Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

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

Job summary

LionsBot International is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend/Cloud) to build scalable cloud native backend services and microservices powering a global robotics platform. You will own real time data pipelines, security, and observability across our distributed system.

The role emphasizes deploying and operating services on major cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), Terraform and Kubernetes, with a focus on reliability and compliance across a robotics ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of professional experience building production grade backend and cloud systems.
• Strong experience in Golang, Spring Boot.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Kafka, Redis and TimescaleDB in production environments.
• Familiarity with real time communication technologies such as gRPC, MQTT, WebSocket, or WebRTC.
• Hands on experience deploying and operating services on AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, CICD pipelines, and cloud security best practices.
• Experience applying DevOps principles and implementing observability practices including logging, metrics, tracing, and monitoring.
• Proven experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems in production, including microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable cloud native backend systems and microservices that power and orchestrate our global fleet of robots.
• Develop real time APIs and data pipelines that enable monitoring, control, and intelligent robot operations.
• Drive DevOps practices including CICD, infrastructure as code, cloud deployments, and operational automation.
• Establish strong observability, resilience, backup, and disaster recovery standards.
• Contribute to security and compliance initiatives including ISO27001, SOC2, and GDPR through secure architecture and operational discipline.
• Architect distributed systems that deliver high performance, reliability, and security at global scale.

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Job type: Full Time · Department: Research & Development (R&D) · Work type: On-Site

Singapore, Singapore

Job Description

LionsBot International builds robots people love. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend/Cloud) who thrives on building scalable cloud systems that power real world robotics at global scale.

You will design and develop cloud native backend services, microservices, distributed systems, and real time platforms that enable monitoring, control, and data driven operations across our robotic ecosystem. You will work across APIs, event driven architectures, and data pipelines to ensure performance, reliability, and security at scale.

You will also take ownership of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices, driving CICD, infrastructure as code, observability, and disaster recovery to ensure stable and secure global operations. Your work will power a fast growing global platform supporting more than 5000 robots operating daily across over 30 countries.

What you will do

• Design and build scalable cloud native backend systems and microservices that power and orchestrate our global fleet of robots

• Develop real time APIs and data pipelines that enable monitoring, control, and intelligent robot operations

• Drive DevOps practices including CICD, infrastructure as code, cloud deployments, and operational automation

• Establish strong observability, resilience, backup, and disaster recovery standards

• Contribute to security and compliance initiatives including ISO27001, SOC2, and GDPR through secure architecture and operational discipline

• Architect distributed systems that deliver high performance, reliability, and security at global scale

What you will need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or equivalent.

• At least 3 years of professional experience building production grade backend and cloud systems

• Strong experience in Golang, Spring Boot

• Experience with PostgreSQL, Neo4j, Kafka, Redis and TimescaleDB in production environments

• Familiarity with real time communication technologies such as gRPC, MQTT, WebSocket, or WebRTC

• Hands on experience deploying and operating services on AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure

• Experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, CICD pipelines, and cloud security best practices

• Experience applying DevOps principles and implementing observability practices including logging, metrics, tracing, and monitoring

• Proven experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems in production, including microservices

Nice to have:

• Experience working with robots, robotic fleets, or IoT devices in production environments

• Familiarity with OpenRMF, ROS or robotics-related communication stacks

• Experience working with smart building systems, access control, or IoT platforms

• Exposure to real world system integration involving hardware and software coordination