Senior Backend Software Engineer

Delivery Hero; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food

Health and dental insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Delivery Hero is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer in Singapore to enhance our Product team. You will tackle complex challenges and optimize system architectures while mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates have 7-9 years of experience, proficient in Golang, with knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS and GCP, alongside containerization skills. We promote a vibrant team culture with benefits including free food and health insurance, providing responsibility from day one in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• Approximately 7-9 years of experience in backend systems.
• Experience in building complex, distributed, large-scale systems.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Contribute to design of system architecture.
• Drive code quality through standards and reviews.
• Manage project priorities and deadlines.
• Participate actively in architectural discussions.

Skills

Proficiency in Golang

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

Containerization (Docker)

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Performance monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)

Relational databases

Key-value stores (Redis, Elasticsearch)

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

MBA or relevant postgraduate degree

Job description

Job Description

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. MBA or relevant postgraduate degree is a plus.
• Approximately 7-9 years of experience in building complex, distributed, large‑scale backend systems, including microservices, event‑driven architectures, and cloud 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.

Benefits

• 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!