Senior Backend Engineer

Who are we?

iPiD empowers financial institutions, payment service providers, and enterprises with a single global API for Know Your Payee (KYP) verification—reducing fraud, reducing costs, staying compliant, and streamlining cross-border payments, globally.

We are a fast-growing fintech startup, founded by a global team of industry veterans from iconic organizations like SWIFT and Thomson Reuters. Supported by leading investors such as Monk's Hill Ventures, Jungle Ventures and Saison Capital, and guided by an advisory team featuring C-suite leaders from Microsoft, Commonwealth Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Our team combines global expertise with local insights; we are present across key cities—including Singapore, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, London, New York, and Dubai.

What are we looking for?

An exceptional engineer with solid software development experience and a deep understanding of microservices architecture. You are passionate about technology, committed to engineering best practices, and excited about tackling challenges. Depending on your seniority and aspiration, your typical responsibilities will include developing robust back-end solutions, creating tests (unit and integration), and maintaining accurate documentation; additionally, you will mentor the junior members of the team.

This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer.

Core Responsibilities:

• Write high-quality, testable, and efficient code.
• Create and maintain our CI/CD pipeline.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Conduct regular code reviews to ensure best practices are followed.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Test and troubleshoot software, identifying and resolving issues efficiently.
• Ensure documentation remains accurate and up to date.
• Rotational On-call will be required.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, Go, and relevant frameworks like Node.js.
• Mastery of Agile methodology, microservices architecture, gRPC, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud technologies (Azure/ AWS/ GCP).
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Quick learner with the ability to grasp new technologies.
• Capability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Experience in leading teams and coaching is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Experience in a globally distributed startup or fast-paced environment is a plus.
• Authorization to work in Malaysia is required. Working in the KL office 3 days a week.

What do we offer?

You will work with a team of world-class fintech and payments veterans to shape up the future of payments, and will also have:

• Excellent growth opportunities in global payment services technology
• Flexible and collaborative work environment
• Competitive salary
• Employee Stock Options plan
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Medical protection allowance
• Laptop and accessories

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Working in accordance with applicable laws, iPiD prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by national or local laws of the jurisdiction in which the applicant resides.

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