Why PayNet / Why Now
- Strengthen backend platforms critical to onboarding participants into Malaysia's payment ecosystem
- Scale and stabilize systems as onboarding volumes, complexity, and integration demands increase
- Reduce long‑term operational and performance risk through better backend architecture and design
- Own backend decisions that directly affect platform reliability, security, and partner experience
TL;DR
- Design and own backend services that underpin critical participant onboarding platforms
- Build scalable, secure, and high‑performance systems used at national scale
- Act as a senior technical owner, shaping architecture and delivery standards
- Mentor engineers while ensuring production‑grade reliability and maintainability
Why This Role Matters
- Backend systems directly impact the reliability and scalability of national payment onboarding
- Poor architectural decisions create long‑term operational risk and rework
- Senior engineers set the technical bar for quality, performance, and security
- Strong backend ownership enables faster delivery without compromising stability
What You Will Actually Do
- Design and lead architecture for scalable, high‑performance backend systems
- Develop and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs using Java, Golang, or Python
- Design and optimize database schemas and queries to ensure performance and data integrity
- Own end‑to‑end delivery from design through deployment and post‑release stability
- Review code, mentor junior engineers, and uphold engineering best practices
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive continuous system improvement
Examples of This Role in Practice
- Designing a backend service that scales onboarding without latency or failure risk
- Refactoring database queries to remove performance bottlenecks
- Leading code reviews that prevent security or reliability issues
- Resolving a critical production incident through deep root‑cause analysis
- Collaborating with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver secure solutions
What Will Help You Succeed
Required
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Java
- Proven experience building RESTful APIs and scalable backend systems
- Solid understanding of relational databases, SQL, and performance optimization
- Strong problem‑solving ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
- Experience mentoring engineers and working in Agile environments
Helpful
- Experience across multiple backend languages or frameworks (e.g. Golang, Node.js)
- Exposure to microservices and distributed systems architecture
- Experience integrating third‑party APIs and external services
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Knowledge of backend security best practices (authentication, authorization, data protection)
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and performance tuning tools
