Senior Backend Engineer

ABOUT THE COMPANY

We will be the leading integrated solutions enabler for the property industry. We will offer innovative products and services, delivered under one roof by exceptionally committed people to enhance shareholder value. We will operate across the property value-chain as suppliers and financiers that offer unique solutions to all while being environmentally responsible.

JOB SUMMARY

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and ExperienceBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field (Master’sdegree preferred).Professional training or certification in Agile, Product Development, or relevant backend technologies would be an added advantage.10+ years’ experience in banking, fintech, or digital financial services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Development & Full Stack VersatilityDesign, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power enterprise platforms.Write clean, efficient, and secure code for various back-end components, services, and integrations.Lead the evolution of existing service applications and ensure seamless integration with internal and external partner ecosystems.Double up as a Full Stack Engineer when needed, providing support for frontend feature integration and end-to-end service prototyping.Architect and manage complex messaging/streaming systems using Kafka and RabbitMQ to ensure system fault tolerance and resilience.DevSecOps & Engineering ExcellenceChampion engineering best practices, including DevSecOps and CI/CD, to ensure secure and frequent delivery.Work closely with the DevOps team to automate deployment pipelines, enhance infrastructure-as-code, and improve system reliability.Participate in code inspection, testing, and continuous refactoring efforts to maintain enterprise-grade quality.Ensure application performance, monitoring, and fault tolerance for all digital solutions.Agile Delivery & Technical LeadershipDrive Agile delivery across squads, ensuring timely and high-quality releases aligned to business outcomes.Provide clear technical direction, architectural guidance, and prioritization across multiple concurrent initiatives.Lead collaboration across business, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure seamless execution from ideation to go-live.Conduct rigorous code reviews and provide mentorship to develop strong technical and commercial capabilities within the team.Commercialization & Product InnovationOwn the technical success of channel products, ensuring they are built for adoption, usage, and revenue generation.Work closely with Product Owners and Commercial Leads to leverage data and analytics for optimizing customer journeys.Ensure solutions address real customer pain points through human-centered design and Lean Startup principles.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Programming, Container solutions (Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes), Database query languages (SQL, others), Relational databases (SQL)

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree