Senior Backend Engineer (Java, Python, Go)

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking a seasoned backend engineer to design, build, and optimize search and recall services powering our gaming platform. You will work closely with the algorithm team to deliver fast, relevant real-time recommendations.

You will implement scalable backend architectures using Python, Node.js, Java, or Go, and apply vector search technologies such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, Faiss, or LanceDB to handle real-time data.

Qualifications

• 5 years of backend development experience.
• Bachelor Degree of Computer Science.
• Associate Degree/Diploma in computing or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize core search and recall/ranking services to improve search conversion rates for the gaming platform.
• Develop user feature systems to power real-time game recommendations in close collaboration with the algorithm team.
• Build and maintain high-concurrency, high-availability backend architectures to ensure system stability and performance.
• Leverage search and vector technologies (such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, Faiss, or LanceDB) to handle real-time vector databases and search functionality.
• Implement scalable backend services using language-agnostic frameworks across Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

MySQL

AWS

Education

Bachelor Degree of Computer Science

Associate Degree/Diploma

Job description

about the company
This software and technology development studio, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, specializes in interactive media, web development, and game development.

About the job

• Design, build, and optimize core search and recall/ranking services to improve search conversion rates for the gaming platform.
• Develop user feature systems to power real-time game recommendations in close collaboration with the algorithm team.
• Build and maintain high-concurrency, high-availability backend architectures to ensure system stability and performance.
• Leverage search and vector technologies (such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, Faiss, or LanceDB) to handle real-time vector databases and search functionality.
• Implement scalable backend services using language-agnostic frameworks across Python, Node.js, Java, or Go.

experience

5 years

skills

Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, AWS

qualifications

Bachelor Degree of Computer Science

education

Associate Degree/Diploma