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Job Summary
As a Principal Backend Engineer at a local software house, you will lead backend architecture design and drive engineering excellence across teams. You will build scalable, resilient systems, mentor engineers, and influence technical strategy to deliver high-impact solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available backend architectures that meet business requirements
- Define and enforce engineering standards and reusable frameworks to improve code quality and maintainability across teams
- Lead technical decision-making and provide architectural guidance to multiple engineering teams
- Translate complex business needs into reliable, high-performance backend solutions
- Champion best practices in microservices architecture, observability, and code governance to enhance system robustness
- Mentor and develop engineers to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
Requirement
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
- Minimum 8 years of backend development experience with demonstrated success in designing large-scale, distributed systems
- Proficient in Java or Go programming languages, with practical experience in frameworks such as Spring Boot or WebFlux
- Skilled in integrating and managing messaging systems (e.g., Kafka) and databases including SQL, NoSQL, and Redis
- Deep knowledge of scalability, system resilience, and fault tolerance principles applied to backend systems
- Ability to define and implement coding standards, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and monitoring strategies
- Excellent communication skills in English knowledge of Mandarin is advantageous for liaising with regional counterparts
Other Information
Interested applicants, kindly forward a copy of your updated resume in WORD document to [Confidential Information] stating your current and expected remuneration together with notice period required by current employer
EA No: 12C6254 | EA Personnel Registration No: R1879665