Cloud-Native Backend Engineer: APIs & Microservices

FPT Asia Pacific; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FPT Asia Pacific is seeking Backend Engineers to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable backend applications, APIs, and integration services. You will build microservices, optimise databases, and ensure performance, security, and reliability in enterprise environments.

The role involves creating RESTful APIs, distributed architectures, and integrating with upstream and downstream systems, while leveraging AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Experience in backend software development for enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend integration services.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and enterprise architecture.
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies.
• Understanding of authentication, authorisation, and secure coding practices.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend applications and services.
• Build RESTful APIs, microservices, and integration components to support enterprise applications.
• Design and implement distributed systems and scalable backend architectures.
• Integrate backend services with upstream and downstream systems, devices, and data sources.
• Design, manage, and optimise relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design, query optimisation, and data integrity.
• Develop data processing, transformation, and analytics services.
• Implement application monitoring, logging, and observability capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend application, integration, and performance issues.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, data engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions.
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and secure coding practices.
• Support application testing, deployment, maintenance, and production operations.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-documented, and testable code.
• Conduct peer code reviews and maintain technical documentation.
• Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Support technical knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Backend dev

API design

Distributed systems

Cloud native

Agile

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

FPT Asia Pacific is seeking Backend Engineers to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable backend applications, APIs, and integration services. You will build microservices, optimise databases, and ensure performance, security, and reliability in enterprise environments.

The role involves creating RESTful APIs, distributed architectures, and integrating with upstream and downstream systems, while leveraging AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.