Backend Engineer

VINOVA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Singapore is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and maintain scalable backend services for digital products. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring code quality through reviews, and implementing modern software practices like TDD and CI/CD. Ideal candidates will have expertise in software engineering principles and cloud-native architecture, contributing to the overall scalability and reliability of backend systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with backend development in a cloud-native environment.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of modern software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services.
• Collaborate with BA and PM to refine user stories.
• Work with QA to ensure automated test coverage.
• Partner with DevOps to automate deployment pipelines.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce security standards.

Skills

Software engineering principles

Cloud-native architecture

API development

TDD (Test Driven Development)

CI/CD practices

Security best practices

Job description

The Backend Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and secure backend services that power digital products. The role requires expertise in software engineering principles, modern development practices, and cloud-native architecture.

• Collaborate with Business Analysts (BA) and Product Managers to refine user stories and translate them into technical requirements.
• Work with Quality Assurance (QA) engineers to ensure automated test coverage and proactively fix bugs and defects.
• Partner with DevOps teams to automate build, deployment, and monitoring pipelines.
• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance APIs and backend services in a cloud-native environment.
• Implement modern software development practices, including TDD, pair programming, and CI/CD.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce security best practices, and ensure software craftsmanship standards.
• Design and document system architecture, ensuring compliance with government security and regulatory standards
• Optimize and improve backend systems for scalability, observability, and reliability.
• Where applicable, contribute to blockchain and smart contract development.