Technical Lead / Senior Backend Engineer Java 17/21

Why you should apply:

-Silicon Valley style engineering team building high-concurrency technology and micro-services that power products for millions of active users.

-Listed in USA with deep pockets and long established (10+ years) hub in KL

-Cloud-native stack (Java 17+, Spring Boot 3, Kafka) while owning your own deployment pipelines via Docker and -Kubernetes on AWS

What you will do:

-Deploy micro-services and RESTful APIs

-50% Technical Leadership: Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to an existing team

-Justify complex technical trade-offs and drive deep cross-functional architectural alignment

-50% hands on engineering: System Design, own cross-domain API designs and lead teams in architecting highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems.

-Build, Scale & implement complex, highly available software solutions tailored to high-concurrency production environments and fintech regulations.

-Partner closely with cross-functional product managers and designers

-Maintain quality standards through comprehensive testing and rigorous code reviews

Experience you need:

-Backend Mastery: Deep expertise in Java (Min Java 11) and the Spring Boot ecosystem.

-Proven Track Record building high-concurrency software.

-10+ years supporting enterprise solutions in massive, high-throughput production environments.

Nice to have / Bonus:

-Hands-on experience with Kafka event-driven pipelines.

-Expertise in Kubernetes orchestration and cloud-native AWS stacks.

About you:

-Visionary engineer with an "AI mindset" to accelerate result delivery.

-Confident communicator with product ownership DNA and strong architectural reasoning skills.

-Want avoid the Legacy Java / rigid on-prem or maintenance-heavy monolithic systems

Work Arrangement / Benefits:

-Hybrid / Kuala Lumpur hub (walk to MRT)

-Comprehensive benefits package + equity

-KL working hours / Permanent & Full Time