Senior Backend Engineer – Payments Platform (Remote-First)

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

Job summary

A leading payments infrastructure platform in Singapore seeks a Senior Software Engineer to shape the core of its system. Responsibilities include architecting scalable backend solutions, leading new tool designs, and solving complex challenges. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of software development experience, particularly in backend web development using PHP, Laravel, and MySQL. This full-time role emphasizes collaboration and leadership in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in software development with a strong focus on backend web development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively in a remote-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop robust backend solutions for the HitPay platform ensuring scalability, performance, and efficiency.
• Lead the design and implementation of new business and financial tools leveraging customer feedback.
• Solve complex technical challenges delivering innovative solutions to enhance system stability and performance.
• Collaborate on platform architecture focusing on backend optimization.
• Conduct code reviews and mentorship to maintain engineering excellence.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

MySQL

API design principles

RESTful services

Spring

.NET

C / C++

Go

React

OOP

C#

AWS

Data Structures

Software Development

Java

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Job description

A leading payments infrastructure platform in Singapore seeks a Senior Software Engineer to shape the core of its system. Responsibilities include architecting scalable backend solutions, leading new tool designs, and solving complex challenges. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of software development experience, particularly in backend web development using PHP, Laravel, and MySQL. This full-time role emphasizes collaboration and leadership in a dynamic environment.