Senior Cloud Backend Engineer – Distributed Systems (Golang / AWS)

ADVANCE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ADVANCE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PTE. LTD. seeks a Senior Cloud Backend Engineer to build scalable microservices in Go, with a focus on high availability and zero-downtime deployments.

You will own design from spec to production, work with Kubernetes on AWS, and ensure robust CI/CD and observability using Prometheus and Grafana. The role requires 5+ years of production experience, strong knowledge of PostgreSQL/Redis, and hands-on DevOps tooling in a cloud-native setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software development with 3+ years in Go.
• Experience building distributed microservices in cloud-native environments.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and caching.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm and AWS services.
• BS in CS or equivalent with solid fundamentals in data structures and concurrency.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and deploy high-concurrency microservices in Go.
• Engineer event-driven pipelines using Kafka or RabbitMQ for low latency.
• Optimize PostgreSQL and Redis schemas, queries, and indexing.
• Containerize services, manage Kubernetes on AWS, and implement CI/CD.
• Participate in on-call rotations and uphold strict code reviews.

Skills

Go programming

Distributed systems

Concurrency control

System design principles

Cloud-native architectures

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

AWS

PostgreSQL

Redis

Job description

The Objective

We are seeking an uncompromising Senior Cloud Backend Engineer to build, scale, and maintain high-throughput, event-driven microservices powering our enterprise platform. Tailored for a mid-to-senior engineering benchmark, this role requires a battle-tested developer who writes clean, idiomatic Go, commands distributed system architecture, and operates autonomously. You will be held accountable for high system availability, zero-downtime deployments, and rigid code quality.

Core Responsibilities

• Microservices Architecture: Design, write, and deploy resilient, high-concurrency REST/gRPC microservices using Golang, taking full ownership from technical specification to production rollout.

• Event-Driven Systems: Engineer and optimize asynchronous messaging pipelines using Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ to support high TPS (transactions per second) with sub-second processing requirements.

• Database & Cache Optimization: Architect scalable relational and NoSQL schemas (PostgreSQL, Redis). Perform deep query profiling, indexing, connection pooling, and deadlock mitigation.

• Infrastructure & CI/CD: Containerize services using Docker and manage Kubernetes deployments on AWS. Build automated, zero-downtime CI/CD pipelines and configure proactive alerting (Prometheus, Grafana).

• System Resilience & On-Call: Conduct rigorous unit/integration testing, enforce strict code review standards, and participate in rotational 2nd-line production support to resolve system incidents swiftly.

Strict Qualifying Criteria

• Production Experience: Minimum 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years writing concurrent, production-grade Golang services in a cloud-native setting.

• Distributed Systems Mastery: Proven experience building and debugging distributed microservices architectures handling high load, race conditions, and network failures.

• Database Expertise: Strong proficiency in PostgreSQL (complex joins, execution plans, partitioning) and Redis caching patterns (write-through, eviction policies).

• Cloud & DevOps Tooling: Hands-on operational experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and AWS services (EKS, RDS, S3, IAM).

• Computer Science Foundation: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent technical field, backed by strong fundamentals in data structures, concurrency, and OOP/functional design principles.