Backend Developer

Talent-Merge Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent-Merge Pte Ltd is seeking a backend engineer to design, develop and maintain scalable services and APIs for enterprise applications in Singapore.

You will build microservices, integrate systems, manage relational and NoSQL databases, and drive cloud deployments on AWS using Docker and Kubernetes in an Agile team.

Qualifications

• Proven backend development experience in enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Hands-on API design: RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with cloud-native apps on AWS; familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed architectures.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, data teams, and stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions.
• Support testing, deployment, CI/CD and production operations in Agile environments.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Node.js

Java

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Cloud/AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Agile

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

• Design, develop and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed system architectures.
• Develop integration components connecting upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources.
• Manage and optimise relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design, query performance, and data integrity.
• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services to support business and system requirements.
• Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability capabilities to ensure system reliability and effective troubleshooting.
• Diagnose and resolve backend application, system integration, performance, and production issues.
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and secure coding best practices across backend applications.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Support testing,deployment, CI/CD and production operations while maintaining clean, well-documented, testable code and participating in Agile development activities.

Requirements

• Proven experience in backend software development and building enterprise-grade applications,with strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, microservices, backend integrations, message queues, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimisation and data integrity management.
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS, with familiarity in Docker and Kubernetes.
• Good knowledge of software design patterns, enterprise application architecture, secure coding, GitLab, CI/CD and Agile practices, with strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.