Senior Backend Engineer — Build Scalable Insurance Apps

Qoala; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 320,000,000 - 520,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Qoala is seeking a (Senior) Backend Engineer to join our teams building backend systems for multiple Qoala products across Southeast Asia. You will work with developers, product managers, and designers to deliver scalable services and impactful features.

You’ll contribute to a culture of mentorship, collaboration, and continuous improvement, while focusing on reliability, security, and performance as we scale to millions of users in diverse markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience as a Software Engineer (Backend and/or Full stack).
• Experience with multiple languages or strong API design and event-driven architecture; Golang/Node.js bonus.
• Hands-on with SQL/NoSQL databases and microservices in cloud data centers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with monitoring and alerting during rollouts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and growing a product-driven team of engineers while ensuring smooth delivery.
• Collaborate with product managers and design teams on solution planning and implementation.
• Promote technical excellence within the team and across internal engineering groups.
• Ensure system reliability, security, and compliance across services.
• Scale Qoala products to support millions of users across countries.

Skills

API design

Event-driven

Distributed systems

Mentorship

Monitoring

Tools

Golang

Node.js

Elasticsearch

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

Qoala is seeking a (Senior) Backend Engineer to join our teams building backend systems for multiple Qoala products across Southeast Asia. You will work with developers, product managers, and designers to deliver scalable services and impactful features.

You’ll contribute to a culture of mentorship, collaboration, and continuous improvement, while focusing on reliability, security, and performance as we scale to millions of users in diverse markets.