Senior Backend Engineer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Fintech): Building reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems for the video game industry with an accent on maintainability, security, and performance. Focus on managing incident response, improving observability, and reducing technical debt.

Location: Hybrid in Kuala Lumpur

Company

hirify.global is a global commerce company providing tools and services to help video game developers fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games.

What you will do

• Build and ship reliable, secure, and scalable backend systems.
• Own implementation from design to deployment, ensuring maintainability, security, and performance.
• Participate in architectural discussions and provide technical input.
• Refactor legacy codebases to improve structure and efficiency.
• Drive production readiness by managing incident response and observability improvements.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to align on objectives.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang) in production environments.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.
• Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm.
• Familiarity with messaging systems like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Comfortable using Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Nice to have

• Experience building scalable, secure Login-as-a-Service platforms.
• Deep knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, JWT, and session/token management.
• Strong grasp of social login, SSO, and federated identity.
• Experience designing multi-tenant identity systems.
• Delivered developer-friendly APIs, SDKs, and integration documentation.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Latest Mac workplaces + additional hardware.
• Free trainings and participation in specialized conferences.
• Health insurance (Medical, dental and optical) for employee and dependents.
• Flexible hours.
• No dress code.
• Comfortable and new office environment.