Golang Backend Engineer — Remote & Flexible Hours

Fuku; Singapore; Remote; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health insurance

Flexible working hours

Remote work options

Generous paid time off

Career growth & training

Team events & culture

Job summary

Fuku is hiring a backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Golang services and RESTful APIs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless user experiences while ensuring performance, reliability, and security.

You will work with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB, and contribute to microservices architecture using Docker and Kubernetes. Fluency in Chinese is required, and a CS/SE degree or equivalent is expected.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Golang with strong ecosystem knowledge.
• Experience building scalable backend systems and RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Knowledge of microservices and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Understanding of distributed systems, caching, and message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a team.
• Fluency in Chinese (written and spoken) to communicate with team members.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems and APIs using Golang.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and design teams to deliver seamless experiences.
• Write clean, well-documented code and follow best practices.
• Optimize performance and ensure reliability, scalability, and security.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers as needed.
• Troubleshoot issues and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Contribute to database schema design and data storage solutions.
• Stay updated with industry trends to improve development processes.

Skills

Golang

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

Docker & Kubernetes

Caching & messaging queues

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Chinese language

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

RabbitMQ

Kafka

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Fuku is hiring a backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Golang services and RESTful APIs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless user experiences while ensuring performance, reliability, and security.

You will work with databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB, and contribute to microservices architecture using Docker and Kubernetes. Fluency in Chinese is required, and a CS/SE degree or equivalent is expected.