Senior Backend Software Engineer

Xapply; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Learning & development

Team events

Job summary

foodpanda in Singapore seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to strengthen our Foundation Tribe within an international, performance-driven team. You will design scalable backend systems, drive reliability, and lead architecture discussions, mentoring juniors and collaborating with product management.

Required: 7–9 years in distributed backend, strong Golang, cloud (AWS/GCP), Docker and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 7–9 years of experience building complex, distributed backend systems.
• Proficiency in Golang is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of architecture principles (SOLID, Hexagonal).
• Hands-on cloud experience (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience designing scalable CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Experience with Prometheus/Grafana for monitoring and logging.
• Relational databases and Redis/Elasticsearch knowledge.
• Excellent English communication, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges across software and infrastructure layers.
• Contribute to system architecture design for scalability and future technologies.
• Drive code quality through reviews and automated testing frameworks.
• Manage project priorities and deliverables within autonomous teams.
• Work in an international cross-functional team to deliver holistic solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge to uplift team performance.
• Collaborate with Product management to deliver maximum value.

Skills

Golang

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Software architecture

CI/CD concepts

Monitoring & logging

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Redis

Elasticsearch

SQL databases

AWS / GCP

Job description

Description

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 65 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to be part of our Foundation Tribe, to support our growing regional Product team here in Singapore as part of an international team of highly talented and motivated people.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges across software and infrastructure layers, with a focus on optimizing performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of system architecture to address current business needs while ensuring scalability and adaptability for future technologies.
• Drive code quality by enforcing coding standards, conducting comprehensive code reviews, and implementing automated testing frameworks to ensure early bug detection and software reliability.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines and deliverables within autonomous teams.
• Work in a cross-functional and international team to deliver a holistic solution.
• Participate actively in architectural discussions, open reviews, and knowledge sharing with peers.
• Be an active partner for Product management in order to provide the best value for stakeholders and our customers.
• Good understanding and independent application of cloud environment, CI/CD, testing and validation
• Independently applies design patterns and best practices in reliability management (resiliency, autoscaling, monitoring, alerting)
• Mentor junior engineers, sharing technical knowledge and best practices while modeling strong collaboration, communication, and leadership skills to uplift overall team performance.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. MBA or relevant postgraduate degree is a plus.
• Approximately 7-9years of experience in building complex, distributed, large-scale backend systems, including microservices, event-driven architectures, andcloud computing.
• Proficiency in Golang is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, including SOLID, Hexagonal Architecture, and Design-Driven Development.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), with a strong understanding of leveraging them for scalable and resilient solutions.
• Proficiency in containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) technologies for efficient deployment and management of applications.
• Experience in designing and implementing scalable end to end CI/CD pipelines is an added advantage.
• Experience with performance monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to proactively identify and resolve issues, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Solid knowledge of relational databases (normalization, ACID, indexing) and key‑value stores (Redis, Elasticsearch).
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, with practical experience in automated testing (unit, integration, and functional).
• Excellent communication skills in English—both written and spoken—with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional and international teams.

What we offer

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
• Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities!

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group (“DH Group”) - the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017.

In July 2024, Delivery Hero SE merged three of its market-leading food delivery businesses, foodora and Yemeksepeti in Europe, and foodpanda in Asia. All three businesses now make up the second-largest organization within the Delivery Hero Group, and leading food and QCommerce delivery in 18 markets in both regions.