Senior Software Engineer (Contract)

SMRT TRAINS LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Singapore is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to develop and enhance applications related to their WINK+ platform. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in software development, particularly in backend systems with strong skills in Kotlin, Node.js, and cloud technologies like AWS. This role offers the opportunity to work on multiple projects while mentoring junior team members in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in software development.
• Experience in full-stack development.
• Startup and scale-up experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop existing applications relating to WINK+.
• Translate functional requirements into technical designs.
• Troubleshooting and debugging to optimize performance.

Skills

Kotlin

Node.js

AWS

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

C#

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The key scope of work is to develop and enhance the existing applications relating to WINK+.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop existing applications relating to WINK+
• Translate functional requirements from users into sound technical designs that meet the objectives
• Troubleshooting and debugging to optimize performance
• Stay up-to-date with new technology trends
• Able to work both independently as well as with a team on multiple projects
• Participate in application development life cycle
• Deliver projects on-time and with quality
• Work with the team in managing AWS, cybersecurity, data integrity, etc.

Qualifications & Work Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on full-stack development
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is a plus
• Experience working with Cloud Native Infrastructure (Familiarity with AWS is a plus)
• Candidates with zero-to-one startup and scale-up experience is a plus

Skills

• Proven experience as a Senior Backend Engineer or similar role in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Node.js for backend development.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Experience with database systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL.
• Experience with containerization tools like Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Ability to mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members.
• Bonus: Experience with C# and familiarity with .NET frameworks.