Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer, Digital Learning Capability Centre (DLCC) (Contract)

About SUTD Academy's Digital Learning Capability Centre

SUTD Academy's Digital Learning Capability Centre (DLCC) powers up CET training and learning by developing new cyber-physical digital capabilities for the Continuing Education and Training (CET) sector. We are seeking a Backend Engineer to help build and maintain the server-side systems that support our AI, gamification, immersive, and cyber-physical solutions integrated with SUTD Academy's activities, courses, and programmes.

What You'll Do

• Implement and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs (primarily Python/Django) for web and cyber-physical applications

• Contribute to database design, migrations, and performance tuning

• Integrate with internal and external services (AI, gamification, embedded/IoT) via APIs, webhooks, and queues

• Write automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines under guidance, supporting reliable releases

• Assist in deployment and monitoring on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS/Azure), investigating logs/metrics to troubleshoot issues

• Follow secure coding practices and support data privacy requirements

• Collaborate with frontend engineers, designers, and educators to refine APIs and improve end-to-end user experience

• Document technical designs, APIs, and change notes to support a future-ready product roadmap

• Assist in engineering operations (environment setup, Docker, scripts) and support pilots/demos with internal teams and partners

Who We Are Looking For

• Relevant Engineering Degree/Diploma or equivalent experience

• Proficient in Python and familiarity with a web framework (Django preferred) understanding of REST/JSON and basic WebSocket concepts

• Experience with relational database, ORMs, and schema migrations

• Experience with Git, code reviews, and writing unit/integration tests

• Experience implementing AI/LLM APIs within back-end architectures

• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker) is a plus

• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with a growth mindset and attention to quality in a fast-moving environment