Backend Engineer

AEON Bank; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AEON Bank is seeking a capable Backend Engineer to own and advance the digital banking platform's core services. You will design scalable microservices, implement secure REST APIs, and guide the team toward code quality and efficient deployment.

Collaborate with Product and Engineering to deliver reliable backend solutions, mentor engineers, and ensure health monitoring, performance, and security across services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 3 years of software development experience.
• Experience with modern software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB).

Responsibilities

• Lead backend development across engineering functions.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to deliver digital banking UX.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain scalable microservices.
• Mentor the backend team and codify best practices.
• Ensure secure coding and monitor service health.

Skills

Backend development

Microservices

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Security practices

Agile development

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

You are responsible for all the backend services that empower the overall digital banking platform in delivering a great user experience. You will take full ownership of the applications under your care. You oversee the solution architecture, technical direction, and implementation of highly scalable, secure microservices for the digital bank. You will work with established software engineering best practices and agile delivery methodology. You will build & lead a high performing backend engineering team that contributes positively towards the vision of the digital bank.

Job Responsibilities:

• Being the champion of all backend development best practices across the Engineering function
• Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams to create the best digital banking user experience
• Participate in the development process from definition to deployment
• Codify best practices in the form of reusable patterns, templates, and codebases and raise the bar for the whole team on quality and speed
• Build highly scalable and secure microservices for the digital bank to realize its vision of being the most efficient and secure digital banking platform
• Write the best code in terms of application performance and security
• Establish process for code reviews and technical documentation
• Mentor the team for both professional and personal development
• Monitor and manage the application health of services under the care of your team
• Design, evaluate, and communicate solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors in Computer Science or related fields
• At least 3 years of software development or related experience
• Proven experience in software development using modern software architecture and design pattern
• Experience with RDBMS (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL (MongoDB)
• Experience with microservice architecture and domain-driven design
• Experience with Agile methodology or similar lean startup approach to building software
• Strong background in designing, developing, and maintaining REST API
• Familiarity with Docker/Container, Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Github Actions, Gitlab CI)
• Understand and implement secure coding best practices; familiarity with OWASP Top 10
• Familiarity with modern cloud service provider such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
• An entrepreneurial attitude with ability to work in a fast paced, flexible environment on multiple concurrent projects
• An ideal candidate for this role will have established experience in managing a sizable, high performing backend engineers skilled in highly scalable, complex microservices on an enterprise level