API Gateway, CI/CD, TDD, Docker, Git Flow and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust backend systems (monolithic and microservices), including API development and third-party integrations.
• Improve performance, reliability, and observability of core backend services, caching layers, and data stores.
• Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and architectural direction.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with PMs, QA, Infra/DevOps, and stakeholders; support business operations.
• Mentor junior/mid-level engineers and participate in hiring and culture-building.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Microservices

Code Review

Mentorship

Communication

Tools

Laravel (PHP)

NodeJS

Golang

MySQL

Redis

ElasticSearch

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Tentang Anak is Indonesia’s leading parenting platform, combining expert-backed content, commerce, and community to support millions of families. As our product and user base grow, the reliability, performance, and scalability of our backend systems become even more critical.

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer who is ready to own complex systems, lead architecture decisions, mentor others, and drive lasting technical impact across our app and services.