Senior Backend Engineer

Hyppies; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyppies in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a backend engineer to own core services for critical financial systems. You will design and build scalable backend components with Java and Spring Boot, prioritising reliability and high performance, and contribute to thoughtful database design and optimisation.

You will take ownership of end-to-end delivery for technical projects, collaborating with product teams in a forward-thinking, product-first environment.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Java with Design Patterns, OOP, SOLID, and multithreading; Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience designing scalable backend systems.
• Ownership over end-to-end delivery for technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend services to ensure scalability and high performance
• Design and optimise database
• Ownership over end-to-end delivery for technical projects

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Design Patterns

OOP

Multithreading

SOLID Principles

Tools

Microservices

Distributed systems

Job description

You’ll be part of an exciting venture to fully own the crucial backend services for critical financial systems. Your work will have a direct and meaningful impact on the reliability and scalability of payments systems on a national scale. If you enjoy working in a product first and forward thinking environment, this is the opportunity for you.

What you will be doing:

• Design and develop backend services to ensure scalability and high performance
• Design and optimise database
• Ownership over end-to-end delivery for technical projects

What we are looking for:

• Strong proficiency and knowledge in Java (Design Patterns, OOP, SOLID Principals, Multithreading, etc) and Spring Boot
• Demonstrable ability to design and build scalable backend systems

Good to Have

• Experience with microservices and distributed systems architecture
• Prior banking and/or fintech experiences