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
Lead Backend Engineer - Fintech Microservices & APIs
Lead backend engineer at MoneyLion's Kuala Lumpur engineering hub, designing, building, testing, and deploying microservices and RESTful APIs that power consumer financial products across desktop and mobile.
Backend Software Engineer
Salary: RM 8,700 – RM 13,000 per month About the role Our client is a Kuala Lumpur based cloud technology company that builds software for international clients. They are setting up a new engineering team for a…
Java Backend Developer (Payment & Wallet Systems)
dtcpay, a MAS-licensed payment provider bridging fiat and digital assets, is hiring a Java Backend Developer in Kuala Lumpur to design, build, and own scalable microservices and APIs for its core payment and wallet systems. Core stack: Java, Spring Boot, MyBatis, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis, and message queues.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Responsibilities Design and write with the cutting edge GO language to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Digibank’s range of services. Work with the engineering team to explore and…
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Senior backend engineer at GX Bank (Malaysia's digital bank) in Petaling Jaya, designing and scaling Go microservices for Digibank — building REST APIs, tuning performance, and owning services end-to-end. Open to strong coders from any language willing to move to Golang.
Backend Engineer
Designs, builds, and maintains the backend services and scalable APIs powering Qashier's SME POS and payments platform, handling high-volume real-time transactions. Works with Node.js, Go, or Python, microservices, cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure), and CI/CD.
Senior Backend Developer
A senior backend engineer who designs scalable RESTful APIs and services in Laravel/PHP 8.x, architects and tunes MySQL and MongoDB databases, applies OWASP security and Redis caching, and maintains Docker/CI/CD pipelines while mentoring junior developers.
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Senior backend engineer building and scaling Go microservices for Digibank, focused on availability, latency, and performance tuning of large-scale systems. Works with REST APIs, Kafka/SQS messaging, Kubernetes and Docker, AWS deployment, and CI/CD pipelines.
Associate Back-end Software Engineer
This position is accountable to provide production support promptly to ensure smooth running of business, develop application based on the requirements provided by users and delivered all tasks assigned on time with…
Associate Back-end Software Engineer
This position is accountable to provide production support promptly to ensure smooth running of business, develop application based on the requirements provided by users and delivered all tasks assigned on time with…
Backend Engineer — AI-Powered Enterprise Workflows
Backend engineer at QI AI Labs in Kuala Lumpur building scalable backend services and APIs that power AI agentic workflows for enterprise customers. Day to day: implementing APIs, integrating AI models, optimizing performance, and ensuring secure production-grade deployments while collaborating with product, research, and operations teams.
Senior PHP Laravel Backend Developer
Salary: RM 6,000 – RM 8,500 per month Job Responsibilities: Build web-based applications using PHP Laravel Provide technical guidance to other junior PHP Backend Developers Collaborate with other team members to design…
Junior PHP Backend Developer (Laravel)
Salary: RM 2,500 – RM 3,500 per month Key Employment Benefits Standardized Work Week: Features a 5-day operational schedule, specifically Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Optimal Accessibility: The…
AI-Driven Backend Engineer for Fintech & Data Pipelines
Backend engineer at CoinWorldCap designing and scaling high-concurrency, distributed backend systems and data pipelines for fintech applications, using Go or Java/Node.js, maintaining cloud pipelines, and working with AI agents to accelerate prototyping and optimize performance from storage to deployment.
Senior .NET Core Backend Engineer – APIs, DDD, SQL
Ria Money Transfer in Kuala Lumpur is hiring a Senior .NET Core Backend Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services across REST and SOAP APIs, applying Domain-Driven Design and SQL Server (stored procedures) in an Agile, cross-functional team that also handles tests, reviews, and deployments.
Lead Software Engineer, Backend
Lead backend engineer on Grab's Partner Integration team in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, owning the architecture of the GrabFood/GrabMart partner-facing APIs and catalog service. The role sets API standards (OAuth2, HMAC, versioning), oversees reliability and incident response at scale using Go/Java, MySQL, and Kafka/SQS on AWS, and mentors engineers on cross-team projects.