Full Stack Developer

ADA; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ADA is seeking a Full Stack Developer to design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade applications across frontend, backend, and database layers in a Kuala Lumpur team. You will deliver secure, scalable features end to end, from React UI to backend APIs and data stores.

Join ADA to own features through design, delivery, and operations, emphasizing performance, reliability, and measurable quality while collaborating with product and platform teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional full stack development experience.
• Hands-on backend development - designing and building REST APIs.
• Strong SQL and relational database experience (PostgreSQL or any RDBMS) - modelling, query tuning, migrations.
• Experience deploying containerised applications to a cloud platform (preferably Azure).
• Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows.
• Agile, automated testing, and coding best practices as everyday habits.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services and REST APIs - validation, error handling, logging, performance
• Design relational data models, write performant SQL, and manage schema migrations
• Integrate frontend and backend through secure, well-defined API contracts
• Containerise applications and deploy them to cloud environments through CI/CD pipelines
• Instrument applications with logs and metrics; troubleshoot and resolve production issues
• Drive engineering excellence - Agile delivery, code review, automated testing, documentation

Skills

Full stack development

REST APIs

SQL & relational databases

CI/CD pipelines

Agile

Automated testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/engineering or related field

Tools

Azure

PostgreSQL

Job description

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to design, build, and maintain a enterprise level production applications. In this role, you will work across the frontend, backend, and database layers, delivering secure, reliable, and high-performance features end to end.

ROLE

Build and own features end to end across a production-grade web application - from the React UI to backend APIs and the relational data layer. Deliver clean, tested, maintainable code, ship it to cloud environments through CI/CD, and collaborate closely with product and platform teams.

Job Responsibilities

• Build backend services and REST APIs - validation, error handling, logging, performance
• Design relational data models, write performant SQL, and manage schema migrations
• Integrate frontend and backend through secure, well-defined API contracts
• Containerise applications and deploy them to cloud environments through CI/CD pipelines
• Instrument applications with logs and metrics; troubleshoot and resolve production issues
• Drive engineering excellence - Agile delivery, code review, automated testing, documentation

PRODUCT MINDSET

Treat the application as a long-lived product, not a project:

• Own features across the full lifecycle - design, delivery, operations, iteration
• Optimise for performance, reliability, and maintainability with measurable quality targets
• Prioritise based on user value (end users and business stakeholders as customers)
• Ship iteratively; measure adoption, quality, and reliability continuously

Job Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional full stack development experience
• Hands-on backend development - designing and building REST APIs
• Strong SQL and relational database experience (PostgreSQL or any RDBMS) - modelling, query tuning, migrations
• Experience deploying containerised applications to a cloud platform (preferably Azure)
• Hands-on with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
• Agile, automated testing, and coding best practices as everyday habits
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

GOOD-TO-HAVE

• Azure App Service with container deployments from Azure Container Registry
• Databricks Apps
• Authentication and authorisation - OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Microsoft Entra ID
• Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and service workers

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