Backend Engineer (Java/Springboot) | Kuala Lumpur, MY

EZYPAY; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will work on a cutting-edge payments platform, utilizing Java and Spring Boot within a cloud-based architecture. You will be part of a collaborative environment, contributing to system architecture and ensuring high standards of software quality and security. With flexible working arrangements and a culture that fosters growth and mentorship, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to advance your career while working on exciting projects that impact the industry.

Benefits

Generous salary package

Gym subsidies

Casual dress code

Flexible working arrangements

Delicious office snacks

Guidance and mentoring

Dynamic work environment

Fantastic team culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in software development with a focus on distributed systems.
• Proficient in Java and Spring Boot with solid SQL knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a Java-based micro-services architecture hosted on AWS.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain technology standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

Distributed Systems

Data Structures

Algorithms

SCRUM

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CircleCI

PostgreSQL

Redis

RabbitMQ

GraphQL

ELK Stack

Datadog

CloudWatch

Job description

About the role:

As a Backend Engineer , you independently plan, develop, implement and test software programs that are easy to maintain, modular, well documented, and resource efficient

As a Backend Engineer, you will:

• Be a core member of the Backend Engineering team and maintain our best-in-class product, a Java based micro-services architecture that is fully cloud hosted on AWS.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to maintain technology standards and participate actively in code reviews, assisting with the application of standards around i.e. software quality, security, and correctness.
• Perform operational procedures, including ongoing maintenance, on runtime systems, both manual and automated, in accordance with company standards.
• Participate in the broader process of defining system architecture - both in terms of software and systems.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement to the product and delivery process.

Requirements

Our Technical Environment

• Our next generation payments platform has been developed using Java - specifically leveraging the Spring Boot framework
• Our infrastructure is hosted on AWS; using a mixture of containerization (Fargate) and vanilla EC2
• We use Amazon MQ (RabbitMQ) as message broker to enable asynchronous communication between services
• Our systems are secure and highly available - we have implemented passive and active monitoring and incident escalation using a combination of Datadog, CloudWatch Logs and Metrics, Postman, and Pagerduty
• We utilise GraphQL (leveraging Apollo and Hasura) to open up our rich data model to internal and external stakeholders
• We develop frontend systems using the Vue, Angular, and Ionic frameworks
• We aggregate and analyze logs from all of our systems via the ELK stack
• Our operating system of choice is CentOS and our DevSecOps team is fanatical about security, monitoring, and patch management
• Our infrastructure is immutable and managed using IaC principles via Terraform
• We leverage build automation (specifically CircleCI), and we're working toward continuous deployment across all environments
• We take advantage of AWS services to meet our various technology requirements:
• PostgreSQL databases run on Aurora Serverless or Aurora clusters managed via RDS
• Redis clusters are managed via ElastiCache
• KMS provides managed security services
• AWS Lambda and API Gateway support our serverless infrastructure; DynamoDB is also an important part of our stack
• We utilise highly durable messaging technologies such as SQS, Kinesis, Amazon MQ and AWS EventBridge

Requirements

• 5+ years' software development or programming experience, with an in-depth understanding of distributed systems
• Good working experience with Java(8 or later), with experince in Spring Boot Framework and SQL
• Solid grasp of computer science fundamentals, specifically data structures and algorithms.
• Working knowledge of a modern software development lifecycle management methodology, such as SCRUM

Benefits

• Generous salary package
• Gym subsidies
• Casual dress code

• Flexible working arrangements (including work from home and remote)
• Delicious office snacks
• Guidance and mentoring from leaders within the business
• Dynamic, positive work environment
• Fantastic team culture

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