Expert Backend Engineer (JAVA / GO)

VANGUARD SOFTWARE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Singapore is seeking an Expert Backend Engineer to lead system architecture and technical development. This role requires 8+ years of backend experience and deep expertise in Java or Go. You will mentor engineers and shape best practices. Strong communication skills in English and Mandarin are essential for liaising with clients. An innovative work environment with opportunities to tackle complex challenges awaits.

Benefits

Technical decision-making authority

Collaboration with top talent

Cutting-edge technology practice

Knowledge leadership role

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in backend system design and development.
• Strong experience with system architecture and technical leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Design and review scalable, fault-tolerant system architectures.
• Provide guidance and drive architectural discussions across teams.
• Build reusable components and establish best practices.

Skills

Java

Go

Backend Development

Mentorship

System Architecture

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computing, Software Engineering, IT or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Distributed Databases (SQL/NoSQL, Redis)

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an Expert Backend Engineer to take a technical leadership role across teams and domains. You’ll be responsible for architecting and driving the development of scalable, resilient systems that directly align with business objectives. As a domain expert, you’ll provide thought leadership, mentor other engineers, and shape engineering best practices across the organization. This role is ideal for a highly experienced backend engineer who is passionate about building high-performance systems and enabling long-term technical excellence.

Job Duties

• System Architecture: Design and review scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure system architectures, including multi-region disaster recovery and strong data consistency.
• Technical Leadership: Provide domain expertise and guidance across multiple teams; drive cross-functional architectural discussions.
• Business Alignment: Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions, considering long-term product and company strategy.
• Reusable Components: Build high-quality, reusable components and establish best practices to boost team-wide efficiency.
• Process Innovation: Define and implement domain-level standards, governance rules, and process improvements (e.g., microservice design, observability, code quality).
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Coach engineers, drive knowledge sharing, and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor\'s Degree of Computing, Software Engineering, IT or related field.
• Experience: Minimum 8+ years of experience in backend system design and development, with a proven track record of delivering mission-critical systems.
• Tech Stack Expertise: Deep expertise in Java or Go, with mastery of backend frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, WebFlux), messaging systems (e.g., Kafka), and distributed databases (SQL/NoSQL, Redis, etc.).
• Architectural Skills: Experience designing and scaling large distributed systems with a focus on performance, availability, security, and resilience.
• Process Leadership: Able to define and implement engineering standards and technical guidelines at the system/domain level.
• Innovation & Problem Solving: Continuously evaluates new technologies and integrates them strategically to enhance systems and processes.
• Risk & Impact Awareness: Anticipates edge cases and long-term impacts, and incorporates robustness, observability, and compliance from the design stage.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Mandarin is highly desirable to liaise with Chinese speaking clients and counterparts to understand their technical requirements.

Soft Skills

• Influence & Leadership: Persuasively drives adoption of best practices and standards across teams and stakeholders.
• Decision-Making: Makes informed, strategic decisions backed by technical expertise and business impact analysis.
• Communication: Clearly and effectively communicates complex ideas and listens actively to facilitate constructive discussions.
• Collaboration: Enables cross-team alignment and contributes to a culture of ownership, transparency, and innovation.

What We Offer

• Technical Decision-Making Authority: Lead core system architecture and influence the company’s technical direction.
• Collaboration with Top Talent: Work alongside senior engineers to tackle highly complex challenges.
• Cutting-Edge Technology Practice: Adopt innovative technologies while balancing innovation and stability.
• Knowledge Leadership Role: Shape engineering culture through tech sharing, mentorship, and standards definition.