Backend Engineer

This role will be responsible for helping design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs that support company applications. Working under guidance, this role focuses on building reliable, well-tested components while growing technical depth and system understanding. Collaborates closely with frontend engineers, product managers, QA engineers, and DevOps to deliver high-quality software. Expected to handle clearly-scoped tasks with support and to steadily increase their independence over time.

Key stakeholders: Product team, Engineering team (backend/frontend/devops), QA, Data team

Key Responsibilities

• Writes functions that are testable and understandable by other developers, including handling edge cases and errors. Learning to use code comments and documentation effectively.
• Debugs issues within a single service, seeking guidance when problems extend beyond their current knowledge.
• Becoming familiar with engineering monitoring tools and the operational data for their team's domain.
• Handles risk, change, and uncertainty within clearly-defined tasks, escalating to teammates when the path forward is unclear.
• Communicates clearly and concisely with teammates in written and verbal form. Actively listens to others and asks questions to ensure understanding.
• Shares their opinions and contributes to discussions respectfully. Approaches disagreement openly and is receptive to feedback and to changing their perspective based on others' input.
• Beginning to make decisions independently, seeking input when needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 1–2 years of experience in backend development using Golang
• Foundational understanding of RESTful APIs and database technologies (SQL/NoSQL)
• Basic familiarity with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipelines
• Foundational understanding of testing and debugging
• Good communication and collaboration skills; eagerness to learn
• Willing to be based in Bandung/Yogyakarta