Senior Backend Engineer — Real-Time Flight API Platform

Wego; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel tech company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Flights OTA team in Kuala Lumpur. You'll be responsible for architecting and delivering high-performance APIs for flight searches and bookings, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance and reliability. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in Java or similar languages, and knowledge of cloud technologies. This full-time role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with high agency.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in backend software engineering, including hands-on coding and system design.
• Proficiency in AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, or similar.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, scalability, and reliability best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with Product, and Data teams to understand requirements.
• Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

Backend software engineering

Java or similar backend programming

Cloud platforms

Container technologies

Relational databases

Caching technologies

CI/CD practices

Monitoring and observability tools

Debugging

Strong communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

Memcached

Job description

A leading travel tech company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Flights OTA team in Kuala Lumpur. You'll be responsible for architecting and delivering high-performance APIs for flight searches and bookings, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance and reliability. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of backend engineering experience, proficiency in Java or similar languages, and knowledge of cloud technologies. This full-time role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with high agency.