Senior Software Engineer II

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

Job summary

Razer in Singapore seeks an experienced backend engineer to design, build, and operate cloud-native microservices at scale. You will lead the transformation from a monolithic platform to multi-region services, focusing on performance, security, and cost efficiency, across AWS and GCP.

We value thorough knowledge of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes, plus strong collaboration skills in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years in an IT-related role with at least 3 years software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Golang or PHP or similar backend technologies.
• Experience deploying and operating applications on AWS; GCP experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, multi-region deployments, and service mesh concepts.
• Proficient in cloud-native technologies including containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs; familiarity with MySQL/PostgreSQL and Redis is advantageous.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; familiarity with Agile/SCRUM.
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy microservice applications on AWS.
• Build and maintain scalable deployment platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native tech.
• Develop and maintain mission-critical, high-traffic APIs within your area.
• Leverage containerization and Kubernetes for scalable deployments in cloud environments (AWS/GCP).
• Collaborate with engineering, security, product, operations, and stakeholders to meet requirements.
• Establish engineering best practices, standards, and code review processes across services and regions.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns to grow technical capability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Stay current with cloud infra, distributed systems, AI/ML trends to improve design.
• Provide technical support for production incidents escalated by SRE.

Skills

Golang

PHP

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Agile/SCRUM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Joining Razer will place you on a global mission to revolutionize the way the world games. Razer is a place to do great work, offering you the opportunity to make an impact globally while working across a global team located across 5 continents. Razer is also a great place to work, providing you the unique, gamer‑centric experience that will put you in an accelerated growth, both personally and professionally.

Job Responsibilities

You will be working with a team of software engineers to design, build, and deploy containerized and serverless applications on the cloud, supporting Razer's growing ecosystem of microservices, data platforms, and AI-driven services.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership in designing scalable, high-performance, secure, cost‑efficient, and maintainable cloud‑native systems that support both current and future business needs. You will play a key role in transforming our existing single‑region, monolithic platform into a distributed, cloud‑native microservices architecture, with a strong focus on multi‑region deployments, data residency compliance, and modern service decomposition.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy microservice applications on AWS.
• Build and maintain scalable deployment platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud‑native technologies on AWS or GCP.
• Develop, own, and maintain mission‑critical, high‑traffic Razer ID API microservices within your area of responsibility.
• Utilize containerization and Kubernetes to support scalable and reproducible deployments in a cloud environment (AWS or GCP).
• Collaborate closely with engineering, security, product, operations, and business stakeholders to ensure the architecture supports both functional and regulatory requirements.
• Establish engineering best practices, architectural standards, and code review processes to ensure consistent, high‑quality implementations across services and regions.
• Mentor junior engineers and interns, fostering technical growth and engineering excellence within the team.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including PD, internal stakeholders to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, AI/ML, and web architecture, and evaluate their potential to improve the system design.
• Participate in production support and provide technical expertise for critical issues escalated by the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in an IT‑related role, including at least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Golang, PHP, or equivalent backend technologies.
• Experience deploying and operating applications on AWS. Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, particularly multi‑region deployments, including service mesh architectures, traffic routing, global failover strategies, latency optimization, regional scaling, and cross‑region consistency.
• Proficient in cloud‑native technologies, including containers (Docker), Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs. Familiarity with gRPC, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and Redis is an advantage.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, with a passion for teamwork.
• Familiarity with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Strong understanding of software development principles such as Agile and SCRUM.

Razer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, better products, and a stronger culture. We are committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and fair workplace for every employee across all the countries we operate in. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected under local laws. Where needed, we provide reasonable accommodations — including for disability or religious practices — to ensure every team member can perform and contribute at their best.

Are you game?