Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & High-Traffic Systems

Traveloka; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 300,000,000 - 600,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Traveloka’s Engineering Team leads the design and delivery of scalable backend systems that power millions of users worldwide. We build high-performance services, APIs, and data integrations, stressing reliability and efficiency.

You will join a team solving distributed computing challenges, API design, and high-traffic system architecture, with opportunities to influence the future of Traveloka’s digital travel platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from a reputable university.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in efficient backend development.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, or Python.
• Ability to dive deep and work across backend services, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Experience designing scalable and maintainable architectures.
• Eagerness to continuously learn - whether it’s technology-related, product-related, or beyond.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability for both the product(s) and assigned tasks.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend applications, APIs, and data integrations.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while adhering to best practices.
• Improve and optimize existing systems for better performance and reliability.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and respond to alerts proactively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
• Conduct code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing to ensure software quality.
• Participate in architectural discussions and propose innovative solutions for high-traffic environments.
• Contribute to post-mortem analyses and continuously improve system resilience.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Backend development

Distributed systems

API design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Traveloka’s Engineering Team leads the design and delivery of scalable backend systems that power millions of users worldwide. We build high-performance services, APIs, and data integrations, stressing reliability and efficiency.

You will join a team solving distributed computing challenges, API design, and high-traffic system architecture, with opportunities to influence the future of Traveloka’s digital travel platform.