Lead Engineer, Backend

Xplor Education; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Free mental health support

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Xplor Technologies powers the experiences at the heart of everyday life. As Lead Engineer at Ezypay, you will lead a Java-based micro-services platform on AWS, mentoring a growing engineering team and driving high-quality, scalable solutions for a fast-growing FinTech division.

You will collaborate with Product and CTO, ensuring robust performance, security, and maintainability while guiding the team through architectural decisions and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related IT field.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
• 7+ years of industry experience with deep understanding of distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cloud platform and maintain a Java-based micro-services architecture on AWS.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, team leads and the CTO to plan, develop, implement and test modular, well-documented software.
• Regularly assess, investigate and remediate defects within the Ezypay platform.
• Execute operational procedures for runtime systems, manual and automated, per company standards.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement to product and delivery processes.
• Mentor engineers when required.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

High-throughput systems

Event-Driven Architecture

Distributed systems

Security best practices

Internetworking concepts

SCRUM

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

SQL

Team leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or relevant Information technology

Tools

AWS

Azure

PostgreSQL

Job description

Company Description

Xplor Technologies powers the experiences at the heart of everyday life. Through modern vertical software, embedded payments, and AI-powered capabilities, we help businesses in fitness, recreation, golf and club, field services, laundry, education, and other membership-based and service-based industries simplify operations, uncover insights, and elevate customer and member experiences.

In late 2025, we acquired Ezypay – a multi-award-winning recurring payments facilitator operating across 10 countries in Asia Pacific. Ezypay now sits within our Xplor Pay division, expanding our global payment processing capabilities and opening up new growth opportunities for SaaS platforms across the region.

Job Description

About the role:

As a Lead Engineer at Ezypay, you have extensive experience in the design and development of distributed, highly transactional systems. You understand and respect quality practices and do everything in your power to ensure NFR’s are met throughout the SDLC. You demand autonomy and offer it to your team, whom you are passionate about mentoring and growing into a high-performing software development powerhouse.

You have business acumen, understand the role Engineering and Product takes in evolving Asia Pacific's leading recurring payments and subscription billing, and are ready to lead others in optimizing our product to suit our customers’ needs and drive us towards our aggressive growth targets. You’re a star on the rise who is looking for the opportunity to join a FinTech company in an exciting period of growth, who is ready to step up and become the predominant technical leader of a small but growing engineering team, reporting to the CTO.

As a Lead Engineer, you will:

• Be a leader in our cloud platform, and maintain our best-in-class product, a Java based micro-services architecture hosted on AWS
• As a Lead Engineer, you will work closely with the Senior Engineering members, Team Leads and the CTO to plan, develop, implement and test software programs that are easy to maintain, modular, well documented and resource efficient.
• Work with all team members to regularly assess , investigate and remediate technical defects within the Ezypay platform.
• Perform operational procedures, including ongoing maintenance , on runtime systems, both manual and automated, in accordance with company standards.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement to the product and delivery process
• Provide mentorship when required to engineers

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or relevant Information technology industry experience.
• Solid grasp of computer science fundamentals, specifically data structures and algorithms
• 7+ years industry experience with an in-depth understanding of distributed systems

Strong Experience in:

• Experience in Java and Spring Boot in high-throughput, production-grade systems and Event-Driven Architecture
• Relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including performance tuning
• Experience working with any Cloud Services such as AWS, Azure, etc
• Deep understanding of scalable distributed systems concepts
• Good understanding of security best practices in the context of web applications
• Good understanding of internetworking concepts and protocols
• Good knowledge of a modern software development lifecycle management methodology, such as SCRUM
• Working knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Team player attitude with a willingness to lead when necessary

Additional Information

Values and Life at Xplor

Our five core values guide us from how we hire and recognise our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

• Find a better way
• Do the right thing
• Say it straight
• Win together
• Own the outcome

If these values sound like you, and describe people you want to work with, you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer, you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to free mental health support
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council, Global Mentorship Program

More about us

More than 130,000 businesses in 72+ countries rely on Xplor to run their day and get paid, processing over $47 billion in payments annually. Our connected ecosystem helps operators spend less time managing complexity and more time delivering the experiences that matter most.

Xplor is backed by world-class investors Advent International, Battery Ventures, and Silver Lake.

Good to know

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time.

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EEO and Artificial Intelligence

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