Senior Software Engineer Backend

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

About HitPay

HitPay is a full-stack payments infrastructure platform for growing businesses in APAC. Headquartered in Singapore and regulated by central banks across Southeast Asia we enable over 20000 SMBs to accept online and in-person payments through local methods that their customers trust. From real-time payment schemes to e-wallets and credit card terminals HitPay is transforming how Southeast Asia pays.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at HitPay you will play a critical role in shaping the core of our payments and commerce platform. Youll architect and build backend solutions that power thousands of small businesses tackle complex technical challenges and contribute directly to the scalability security and reliability of our systems. This is a hands-on role with high ownership where youll work closely with product and engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.

What Youll Do

• 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 and aligning with product strategy.
• Solve complex technical challenges delivering innovative and reliable solutions to enhance system stability and performance.
• Collaborate on platform architecture focusing on backend optimization and seamless integration with frontend systems.
• Conduct code reviews testing and mentorship to maintain engineering excellence across the team.

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field .
• 10 years of experience in software development with a strong focus on backend web development.
• Mastery of PHP Laravel and MySQL ; experience with frontend frameworks such as is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of API design principles and RESTful services .
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively in a remote-first environment.

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

• Spring,.NET,C / C++,Go,React,OOP,C#,AWS,Data Structures,Software Development,Java,Distributed Systems

Employment Type

Full-Time

Department / Functional Area

Engineering

Experience

years

Vacancy

1