Backend Engineer, Payments Platform — Scale & Performance

Google LLC; Singapore; Remote; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is hiring a Software Engineer for Google Pay, Server in Singapore. The role focuses on building and maintaining backend systems that support millions of users and high query volumes, while collaborating with product, security, and release teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate has a BS or equivalent practical experience and 2 years of software development in Java or Kotlin (or 1 year with an advanced degree).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience with software development in Java, Kotlin, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and maintain mission-critical back-end systems operating at high consumer scale (millions of users, high QPS, low latency).
• Collaborate with executive engineers, Product Managers, UX, and other teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Build and maintain release pipelines, automated testing infrastructure, and developer tools, leveraging AI-powered solutions to automate diagnostics and boost velocity.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google LLC is hiring a Software Engineer for Google Pay, Server in Singapore. The role focuses on building and maintaining backend systems that support millions of users and high query volumes, while collaborating with product, security, and release teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate has a BS or equivalent practical experience and 2 years of software development in Java or Kotlin (or 1 year with an advanced degree).