Backend Developer

Join us in 2025 to develop Lumi News app together with our in-house tech team and be responsible for implementing testable and scalable code. Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Lumi News' backend application
• Design highly scalable, testable code
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Participate in user growth initiatives

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; JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 1 year of working experience in software engineering/web development in Ruby, Python, or NodeJS (applicants well-versed in other languages can also apply)
• A strong grasp of relational databases (we use PostgreSQL)
• Experience/exposure in building API using REST/GraphQL
• Cloud services such as AWS/GCP
• Automated testing and CI/CD
• Good experience in version control (Git)
• Good to have: Experience in background job processing
• Skills in web scraping is a plus!

We invite you to apply even if you don't meet all the requirements. The non-technical things that matter

• You must be hungry to develop a high-impact product to be used and known by millions of Malaysians
• You're accountable and care about the quality of your work and the quality of your character
• You must be a problem-solver with a great work ethic; resourceful, disciplined, and would love to journey with our team that's based in KL (and Discord)!

We may need you to complete an assessment as part of the interview process.