Senior Backend Engineer: End-to-End Cloud-Native APIs

Activate Interactive Pte Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outpatient medical

Specialist medical coverage

Flexi benefits or flexi allowance

Life and health insurance

CNY goodies and special occasions redp

Job summary

Activate Interactive Singapore is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of our backend systems within a highly restricted government cloud environment. You will design, develop, test, and support production-grade APIs using Node.js/TypeScript and PostgreSQL, with a focus on security and reliability.

We expect 6+ years of backend experience, strong Linux and container orchestration skills (Docker/Kubernetes), and hands-on cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, Terraform, AWS

Qualifications

• 6/7+ years of Backend Engineering experience
• Demonstrated independence in building and maintaining production-grade systems
• Cloud infrastructure fluency with AWS and networking concepts
• Proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript and PostgreSQL
• Strong Linux administration and container orchestration knowledge
• Ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative and low-ego mindset

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Ownership of backend systems from development to production
• Develop resilient APIs using Node.js/TypeScript and PostgreSQL
• Manage self-hosted components (EC2, EKS) and secure transport protocols
• Build and maintain multi-zone network segmentation and IAM policies
• Integrate third-party services with auditable handshakes
• Design observability with monitoring and tracing
• Apply IaC using Terraform / AWS CDK with policy-as-code

Skills

Backend development

Node.js/TypeScript

PostgreSQL

Linux & containers

Cloud familiarity

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS CDK

EC2

Job description

Activate Interactive Singapore is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of our backend systems within a highly restricted government cloud environment. You will design, develop, test, and support production-grade APIs using Node.js/TypeScript and PostgreSQL, with a focus on security and reliability.

We expect 6+ years of backend experience, strong Linux and container orchestration skills (Docker/Kubernetes), and hands-on cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, Terraform, AWS