Backend Developer

Job description

Job Overview

• Contract duration: 12 months
• Location: Singapore
• Type of employment: Full-time

Tasks

• Design, development and testing of software modules to ensure optimal functionality and performance of trading and order systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve and deliver high-quality software solutions
• Maintenance of the current trading platform and improvement and creation of new business and technical solutions
• Assume multiple roles and responsibilities, including Tier 1 support to the business and other stakeholders

Focus areas and skills

• Backend development:
  • Development and maintenance of backend services and APIs with Java or C#
  • Optimizing server-side performance and ensuring data integrity and security
  • Continuous monitoring and optimization
• System integration:
  • Integration of different financial systems and third-party services to ensure smooth data flow and interoperability
• Code quality and best practices:
  • Writing clean, maintainable and efficient code in compliance with industry standards
  • Code reviews, tests and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD)
• Troubleshooting and support:
  • Diagnosis and solution of technical problems in the entire stack
  • Support for development and production environments
• Front-end development:
  • Contribution to the creation of responsive and user-friendly interfaces with ReactJS (optional)

Regulatory responsibilities and risk management

• Demonstrate appropriate values and behaviors, including standards for code reviews and unit testing
• Standards for performance optimization, data quality, conflict of interest management, competent and continuous development, appropriate risk management and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Requirements

Personal and social

• Ability to work independently and positive attitude in a global team
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Very good English and writing skills

Professional and technical

• Relevant higher education and professional experience in software development (10+ years)
• 5+ years of experience as a backend developer
• Professional experience with C#/Java
• Experience with databases, patterns and frameworks (e.g. reactive extensions)
• Good knowledge of microservices and DDD
• Good knowledge of REST/AMQP, gRPC and GraphQL
• Good knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases
• Good knowledge of CI/CD and team player

Nice to Have

• Good knowledge of current JavaScript/frontend frameworks (ReactJS) and technologies (TypeScript)
• Good knowledge of GraphQL
• Familiarity with hexagonal architecture (ports & adapters)
• Familiarity with cloud-based development, ideally in application containerization and Azure
• Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD)

We offer

No specific benefits or offers mentioned in the text.