Software Engineer, Backend

Information

• Domain: Engineering
• Level: Intermediate, Senior, or Lead
• Commitment: Full-time, On-site
• Keywords: Back-end, DevOps, Quality, Clean Code, Domain Driven Design, Typescript, Fastify, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Microservice, CI/CD, Serverless, Agile

About the role

As a Software Engineer focusing on backend, you will design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable applications while overseeing the solution architecture for products and services. You’ll build low-latency, high-volume REST APIs, refactor applications for quality, and stay updated on cutting-edge technologies. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you’ll define requirements, implement features, and contribute to product roadmaps. To excel, you need at least 5 years of experience with large-scale applications, expertise in databases like MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis, and proficiency in CI/CD, microservices, and teaching or leading engineers. A strong passion for collaboration, learning, and delivering impactful solutions is essential.

What you will do

• Be responsible for the overall solution architecture of the products/services you will work on.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality and scalable software applications.
• As our senior technologist continuously refactor applications and architectures to maintain high-quality levels, be actively involved in formulating product roadmaps and defining the OKRs of the team.
• Continue to stay abreast of the latest technologies in distributed systems, caching, research new technologies, and tools that enable building next-generation systems.
• Act as an engineer who enjoys writing readable, concise, reusable, and extensible code every day.
• Discuss, and articulate requirements with product management and scope, and execute the feature roadmap.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement new features.

What you will need

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying large-scale applications, and microservices in any language or stack.
• Solid experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
• Solid experience with VueJS, NuxtJS, ReactJS, or NextJS.
• Solid experience in building low latency, high volume REST API requests handling.
• Solid experience with CI/CD build and deployment processes.
• Solid experience developing function and component libraries/packages to be used by other engineers.
• Solid experience teaching and leading other engineers.
• Excellent attitude and passion for working in a team with a willingness to learn.
• Able to collaborate well with multiple stakeholders in parallel to align & unblock the team.
• Ability to scope, review, and refine user stories for technical completeness and to alleviate dependency risks.
• A track record of successful software engineering projects and case studies.

About the team

Our Engineering team is a dynamic and collaborative group responsible for designing, building, and maintaining high-quality software solutions across six key domain areas: Architecture, Back-end, Front-end, Quality Assurance, Data, and DevOps. This team ensures robust system designs, scalable and secure back-end services, responsive and accessible front-end interfaces, rigorous quality assurance processes, insightful data management, and reliable DevOps practices. By working closely with cross-functional teams, the Engineering team drives technical excellence, implements cutting-edge technologies, and ensures seamless delivery of scalable, efficient, and user-focused products.

About Vortex

We are Vortex, a Yogyakarta-based technology and digital transformation company dedicated to delivering end-to-end solutions for all digital transformation needs. Backed by a diverse team of experts and a wealth of project experience, we empower individuals and businesses to push beyond limits and drive meaningful growth.