Backend Engineer: Personalised Recommendations & ML Search
Summary
Builds Java/Spring Boot microservices that power personalised job recommendations and ML-driven search for a recruitment platform.
• Design and develop backend services supporting recommendation and discovery scenarios
• Integrate machine learning models for personalised ranking and recommendation using microservice architectures
• Build and maintain backend applications using Java and Spring Boot
• Collaborate with machine learning engineers to support model deployment, serving, and optimisation
• Ensure system scalability, reliability, and low-latency performance under high traffic
• Document system design decisions and share backend best practices within the team
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in Java programming and Spring Boot
- Experience related to search or recommendation systems, such as ranking, retrieval, or advertising
- Experience with microservices architecture and service deployment
- Ability to communicate effectively in English and Chinese
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Hard Skills
- Java
- Spring Boot
- microservices architecture
- machine learning
- system design
- backend development
- scalability
- reliability
- low-latency performance
- service deployment
Soft Skills
- effective communication
Certifications & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science