Are you interested in building highly scalable and performant systems capable of powering millions of transactions? Do you enjoy being part of a fast-paced development team? If so, you could be the Senior Backend Engineer that Beep is looking for!
Beep is a Singapore-headquartered IoT platform provider, with an established track record powering over 35 million transactions across more than 3000 touch-points for customers in 5 countries in South-East Asia, including nationwide initiatives with the Singapore government.
Voltality is Beep’s eMobility arm, focused on providing a borderless, interoperable charging experience. After successfully launching Southeast Asia's largest EV roaming network in Singapore (https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/local-firm-launches-service-to-locate-and-pay-for-ev-charging-across-11-different-networks), Voltality is now scaling up its operations into Malaysia and Thailand, with contracts already signed with key market leaders across both consumer and commercial segments.
Backed by a variety of established venture, strategic and institutional funds with a strong focus on South-East Asia, this expansion aims to further enhance regional connectivity, offering seamless integration with various charging systems and broadening the network's reach. By partnering with local operators and leveraging cutting-edge technology, Voltality is poised to support the growing demand for electric mobility across these new markets.
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in constructing a highly scalable platform for revolutionary new solutions that power the future of electric mobility and unattended retail.
What we offer:
- A chance to get in on the ground floor in the high-growth eMobility and fintech industry with impact across multiple countries.
- High levels of autonomy, responsibility, and project ownership from the outset.
- Opportunities to work on projects that have an impact at the national and regional level.
Key Responsibilities:
- Engineering services that support the management and operation of the EV Charging network.
- Building products to facilitate the adoption of Electric Vehicles in the region through seamless and open payments, as well as other critical functions.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Identifying and implementing improvements to system performance and scalability.
- Participating in architectural discussions and decisions, providing insights based on experience.
- Staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure the platform remains cutting-edge.
- Mentoring and guiding junior developers, conducting code reviews, and ensuring best practices are followed.
Requirements:
- A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent working experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
- 3-5 years of experience with Backend software development.
- Comfortable working in a Unix/Shell environment.
- Prior experience working with relational (preferably PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL databases.
- Familiarity with DevOps and Cloud deployment tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP.
- Experience designing highly-available systems using a microservice architecture.
Optional but preferable skills:
- Experience working with Golang and TypeScript.
- Knowledge of how to optimize and tune server performance (caching, SQL).
- Experience designing event-driven systems.
- Experience building data pipelines.
- Working understanding of networking (TCP).
- Knowledge of charging protocols such as OCPP and OCPI.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity practices and requirements for certifications such as ISO27001 and SOC Type 2.
If you have what it takes to be part of a rapid-iterating, dynamic, and agile startup environment, do apply today, and we hope to get in touch with you soon!
