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
Backend Engineer Identity Security Posture (ISPM)
Build backend services in Go to scale identity security posture scoring and remediation workflows across millions of configurations.
Backend Developer (Crypto Payment Infra)
Builds and maintains high-performance APIs and backend services for a Web3 payments platform, focusing on distributed systems, security, and global scalability.
Backend Engineer Intern: ShortText Rec Infra
Interns on TikTok’s Recommendation Architecture Team in Singapore build and optimize high-performance services and data pipelines that power the platform’s recommendation systems.
Senior Backend Engineer: Scale, Architecture & Mentorship
Leads backend service development, maintenance, and optimization using Go, Python, and SQL, while designing scalable APIs and contributing to architecture decisions.
Developer (API and Backend)
Builds and maintains backend systems in C#/.NET Core, writes SQL queries, and integrates APIs while ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
Graduate Backend Engineer - Recommendation Architecture
Graduate backend engineer optimizing TikTok’s recommendation system using C/C++ and Python to improve performance and user experience at scale.
Backend Engineer Intern - Recommendation Architecture
Build and optimize recommendation system architecture using Python and C/C++ for a Singapore-based AI startup.
Graduate Backend Engineer – Global LIVE Wallet
Builds and scales backend services for TikTok Wallet, working with Go, Python, Java, or C++ to enhance payment infrastructure.
Java Backend Engineer - Web Scraping & RPA
Designs and builds Java backend systems for web scraping and RPA to automate business operations using Spring Boot and SQL.
Engineer, Backend Process Engineering
Engineer backend processes in semiconductor manufacturing, monitoring yield, troubleshooting issues, and improving production efficiency using statistical tools and methodologies.
Backend Engineer - Build Scalable Marketplace Tech
Build and maintain backend services for Shopee’s marketplace platform, collaborating with product teams to ensure performance and scalability in a fast-paced e-commerce environment.
Java Backend Engineer — Spring, ELK, Hadoop
Builds and maintains Java-based backend services using Spring, ElasticSearch, and Oracle for a Singapore-based team.
Senior Backend Engineer - Java & Microservices
Designs and builds high-performance Java backend services and RESTful APIs, collaborating with frontend and QA teams to scale cloud-based systems.
Platform Backend Engineer - Marketplace & Orders
Builds backend services for returns, refunds, and settlement workflows in Shopee’s marketplace, designing scalable systems and integrating AI paradigms like LLM tool calling.
Lead Software Engineer, Backend (Lending)
Lead backend engineer designing scalable lending systems in Go, focusing on loan management, repayments, and distributed architecture for millions of users.
Senior Rust Backend Engineer – High-Volume Trade Systems
Builds and optimizes high-throughput trade systems in Rust, maintaining C#/.NET services and integrating with Kafka, RabbitMQ, and AWS for distributed backend workloads.
MLSys Backend Engineer Graduate (AML Ark) - 2027 Start
Build and optimize resource scheduling systems for ML platforms, orchestrating GPUs, CPUs, and accelerators across distributed clusters to support training, inference, and evaluation workloads.