M01 - Backend Engineer

You will design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient backend services. You will work closely with product managers, architects, frontend engineers, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality services

Key Responsibilities

1. Backend Design & Development

• Design and implement backend services using Node.js / TypeScript / Java / Go, aligned with GovTech reference architectures.
• Build microservices and APIs conforming to RESTful and/or GraphQL principles.
• Develop secure, scalable, and reusable components following SGTS (Singapore Government Tech Stack) best practices.
• Implement server-side business logic, data processing pipelines, and integration layers.

2. Systems Integration

• Integrate backend systems with APIs, internal registries, identity systems 
• Work with cloud-native services on GCP, AWS, or Azure within GCC or GCC 2.0 environment.
• Build event-driven integrations using message queues (e.g., Kafka, SNS/SQS, Pub/Sub).

3. Quality Assurance & Testing

• Write unit, integration, and contract tests using Jest, Mocha, JUnit, PyTest, or similar frameworks.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines via GitLab CI, adhering to GovTech DevSecOps guidelines.
• Ensure performance, security, and reliability through benchmarking and load testing.

4. Security & Compliance

• Apply secure coding practices aligned to AppSec guidelines, and IM8 policy requirements.
• Conduct code reviews, threat analysis, and vulnerability remediation in collaboration with security teams.

5. Deployment & Operations

• Manage container-based deployments using Docker, Kubernetes (OpenShift / GKE).
• Implement observability using Grafana, Prometheus, ELK/EFK.
• Troubleshoot and optimize cloud-hosted applications to meet SLAs and uptime objectives.

6. Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team engineering standards.
• Work closely with product owners, business analysts, architects, and  stakeholders.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and provide technical input to ensure high-quality delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• 7+ years backend development experience with significant exposure to cloud-native architectures.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend language: Node.js (TypeScript preferred), Java Spring Boot, GoLang, Python.
• Experience in microservices architecture, API development, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with SGTS components such as:
• API Gateway
• WOG Authentication Systems 
• Secure Container Services (GCC, GCC 2.0)
• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
• Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cloud SQL, DynamoDB).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/YAML).