Backend Engineer: Scalable, Real-Time Fintech Platform

NEXT Ventures; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic fintech company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Backend Developer to enhance their scalable systems. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of professional experience in PHP (Laravel) and RESTful API development, alongside skills in database optimization, messaging architectures, and cloud technologies. This role offers multiple perks including learning opportunities and rapid career progression. Be part of a team driving innovative fintech solutions and shaping the future of financial services.

Benefits

Food and Beverage

Entertainment

Learning Opportunities

Employee Centric Policies

Fast Paced Career Progression

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in PHP (Laravel) and RESTful API development.
• Demonstrated expertise in Redis or similar caching technologies.
• Experience handling high-traffic systems and scaling backend infrastructure under load.
• Familiarity with message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or SQS.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems for high-load environments.
• Optimize database performance on large datasets (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
• Introduce and maintain message-based architectures using RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Collaborate with SRE and DevOps teams for CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to backend architectural decisions and technology stack evolution.

Skills

PHP (Laravel)

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Redis

High-traffic systems

Microservices

Git

Docker

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean)

CI/CD pipelines

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Job description

A dynamic fintech company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced Backend Developer to enhance their scalable systems. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of professional experience in PHP (Laravel) and RESTful API development, alongside skills in database optimization, messaging architectures, and cloud technologies. This role offers multiple perks including learning opportunities and rapid career progression. Be part of a team driving innovative fintech solutions and shaping the future of financial services.