Senior Backend Developer (Java)

Global Line Network Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a skilled Senior Backend Developer to join its dynamic team. The role involves designing high-quality software, optimizing performance, and mentoring junior developers. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, 4+ years of software engineering experience, and proven skills in Java/Kotlin. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, comprehensive medical benefits, performance bonuses, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working arrangement

Comprehensive medical benefits

Performance bonus

Monthly recreational sports subsidy

Daily refreshments and snacks

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience of real-world software engineering.
• Proven working experience with Java/Kotlin.
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptable and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality software.
• Optimize software for performance at scale.
• Mentor team members in software development practices.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

OOP

TDD

CI/CD

Relational Databases

Distributed Databases

Agile Environment

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Framework

SQL

Hibernate

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About the Role:

Global Line Network (GLN) is a leading tech company specializing in scalable mobile applications and comprehensive systems for diverse industries. We are seeking one talented Senior Backend Developer to join our dynamic team.

What's In It For You:

Flexible hybrid working arrangement with adaptable hours to suit your productivity schedule

Performance bonus based on code quality, delivery milestones and project success

Comprehensive medical benefits including dental, optical coverage, and annual health screening

Monthly recreational sports subsidy to support your wellness and work-life balance

Daily refreshments and snacks provided in office plus monthly transport allowance

What You'll Do:

Designing and developing the highest quality software.

Continuously optimizing our software to be more performant at scale.

Maintain architectural principles and coding standards across the code and project lifecycles.

Diagnose and troubleshoot production application issues.

Be responsible for the health of production systems.

Mentoring our team members to help them grow and adopt the best software development practices.

Ensure the end-to-end system is tested, using unit or integration testing frameworks where appropriate.

Improving our deployment and testing automation pipelines to ensure we can move more quickly and with increased confidence.

What We're Looking For:

Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.

4+ years’ experience of real-world software engineering.

Proven working experience with Java/Kotlin.

Experience practicing OOP, TDD, CI/CD in an Agile software development environment.

Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management etc).

Experience in Spring Framework.

Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer is a plus.

Exposure to Web Services, REST and SOAP protocols is preferred.

Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate).

Experience in distributed databases and scale-out (both relational and non-relational).

Experience with test-driven development.

Hands‑on design and development for client facing applications that require high availability, concurrency, multi‑tenancy, high scalability for a large global user base.

DevOps experience is a plus.

Strong problem‑solving skills, adaptable and proactive.

Write clear, maintainable code, concise design docs, and resilient tests.

Self‑driven, take complete ownership of your tasks and champion efforts to drive solutions.

Excellent communication skills are a must have.

Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Start‑up experience and entrepreneurial spirit are highly preferred.

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Perks and benefits Medical and Health Screening Flexible Hybrid Work Dental and Optical Sports Surgical and Hospitalization Insurance Transport Allowance Token of Appreciation and Long Service Award Snacks and refreshments in office