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Senior Backend Engineer — Real-Time Flight API Platform

Wego

Kuala Lumpur

On-site

MYR 100,000 - 140,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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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.
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