Backend Engineer

Wahed Invest
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Collaboration","Self-motivation","Attention to detail","Pragmatism","Continuous learning"]

Build, maintain, and improve backend microservices for a fintech mission to provide interest-free financial products. You’ll enhance existing Golang services, work with product managers and engineers, and strengthen infrastructure by reducing tech debt and improving robustness, security, and performance. The role also involves API integrations, defect resolution, and contributing to automated testing to raise unit-test coverage across a Linux-based AWS environment using SQL/NoSQL databases.

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Wahed Invest
Wahed Invest
3 months ago

Backend Engineer

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Job Summary

Build, maintain, and improve backend microservices for a fintech mission to provide interest-free financial products. You’ll enhance existing Golang services, work with product managers and engineers, and strengthen infrastructure by reducing tech debt and improving robustness, security, and performance. The role also involves API integrations, defect resolution, and contributing to automated testing to raise unit-test coverage across a Linux-based AWS environment using SQL/NoSQL databases.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build, maintain, design, and implement new microservices.
  • •Improve existing Golang services and related infrastructure.
  • •Tackle defects quickly and reduce long-term tech debt.
  • •Proactively improve backend architecture for robustness, security, and performance.
  • •Contribute to automated testing efforts and integrations via APIs.

Key Requirements

  • •At least 5 years of commercial experience in backend software development.
  • •Server-side coding experience, preferably in Golang, writing maintainable, testable code with unit tests.
  • •Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, preferably ElasticSearch and Cassandra.
  • •Comfortable working in a Linux environment.
  • •Experience working with AWS features and tools.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechMicroservices
Skills:CollaborationSelf-motivationAttention to detailPragmatismContinuous learning
Tech Stack:GolangMicroservicesSQLNoSQLElasticsearchCassandraLinuxAWSAPIsUnit testsAutomated testing

Company Brief

Wahed Invest
Provides a Shariah-compliant robo-advisory platform offering halal investment portfolios, automated investing, and financial planning tools for Muslim and ethical investors across multiple markets.
Industry: Wealth Management
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2015
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