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Lead Backend Engineer

Job Description

Aspire is the leading all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses in APAC. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance for a new generation of entrepreneurs and business owners, empowering startups and MSME to realise their full potential. 

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and helped more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

For 2 consecutive years in 2022 & 2023, Aspire has been awarded Best Employer of the Year and Startup of the year by Asia FinTech Awards, and also LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore. In 2023, we also made it to CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech List. 

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.

Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space! 

About the team:

At Aspire, we believe that technology has the power to revolutionize the way businesses manage finances. Our Engineering Team is at the forefront of this transformative journey, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Aspire's exceptional products and infrastructure. We take pride in developing cutting-edge, digital first technology solutions that simplifies financial services for businesses

About the role:

We are hiring Lead Backend Engineers who have experience in building backend systems in the cloud. As we enter our next phase, we are focused on building a next-generation architecture that can sustain high growth and endure for years to come. To help us on this journey, we're seeking highly skilled technical professionals with diverse backgrounds who can help us accelerate and enhance our technical capabilities on this journey. You will be building a leading fintech product across South-East Asia on an international and diverse team.

  • Design, develop and maintain cutting edge web-based fintech products
  • Defining the software architecture and building scalable and fault tolerance systems
  • Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in development
  • Collaborate across Engineering, Product, UX teams on daily basis

Minimum qualifications: 

  • Degree in Computer Science or other technical discipline
  • 5 - 10 years working experience in a Software Engineering role
  • Proficient in at least one backend programming language such as PHP, Go, Python, Node.js, Java, etc.
  • Experience in RESTful API design and implementation
  • Solid understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns
  • Ability to review code, identify bugs, and provide feedback to ensure code quality standards are met.
  • Experience in writing and executing unit tests and  integration tests as well as debugging skills. 
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify and resolve complex issues.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred qualifications:

  • Working experience with full stack development (including frontend and mobile)
  • Exposure to DevOps with AWS and experience in databases and monitoring tools
  • FinTech domain experience a PLUS

Skills

  • PHP
  • GO
  • Python
  • RESTful APIs
  • Devops
  • Design Patterns

Education

  • Master's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree

Job Information

Job Posted Date

Dec 16, 2024

Experience

5-10 Years

Compensation (Annual in Lacs)

Best in the Industry

Work Type

Permanent

Type Of Work

8 hour shift

Category

Information Technology

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