Senior Backend Engineer

Skedulo

full-time

Posted on: 9/21/2025

Origin: • 🇻🇳 Vietnam

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AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKotlinKubernetesNode.jsScala

About the role

Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship on architectural decisions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability
Own and drive the development of critical services within the core product, ensuring high code quality and adherence to best practices
Influence key technical decisions to accommodate future use cases and scalability across the software architecture
Facilitate and lead technical discussions and initiatives across engineering teams, resolving complex technical challenges
Drive observability work across services and foster a culture of observability; lead incident response using a 'no blame' approach; participate in on-call roster
Contribute significantly to hands-on development and delivery of new product capabilities
Identify and implement improvements to system performance, scalability, and stability
Conduct thorough code reviews and promote best practices in coding, testing, and deployment
Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality products
Work under broad direction and be fully responsible for meeting allocated technical and product objectives

At least 8-10+ years of experience in software development
Proven track record of building and scaling distributed systems with end-to-end responsibility for outcomes
Strong proficiency in backend technologies, including Java/Kotlin and Node.js
Demonstrated expertise in making critical architectural decisions balancing performance, scalability, correctness, cost, and reliability
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with observability tools and monitoring practices
Expertise working with ORMs and GraphQL APIs
Strong experience optimizing backend services for mobile applications
Experience with offline-first architecture for mobile applications
Experience with push notifications, WebSockets, and real-time data synchronization
Familiarity and/or ability to understand functional programming concepts and languages (Scala)
Experience participating in on-call incident response
Ability to mentor and coach engineers
Must be authorized to work in Vietnam without visa sponsorship at time of application
Must have reliable internet connection and an at-home workstation setup
Ability to commute into Vietnam office at least 3 days a week