Backend Engineer

TECHKNOWLEDGEY PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and maintain backend services and data pipelines. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in backend development, proficiency with FastAPI, Kafka, and both relational and non-relational databases. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on core systems that power a B2B SaaS platform in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of relevant experience in backend development.
• Strong experience designing and maintaining mission-critical backend applications using microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in working with both relational (e.g., Postgres) and non-relational (e.g., MongoDB) databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and data pipelines.
• Architect scalable microservices and APIs for large volumes of data.
• Continuously improve systems from deployment to monitoring.

Skills

FastAPI

Airflow

Postgres

MongoDB

Kafka

Microservices architecture

Clean code

Automated testing practices

Job description

We're looking for a Backend Engineer with a signature client of ours in the B2B SaaS industry.

They are looking for an individual with a strong foundation in backend architecture and data infrastructure to help build and scale the core systems that power their platform. You'll be part of a high-impact team working and your work will directly shape how their platform ingests, processes, and serves data at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and data pipelines that support our backend system which powers their platform
• Architect scalable microservices and APIs to handle large volumes of data relating to millions of assets belonging to our clients and how they can be compromised
• Work closely with frontend engineers and product teams to integrate backend systems with the user interface and reporting layers
• Continuously improve our systems, from deployment to monitoring, as they scale rapidly

Ideal Experience:

• 3 or more years of relevant experience in the following
• Backend: FastAPI, Airflow
• Database: Postgres, MongoDB
• Message Queues: Kafka
• Strong experience designing and maintaining mission-critical backend applications using microservices architecture
• Proficiency in working with both relational (e.g. Postgres) and non-relational (e.g. MongoDB) databases
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, event sourcing, and managing asynchronous data processing at scale
• Comfortable writing clean, testable code and applying automated testing practices
• Experience working with data workflows and asynchronous task queues (e.g. Kafka, Airflow, etc)
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environments, showing a strong sense of ownership and initiative
• A can-do attitude with the willingness to take on ambiguous challenges, wear multiple hats, and drive projects forward independently

It would be a bonus if you have:

• Experience working with large-scale data processing or streaming systems, especially for security analysis
• Familiarity with data engineering tasks like building ETL pipelines and schema versioning
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling for automated deployment and monitoring
• Familiarity in Cloud-based services & able to leverage Cloud-based services as part of service deployments
• Prior work in an Agile, DevOps-driven engineering culture