Backend Jobs in Malaysia
There are 326 open Backend jobs in Malaysia on freehire right now. 109 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, java and rest.
Most requested skills
- api 60%
- java 38%
- rest 36%
- microservices 35%
- cloud 33%
- aws 29%
- ci-cd 27%
- sql 25%
How the work is done
- Onsite 47 · 14%
- Hybrid 30 · 9%
- Remote 18 · 6%
Visa sponsorship offered in 44% of the 9 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 129
- Lead 22
- Junior 10
- Middle 7
- Principal 5
- Staff 2
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 24
- 501-1000 employees 11
- 11-50 employees 1
- 51-200 employees 1
Senior Principal Backend Development Engineer
Lead backend architecture and AI engineering adoption for a global crypto exchange, designing high-concurrency systems and integrating AI tools for development, observability, and automation.
Principal Backend Development Engineer(C++)
Principal Backend Engineer (C++) designing and developing Bybit's high-concurrency, low-latency trading core systems, leveraging C++, Redis, Kafka, and Elasticsearch.
Principal Backend Development Engineer(Risk)
Builds and optimizes real-time market data pipelines for a top crypto exchange, using Go and low-latency streaming tech to ensure fast, accurate financial data delivery.
Lead Backend Development Engineer
About Us Established in 2018, Bybit is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital financial platforms, serving over 80 million users across more than 200 countries and regions. Powered by…
Product AI Application Backend Engineer
At Bybit's Kuala Lumpur office, you build the backend AI service layer powering trading intelligence, risk control, compliance, and customer service — designing high-concurrency microservices, LLM/Agent tool-calling systems, and memory/knowledge storage using Golang or Java, Kafka, Redis, and PostgreSQL/MySQL.
Principal Backend Development Engineer(C++)
Develops and maintains trading tool engines (trading strategies and bots) at Bybit's crypto exchange, designing high-concurrency, low-latency backend systems in Go with strong observability and 24/7 production reliability. C++/Java low-latency experience and FIX/SBE knowledge are a plus.
Lead Backend Engineer, Trading Risk
Lead backend engineer at crypto exchange Bybit building the Trading Risk platform — risk monitoring, alerting, data services, and real-time data pipelines. Day-to-day work is primarily in Go with Kafka, databases, and caching, owning projects end to end from design through production troubleshooting.
Backend Software Engineer (Java/Go) - Microservices & Cloud
Soft Space is hiring a Backend Software Engineer in Kuala Lumpur to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and/or Go. Daily work centers on APIs, data modelling, and distributed systems, using Spring or Go frameworks, container technologies, and CI/CD pipelines with strong testing and code review practices.
Senior Backend Engineer - Banking Channel
Senior backend engineer on DK Bank's team building new corporate and API banking channels in Go: domestic and cross-border payment flows (SWIFT ISO 20022, remittances), OpenAPI-first APIs, and integrations with core banking, AML, and FX providers. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Senior Backend Engineer - Payments & APIs
Senior backend engineer helping DK Bank (Bhutan) build its corporate and API banking platform in Go: OpenAPI-first APIs for payment initiation and approvals, partner integrations, and reliable domestic and cross-border payments, integrating core banking, AML, and FX providers with strong testing and observability standards.
Golang Backend Engineer — CRM & AI Platforms
Bybit in Kuala Lumpur is hiring a Principal Golang engineer to lead backend development for CRM systems and AI-assisted modules. Day to day, the person architects scalable solutions, collaborates with stakeholders, and drives cross-team initiatives while ensuring high reliability and performance in a crypto-platform environment.
AI-Driven Backend Engineer: APIs & Data Pipelines
Backend engineer at RUNJIAN in Kuala Lumpur building AI-enabled backend APIs and data pipelines that pull data from customer systems like SCADA and EMS for energy and education products. Works within a two-engineer framework, shipping modular, tested code and collaborating with AI coding tools daily.
Java Backend Developer
Builds and maintains Java/J2EE backend applications for an IT services firm in Kuala Lumpur — developing web services and APIs on distributed architecture, working with Oracle databases, and managing code with Git and Azure DevOps, including testing, debugging, and integration across teams.
Backend Engineer II - Real-Time Mobile Game Platform (Hybrid KL)
Backend Engineer II on EA Sports' FC Mobile team in Kuala Lumpur (hybrid), designing and running large-scale Node.js/Nest.js microservices on Kubernetes and cloud to power real-time mobile gameplay for millions of players, with focus on scalability, performance tuning, and live service operations.
T&T Consultant - Innovation Cloud Development Center - Java Developer (Backend Engineer) - MY
A Java backend developer consultant at Deloitte's Innovation Cloud Development Center in Kuala Lumpur, building middle-layer logic, backend integrations, and database designs on cloud platforms for client projects. Core stack: Java, Spring Boot/Spring frameworks, microservices, and REST APIs, with cloud-native/serverless work.
AI-Native Backend Engineer (AI, APIs & Agentic Systems)
Builds AI-native backend infrastructure for agentic systems and SaaS products: agent orchestration, tool calling, RAG/embeddings, APIs, and scalable services using Node.js, Python, PHP, JavaScript, and SQL. On-site in Kuala Lumpur, reporting to the IT Manager.
.NET Backend Engineer: Build Scalable, User-Focused Solutions
A .NET backend developer role in Kuala Lumpur building and maintaining large, complex applications on the .NET stack. Day to day involves refactoring existing code to meet guidelines, debugging issues, and testing outputs while ensuring code quality and performance.
Node.js Backend Engineer — APIs & Performance
Backend engineer in Kuala Lumpur designing, building, and maintaining Node.js web applications: server-side components, APIs, and data integrations, working with the product team with an emphasis on performance, scalability, secure data handling, and cloud platforms.