Fuku Hiring! Full Time Backend Software Engineer PE in - Ricebowl

Backend Software Engineer, distributed systems
Location: Singapore
Function: Backend Engineering / Distributed Systems
Levels: up to Principal/Staff Engineer level

About the Role

• Join a rapidly scaling global consumer internet platform with hundreds of millions of users across content, community, e-commerce, and advertising ecosystems.
• Singapore is a key hub for building global-facing systems and infrastructure as the company accelerates international expansion.
• The role focuses on developing high-performance backend systems to support overseas users and enable efficient platform scaling across regions.
• Work on core backend services, addressing challenges in distributed systems, high concurrency, and cross-region architecture.
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams to deliver impactful solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development for Global Business

• Develop and maintain backend systems supporting international business across Singapore and global markets.
• Enable efficient iteration and scalable expansion of overseas operations.

Architecture & Core System Design

• Participate in technology selection and architecture design of core backend modules.
• Build high-performance, highly available distributed systems.
• Ensure systems are stable, scalable, and low-latency.
• Optimize for cross-region deployments and high-concurrency workloads.

Cross-Functional Global Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with globally distributed teams, including product, operations, frontend engineers, backend engineers, and QA/testing teams.
• Drive efficient delivery of international projects.
• Continuously optimize systems post-launch.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 2+ years of backend development experience.
• Experience with international business systems and overseas user-facing products is preferred.

Programming & Engineering Fundamentals

• Proficient in at least one programming language: Java or Go.
• Strong code design capability, coding standards, and discipline.
• Experience applying design patterns to improve engineering efficiency, reduce system complexity, and lower long-term maintenance cost.

Core Technology Stack

• Strong understanding of MySQL, Redis, RocketMQ/Kafka, and ElasticSearch.
• Familiar with core principles and real-world application scenarios.
• Open-source contributions are a plus.

Distributed Systems Expertise

• Strong understanding of distributed system design.
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture.
• Experience with service governance, including service discovery, configuration management, traffic routing, observability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Experience in high-concurrency system design and performance optimization is preferred.

Ownership & Collaboration

• Strong sense of ownership and business awareness.
• Ability to take end-to-end responsibility for complex business modules.
• Excellent cross-team and cross-region collaboration skills.
• Ability to drive problem-solving effectively and operate in a fast-paced, international environment.

Language Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in an English-speaking environment (written and spoken); Mandarin is a plus.
• Comfortable collaborating with global teams.

Location Requirement

• Singapore Citizens / PRs will be prioritized.

Why This Role

• Build backend systems for a global platform at massive scale.
• Work on high-concurrency, distributed systems serving international users.
• Exposure to cross-region architecture challenges such as latency, consistency, and scaling.
• Direct impact on global product expansion and user growth.
• Strong engineering culture with exposure to modern backend and microservices architecture.

• Due to volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

EA Licence No.: 25S3232
EA Personnel Reg. No.: R1874604
EA Personnel Name: Kenneth Ho