Backend Engineer (Node.js/TypeScript) – Cloud & APIs

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Outpatient medical

Life and health insurance

Flexible work arrangement

SHRI 2025 Learning & Development

Career progression

Job summary

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd is seeking a Backend-focused Software Engineer to design and develop core backend services for a cloud-based platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable APIs and workflows.

Requirements include 3+ years of backend experience with Node.js and TypeScript, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, and AWS familiarity. The role is a 1-year fixed-term contract and offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js or NestJS.
• Database: PostgreSQL, SQL, relational modelling and query optimisation.
• API: REST API design and implementation.
• Authentication & Authorization: OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, RBAC and secure API access.
• AWS Awareness: Lambda, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL, S3, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager.
• DevOps: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, environment variables and deployment troubleshooting.
• Security: OWASP Top 10, secure coding, dependencies and vulnerability remediation.
• Testing: unit, API and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the core backend services for a cloud-based digital platform.
• Collaborate with Technical Lead, Frontend Engineer, QA Automation Engineer and Infrastructure Team.
• Develop and maintain backend services using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Deploy backend services into AWS environments following approved patterns.
• Design and build workflow-heavy systems (booking, approval, case management, event management, CRM).
• Contribute to CI/CD scripts, DB migrations, and deployment troubleshooting.
• Address security findings from SAST, DAST, and related reviews.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Express.js

NestJS

REST APIs

OAuth2/OIDC

JWT

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

Security

Testing

PostgreSQL

Tools

Git

Docker

Job description

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd is seeking a Backend-focused Software Engineer to design and develop core backend services for a cloud-based platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable APIs and workflows.

Requirements include 3+ years of backend experience with Node.js and TypeScript, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, and AWS familiarity. The role is a 1-year fixed-term contract and offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.