Backend Engineer — 12-Month Contract, APIs & Cloud

Activate Interactive; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical coverage and flexi benefits

Wellness and staff development

Career progression and learning budget

Flexible work arrangement

Job summary

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a skilled backend engineer to design, build, and maintain server-side logic and APIs for the COMPASS platform. You will work on scalable microservices, databases, and cloud integrations to deliver reliable, secure services.

Join a growing team delivering enterprise-grade applications with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, collaborating with frontend, data teams, and stakeholders in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Backend software development experience with enterprise-grade apps.
• Proficient in Python, Node.js or Java.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and data integrity.
• Experience with message queues and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and design patterns.
• Experience deploying cloud-native apps on AWS.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD, and Agile practices.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the server-side logic, databases, and APIs powering the COMPASS platform.
• Develop scalable, maintainable 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 relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design and query tuning.
• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability features for reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure performance.
• Collaborate with frontend, data teams, and stakeholders to deliver solutions.
• Implement authentication and authorization in backend systems.
• Support testing, deployment, and production operations.
• Write clean, well-documented, testable code and participate in peer reviews.
• Maintain system design artefacts and documentation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and team knowledge sharing.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Python

Node.js

Java

Databases

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitLab

Agile

Security

Problem solving

Messaging queues

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Job description

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a skilled backend engineer to design, build, and maintain server-side logic and APIs for the COMPASS platform. You will work on scalable microservices, databases, and cloud integrations to deliver reliable, secure services.

Join a growing team delivering enterprise-grade applications with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, collaborating with frontend, data teams, and stakeholders in an agile environment.