Backend Engineer

User Experience Researchers Pte Ltd; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

User Experience Researchers Pte Ltd is seeking a backend engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services powering the platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security. You will implement RESTful APIs and microservices, manage databases, and integrate with external systems, collaborating with frontend, data, and operations teams in an Agile environment.

Proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java, plus cloud-native experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, is highly

Qualifications

• Experience in backend software development for enterprise-grade applications.
• Proficiency in at least one of Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices; backend integration services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services powering the platform.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
• Develop scalable microservices and data processing components.
• Manage relational and NoSQL databases; ensure data integrity and performance.
• Integrate with upstream and downstream systems and devices.
• Monitor, log, and ensure observability for reliability and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with frontend, data, and business teams in Agile ceremonies.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Python

Node.js

Java

Cloud-native

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Agile

Security best practices

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the server-side logic, databases, and APIs that power the platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security:
• Design and develop scalable, maintainable, and secure backend services, APIs and integration components.
• Design and implement scalable microservices and distributed systems.
• Integrate with upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources.
• Manage and optimise relational and non-relational databases, including schema design, query optimisation, and data integrity.
• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services.
• Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability features to support system reliability and operational troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues to ensure service reliability and performance.
• Work closely with frontend engineers, data teams, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions.
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and other security best practices in backend systems.
• Support testing, deployment, and production operations activities.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code, and participate in peer code reviews.
• Maintain technical documentation and system design artefacts.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate effectively with team members to deliver solutions and support knowledge sharing across the project team.

Experience & Skills Needed

• Experience in backend software development and building enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong programming proficiency in at least one of:
  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Java
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices, and backend integration services.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimisation, and data integrity management.
• Experience working with message queues, event-driven architectures, and system integration.
• Knowledge of software design patterns, enterprise application architecture, and secure coding practices.
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Familiarity with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile software development practices.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.