Senior Software Engineer

Sitecore

Kuala Lumpur

On-site

MYR 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sitecore, a leader in digital experience software, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain backend services powering our cloud platforms. You will work with product managers, architects, QA, and other developers in a distributed, international environment.

This senior individual contributor role emphasizes technical ownership, system design, and delivery quality, with opportunities to mentor peers and contribute to engineering best 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 OO 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 (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 (SQL Server).
Proven experience writing unit and integration tests.
Comfortable using AI-assisted developer tools in a modern workflow.
Ability to work effectively in distributed, cross-functional teams.
Strong communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

Design, build, ship, and maintain production‑grade backend services.
Develop APIs that encapsulate business logic and hide platform complexity.
Build services on Microsoft Azure using cloud‑native patterns.
Collaborate with product managers, architects, QA, and other engineers.
Mentor other developers through code reviews and technical discussions.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
Write high‑quality, testable code with strong test coverage.
Refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical designs.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
Contribute to engineering best practices and tooling.

Skills

Backend development

C# / .NET

REST/GraphQL APIs

Azure

Cosmos DB

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

SQL Server

Unit & integration testing

AI-assisted tools

Distributed teams

English communication

Tools

Azure Cosmos DB

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About Us:

At Sitecore, our mission is to simplify how brands reach, engage, and serve people by delivering intelligent, personalised digital experiences that connect the world. We empower the world’s most iconic brands to build lifelong relationships with their customers—seamlessly, smartly, and at scale.

As the leading provider of agentic digital experience software, Sitecore brings together content, commerce, and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful, adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express, Porsche, Starbucks, and L’Oréal, Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic.

Our foundation is our people—a diverse, passionate, and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters, and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values guide how we lead, innovate, and connect. They are the behaviours that bring our mission and vision to life, every day, in every interaction.

As we continue to evolve, we are actively cultivating AI skills across our teams to unlock new levels of creativity, efficiency, and insight. From engineering to customer experience, AI capabilities are becoming integral to how we design, build, and deliver the next generation of digital experiences.

Learn more at Sitecore.com.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join one of our product engineering teams. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain backend services that power Sitecore’s cloud platforms. You will work closely with product managers, architects, QA engineers, and other developers in a distributed, international environment.

This is a senior individual contributor role with strong expectations around technical ownership, system design, and delivery quality.

What You Will Do

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 (e.g. GitHub Copilot or similar), to improve productivity while maintaining code quality