Capgemini

Senior Backend Engineer

Capgemini
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15 hours ago
Singapore, SingaporeSenior

Responsibilities

  • Own backend systems end to end from greenfield development through production and ongoing operational support.
  • Develop resilient APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL with just-in-time data access and comprehensive testing.
  • Support and operate self-hosted EC2 and EKS components, including automated patching, hardening, and recovery.
  • Manage AWS networking, VPC segmentation, IAM policies, and secure communication patterns.
  • Integrate and operate third-party and central services, including secure file-transfer gateways and notification engines.
  • Design monitoring, distributed tracing, metrics, and proactive alerting using CloudWatch and related tools.
  • Implement auditable and reproducible infrastructure using Terraform and AWS CDK under policy-as-code requirements.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of backend engineering experience building, deploying, and maintaining complex production-grade systems independently.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, identify blockers, and drive implementations to completion.
  • Deep hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures, especially AWS networking, VPC, IAM, and secure data patterns.
  • Proficiency with Node.js, TypeScript, and relational database design using PostgreSQL.
  • Strong Linux administration knowledge and experience with Docker and Kubernetes container orchestration.
  • Ability to explain complex technical trade-offs clearly to PMs, designers, business owners, and other non-technical stakeholders.
  • Collaborative, low-ego approach focused on overall team success.

Benefits

  • Flexible work practices.
  • 40 hours of self-development annually and access to a broad selection of learning opportunities.
  • Diversity and inclusion initiatives, employee resource groups, community programs, charity projects, and volunteer days.
Capgemini

About Capgemini

10,000+ employees

Capgemini is a global IT services and consulting firm that delivers strategy, cloud, AI, software engineering, and managed services to large enterprises and public-sector clients. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Paris, it is publicly traded on Euronext Paris and operates in 50+ countries. The group expanded its engineering capabilities by acquiring Altran in 2020, now operating as Capgemini Engineering.

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