The Role
As a Backend Software Engineer at Lalamove, you'll develop and maintain features for the Driver app and its APIs, optimizing algorithms and designing scalable systems to support rapid growth.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Lalamove, we believe in the power of community. Millions of drivers and customers use our technology every day to connect with one another and move things that matter. Delivery is what we do best and we ensure it is always fast and simple. Since 2013, we have tackled the logistics industry head on to find the most innovative solutions for the world’s delivery needs. We are full steam ahead to make Lalamove synonymous with delivery and on a mission to impact as many local communities we can. We have massively scaled our efforts across Asia and now have our sights on taking our best in class technology to the rest of the world. And we are looking for talented professionals to join us in this journey!!
As a Software Engineer - Backend, you’ll primarily be developing and maintaining features for our Driver app and its relevant APIs. In this role, you will be the backbone to every product; optimizing new and existing algorithms that make our operations run smoothly. You will design, implement, and launch scalable systems to build new products, features, and services as well as improve existing ones. As Lalamove continues its rapid expansion, our products must be able to support the growth coming from our users, drivers, and orders.
What we seek:
- Ability to learn quickly: you will have the ability to learn new technology and frameworks to support the company’s growth
- Detail-oriented: while detail usually relates to frontend, detail is equally important, if not more important on the backend. As our systems must be scalable, the ease of scaling and expanding is heavily determined by the backend
- Ability to juggle many tasks: the ability to multitask and stay organized is a necessity at our company, all while making sure that new features and updates are rolled out in a timely manner
- Strong communicator: as a backend developer, it is of great importance to communicate frequently to everyone on the tech team to inform them of updates or changes.
What you'll need:
- 2+ years hand-on experience in Backend development (Preferably in Java) with University graduate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields
- Sound Knowledge of middlewares such as Redis/ElasticSearch/Kafka/RabbitMQ will be an advantage
- Solid experience in building backend microservices and APIs
- Experience in MySQL
- Have experience/exposure to cloud services (AWS)
- Be flexible, grow, and learn quickly in a startup environment
- Good team player, self-motivated and able to work independently
- Good communication of written and spoken English
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Top Skills
AWS
Elasticsearch
Java
Kafka
MySQL
RabbitMQ
Redis
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The Company
What We Do
Established in December 2013, Lalamove was created to make on-demand and same-day delivery possible for everyone at the touch of a button. Today, Lalamove operates in over 20 markets across Asia, Latin America, and the United States connecting over 7 million customers with a pool of over 700,000 driver partners. Our driver partners operate a vast array of vehicles to suit each market including lorries, trucks, vans and cars for deliveries of almost anything of any size. Fleets of two-wheel vehicles are also available for courier services providing fast and low-cost delivery solutions. Through dedicated mobile and web apps, Lalamove seamlessly connects users and drivers around the world to move things that matter.
