Backend Jobs in Singapore
There are 1,223 open Backend jobs in Singapore on freehire right now. 311 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are java, api and cloud.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGD | year | SGD 105,000 | SGD 147,500 | SGD 193,325 | 12 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- java 45%
- api 39%
- cloud 33%
- python 31%
- ai 26%
- microservices 25%
- distributed-systems 22%
- ci-cd 21%
How the work is done
- Remote 30 · 2%
- Hybrid 23 · 2%
- Onsite 23 · 2%
Visa sponsorship offered in 68% of the 120 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 410
- Intern 76
- Lead 57
- Staff 31
- Junior 16
- Principal 9
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 192
- 501-1000 employees 33
- 51-200 employees 17
- 11-50 employees 12
- 201-500 employees 3
- 1-10 employees 1
Cloud Backend Engineer - AI/Cloud Infra & APIs
Designs, builds, and operates backend APIs, databases, and cloud services for Bitdeer’s AI cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalable, reliable systems across multiple datacenters.
Backend Engineer, AI Security Platform
Build and maintain a backend for an AI-assisted cybersecurity platform that unifies security tools and reports across cloud and air-gapped environments.
Backend Engineer, AI Systems & Scalable Pipelines
Build and maintain backend systems for AI-powered fintech apps, including inference pipelines, model orchestration, and scalable APIs.
Senior Backend Engineer – E‑Commerce Data Platforms
Design and build high-performance backend services that power TikTok’s international e-commerce data operations using Java, Go, or Python.
AI-Powered Backend Engineer, Global Payments Platform
Build and maintain AI-driven backend infrastructure for a global payments platform, focusing on scalability, reliability, and automation.
Staff Backend Engineer, Cloud AI Infrastructure
Builds and scales the backend services for a high-performance generative AI platform, optimizing compute, storage, and networking for enterprise-grade ML workloads.
Backend Engineer - Model Training Infra (Singapore) Technology - Backend Singapore Regular
Build and scale the ML infrastructure powering ByteDance’s global ad, search, and e-commerce ranking systems using C/C++, CUDA, Python, and frameworks like TensorFlow/PyTorch.
Go/Java Backend Engineer, AI Search & Discovery
Builds AI-powered search and discovery services for global retailers using Go and Java/Spring in a cloud-native AWS environment.
Agent Backend Engineer – ARK Large Model Platform (Singapore) Technology - Backend Singapore Regular
Builds backend systems for AI agents on ByteDance’s VolcanoEngine, focusing on multi-agent frameworks, memory mechanisms, and domain-specific agents like UI and DeepResearch agents.
Backend Engineer Intern (TikTok Search Architecture) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
Intern on TikTok’s Search Architecture team, designing and optimizing backend systems for the search engine that powers content discovery across TikTok and its apps.
Enterprise AI Backend Engineer & Automation Lead
Build and deploy AI-driven automation solutions for enterprise clients, integrating AI agents into complex backend systems.
Lead Backend Engineer - AI Platform & Scalable APIs (Hybrid)
Builds and scales backend APIs for an AI-driven banking platform, integrating machine-learning models to improve financial services.
Senior Symfony Backend Architect — Remote
Own and evolve the API and domain layer for a subscription-based service using Symfony 7.4, API Platform, and MongoDB, while optimizing a complex PHP codebase and integrating payment providers.
Backend Engineer - Application Computing (Data + AI)
Build and maintain large-scale offline computing systems for TikTok’s recommendation architecture, using Flink, Spark, and AI stacks like PyTorch to power feeds for over 1 billion users.