Senior Backend Engineer

We are the leading all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses in South-East Asia. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance for a new generation of entrepreneurs and business owners, empowering startups and SMBs to realize their full potential.

We have successfully closed an oversubscribed US$ 100 million Series C equity round in 2023 led by Sequoia and Lightspeed with participation of Tencent and PayPal. Since its inception in 2018, we have raised over US$ 300 million from world-class investors to power our solutions we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and help more than 15,000 businesses using our suite of products.

In 2020 we were awarded Hottest Startup by Singapore Business Review and Finalist MAS Fintech Awards. In 2021 and 2022 we were named in LinkedIn's Top 5 Startups in Singapore and awarded Best Employer of the Year and best Payments Tech 2022 by Asia Fintech Awards .

You will be amazed by our energy and ambition. We are a team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and A players with international and diverse (45% of us are women) backgrounds. We team up to excel in what we do, and don't take NO for an answer.

We are expanding rapidly. Are you a top talent? Are you passionate about entrepreneurship? Join us and make an impact in the Fintech space!

About the role:

We are hiring Senior Backend Engineers who have experience in building backend systems in the cloud. You will be building a leading fintech product across South-East Asia on an international & diverse team.

What will you be doing?
• Communicate effectively in English across Engineering, Product, UX teams on daily basis
• Design, develop and maintain cutting edge web-based applications
• Make and help managers make decisions about priorities, timelines and chosen design approach
• Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development

We would love to get to know you if you have the following:
• Graduated with a Computer Science degree with 4 to 8 years of working experience in software engineering role
• Proficient in at least one backend programming language such as PHP, Go, Python, Node.js, Java, etc. 1st preference for PHP
• Strong Understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns
• Code Quality: Strong understanding of code quality and best practices, and ability to ensure code quality in the work.
• Code Review: Ability to review code, identify bugs, and provide feedback to ensure code quality standards are met.
• Unit Testing and Integration Testing: Experience in writing and executing unit tests and integration tests as well as debugging skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and experience working in an agile environment.
• Strong communication skills and collaboration skills
Nice to have:
• Experience working in strong tech-oriented companies
• Working experience with full stack development, particular on frontend, mobile, devops with AWS
• Good to have work exposure to databases and monitoring tools

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