Senior Backend Engineer — Cloud APIs & AI-Driven Systems

Sitecore; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Sitecore is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a product engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain backend services powering Sitecore’s cloud platforms in a distributed, international environment.

This senior IC role emphasizes technical ownership, system design, and delivery quality, with collaboration across product, architecture, QA, and other engineers. Join us to shape scalable, AI‑assisted development practices.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong backend development experience with C# / .NET (.NET Core and/or .NET Framework).
• Proven experience designing and consuming HTTP APIs (REST, GraphQL, or both).
• Solid understanding of: Object‑oriented design, Asynchronous programming, Performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Azure Cosmos DB or other distributed NoSQL data stores.
• Practical experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and familiarity with Kubernetes.
• Experience designing, building, or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Git and modern branching strategies.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g. SQL Server).
• Proven experience writing unit and integration tests.
• Comfortable using AI‑assisted developer tools as part of a modern development workflow.
• Ability to work effectively in distributed, cross‑functional teams.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, ship, and maintain production‑grade backend services.
• Build facade and common APIs that encapsulate business logic and hide platform complexity.
• Develop services running in Microsoft Azure, using cloud‑native patterns.
• Work with data‑intensive services, including Azure Cosmos DB.
• Define and evolve REST and/or GraphQL‑based APIs used by internal applications.
• Ensure APIs are secure, performant, and observable.
• Deliver features, bug fixes, and hotfixes following Sitecore’s engineering standards.
• Actively contribute to refinement of user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical designs.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex, high‑impact production issues.
• Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Write high‑quality, testable, and maintainable code with strong test coverage.
• Leverage modern developer tooling, including AI‑assisted development tools, to improve productivity while maintaining code quality.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineering managers, architects, QA, and other engineering teams.
• Mentor other developers through code reviews and technical discussions.
• Contribute to defining and evolving engineering best practices.

Skills

C#

.NET

REST APIs

GraphQL

Azure

SQL Server

Unit tests

CI/CD

Git

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure Cosmos DB

Job description

Sitecore is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a product engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain backend services powering Sitecore’s cloud platforms in a distributed, international environment.

This senior IC role emphasizes technical ownership, system design, and delivery quality, with collaboration across product, architecture, QA, and other engineers. Join us to shape scalable, AI‑assisted development practices.