Backend Jobs in Singapore
There are 1,224 open Backend jobs in Singapore on freehire right now. 310 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%
- Onsite 23 · 2%
- Hybrid 22 · 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 193
- 501-1000 employees 33
- 51-200 employees 17
- 11-50 employees 12
- 201-500 employees 3
- 1-10 employees 1
Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Fintech Platform
Design and build scalable Java/Kotlin microservices for a global fintech platform, collaborating with data scientists and product teams to support high-traffic systems and compliance.
Senior Backend Engineer, Liquidity Platform
Build and own backend services for a global fintech platform’s liquidity management, safeguarding, and investment systems using JVM languages, Kafka, gRPC, and SQL/NoSQL stores.
Senior Backend Engineer, Onboarding & Growth
Builds and maintains Java/Kotlin microservices for Airwallex’s global payments platform, including data pipelines and event-driven architectures.
Game Backend Engineer
Build and validate backend services for iGaming slot machines and casual games, ensuring provably-fair payouts, idempotency, and financial security using Kotlin and distributed systems.
Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)
Build and optimize core trading systems in Go for an AI-powered global brokerage, focusing on performance, scalability, and exploring AI Agent applications in finance.
Backend Engineer
Build and maintain an AI-powered cybersecurity platform backend, integrating security tools and AI workflows into a unified dashboard for cloud and air-gapped environments.
Backend Engineer - Data & Security Platform
Build and maintain data-driven risk platforms using big data tools like Hadoop, Flink, and Spark to support real-time security decisions in a fast-paced ecommerce environment.
Graduate Backend Engineer, Recommendation Systems
Builds and optimizes recommendation systems for e-commerce using Python and C/C++, focusing on strategy management, adaptive tuning, and cost efficiency.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java
Build and optimize Java-based crypto infrastructure for Binance’s KYC systems, including performance tuning, incident resolution, and greenfield development.
Java Backend Engineer for On-Chain Payments
Designs backend systems for fiat-to-crypto conversion and integrates with blockchain networks using Java and Web3 technologies.
Backend Engineer - AML Framework Development (Search, Ads, and Recommendation Direction) Singap[...]
Develops and optimizes a Python-based machine learning framework for search, ads, and recommendation systems using TensorFlow/PyTorch.
Senior Backend Engineer, Fintech Onboarding
Design and maintain scalable Java/Kotlin systems for fintech onboarding, ensuring efficient and data-driven customer operations.
Senior Backend Developer - Node.js (Fully Remote, Worldwide)
Build and scale backend services for a major crypto exchange using Node.js, microservices, and databases like MySQL/MongoDB while ensuring security and high availability.
Senior Backend Engineer (Python)
Build and scale backend services in Python that power a real-time cybersecurity platform, processing vulnerability data for global enterprises.
Senior Backend Engineer, SaaS Billing & Payments
Owns the billing and payments domain for a SaaS monetization platform, designing APIs, data models, and robust billing workflows while integrating payment providers like Stripe.
Backend Engineer - Shopee Tech Services (2027 Graduate)
Builds high-performance gateway services and backend frameworks to unify Shopee’s marketplace architecture, improving scalability and engineering efficiency.