AI Backend Engineer: Scalable Systems & APIs

InternSG; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KokoroLab is seeking Backend Engineers to design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems for AI services in a fast-growing environment. You’ll architect robust API services (REST/GraphQL), implement efficient business logic and database layers, and ensure security and reliability across cloud deployments.

Join a collaborative team focusing on scalable architectures, high-concurrency workloads, and API integrations with frontend and ML teams.

Qualifications

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend architectures.
• Build and maintain robust API services (REST / GraphQL).
• Implement efficient business logic, database schema, and caching layers.
• Optimize database queries and backend performance.
• Collaborate with frontend and ML teams for system integrations.
• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of backend systems.
• Contribute to DevOps, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend architectures.
• Build and maintain robust API services (REST / GraphQL).
• Implement efficient business logic, database schema, and caching layers.
• Optimize database queries and backend performance.
• Collaborate closely with frontend and ML teams to deliver stable system integrations.
• Ensure backend systems meet standards of security, scalability, and reliability.
• Contribute to DevOps, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Backend design

API development

System design

DevOps ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Node.js

Python

Go

REST

GraphQL

MongoDB

MySQL

Redis

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

KokoroLab is seeking Backend Engineers to design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems for AI services in a fast-growing environment. You’ll architect robust API services (REST/GraphQL), implement efficient business logic and database layers, and ensure security and reliability across cloud deployments.

Join a collaborative team focusing on scalable architectures, high-concurrency workloads, and API integrations with frontend and ML teams.