Senior Backend Architect: Cloud, Microservices & AI SDN

AXON-Networks; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AXON Networks is seeking a senior backend engineer to develop SaaS components for an SDN orchestration platform. You will work with DevOps and testing teams on end-to-end integration, performance, and testing while shaping backend architecture.

The role demands strong cloud experience, mentoring capabilities, and expertise in Java/Go and microservices. You will stay current with backend trends, leverage Spring Boot, containers, and distributed messaging systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in CS or equivalent.
• 10+ years in software development with cloud engineer experience.
• 10+ years with major cloud languages; Java or Go preferred.
• Experience designing and deploying microservices.
• Knowledge of web services, API, REST, and RPC.
• Experience with Spring Boot.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools.
• Experience with Pulsar, Kafka, MQTT.
• Strong networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP.
• DB experience: SQL, NoSQL, Time Series; Postgres, Mongo, Redis, Cassandra; DB performance optimization a plus.
• Open-source software and system engineering experience.
• SOA and cloud services, AWS or GCP.
• Kubernetes, Linux/UNIX, Docker.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
• Agile/Scrum is a plus.
• Experience mentoring and growing backend team’s technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop SaaS software components for SDN orchestration platform.
• Collaborate with DevOps, system test engineering, and CPE development team on end-to-end system integration, performance, and testing.
• Stay up to date with backend development trends.
• Drive backend architecture.
• Mentor backend developers.

Skills

Java/Go

Python/Node.js

Spring Boot

Kubernetes/Docker

REST APIs

Kafka/Pulsar

SQL/NoSQL

AWS/GCP

Cloud architecture

Mentorship

Education

B.Sc./M.S. Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

AXON Networks is seeking a senior backend engineer to develop SaaS components for an SDN orchestration platform. You will work with DevOps and testing teams on end-to-end integration, performance, and testing while shaping backend architecture.

The role demands strong cloud experience, mentoring capabilities, and expertise in Java/Go and microservices. You will stay current with backend trends, leverage Spring Boot, containers, and distributed messaging systems.