Senior Backend Engineer US Fintech

Senior Backend Engineer

Why you should apply

• Join a high-caliber, Silicon Valley-style engineering team in the technological epicenter of Kuala Lumpur, disrupting traditional finance global markets.
• Own the high-velocity embedded marketplace layer powering global partner insurance and commissions.
• Seamlessly transition between management and elite Staff/Principal Individual Contributor (IC) career tracks as you grow.
• Thrive in an environment built on innovation, experimentation, rapid growth, and healthy debate.

What you will do

• Architect, refine, and deploy high-performance microservices and RESTful APIs that power consumer financial products globally.
• Build and scale complex software solutions tailored for high-concurrency production environments and fintech regulations.
• Design and implement scalable backend systems to support millions of active users.
• Manage partner API traffic and technical integrations for insurance and commission-based pipelines.
• Refine system performance through deep platform instrumentation and advanced telemetry monitoring.
• Maintain elite quality standards through automated CI/CD validation, comprehensive testing, and rigorous code reviews.
• Partner closely with cross-functional product managers and designers to execute rapid feature delivery and align technical solutions with global business objectives.

Experience you need

Backend Mastery

Deep expertise and mastery of Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem within microservices and cloud-native environments.

Proven Track Record

Minimum 5 to 6 years of deep, high-velocity product engineering experience, specifically building high-concurrency software.

Architectural Reasoning

Proven ability to justify technical trade-offs regarding database selections and architecture design.

Education

A Degree in Computer Science or equivalent from a reputable or Tier 1 institution.

Nice to have / Bonus

• Hands-on experience with Kotlin and modern Java versions (JDK 11 to 21).
• Expertise in Spring Boot 3.X, Kafka event-driven pipelines, and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Experience with cloud-native AWS stacks.

About you

• You are a visionary engineer with an "AI as a teammate" mindset to accelerate result delivery.
• An assertive communicator possessing uncapped product ownership DNA and strong architectural reasoning skills.
• An ambitious professional seeking true architectural freedom within a hyper-growth global Fintech disruptor.

Work Arrangement & Benefits

• Hybrid flexibility at our Kuala Lumpur hub.

Core Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage and lucrative equity grants / sign-on RSU packages.