Coins.ph

Backend Engineer (Junior to Mid-Level)

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2 months ago
Taguig City, PhilippinesEntry Level / Mid Level

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain Java-based backend microservices for payment-platform workflows.
  • Build reconciliation jobs, exception-handling flows, and monitoring to support transaction accuracy and user-fund protection.
  • Integrate with banks, local payment methods, card networks, and international payment partners, including multi-currency and foreign-exchange flows.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and improve system availability, scalability, performance, and efficiency.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools and help prototype AI-powered features and internal tools.
  • Collaborate with product, risk, finance, compliance, and Mandarin-speaking engineering and business teams.

Requirements

  • Require 1–5 years of professional backend development experience; strong fresh graduates with solid internship or project experience are welcome.
  • Require hands-on Java experience, with Spring Boot preferred.
  • Require familiarity with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
  • Require a strong interest in AI, including use of AI coding tools, experimentation with LLMs or AI APIs, or AI-powered side projects.
  • Require spoken and written Mandarin Chinese and business-level English.
  • Require computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and basic distributed systems concepts.
  • Preferred qualifications include exposure to fintech, payments, banking, e-wallets, or crypto.
  • Preferred qualifications include experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, or Alibaba Cloud.
  • Preferred qualifications include understanding of transaction consistency, idempotency, or reconciliation concepts.

Benefits

  • Meaningful cross-functional collaboration focused on improving customer experience.
  • Career advancement opportunities in a fast-growing organization expanding beyond APAC.
  • A culture that welcomes data-backed ideas and supports meaningful changes.

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About Coins.ph

201-500 employees

Coins.ph builds a mobile wallet and cryptocurrency exchange for consumers and businesses in the Philippines, supporting payments, remittances, and cross-border transfers. Its app lets users buy and sell digital assets, pay bills, and move money, monetizing through transaction and FX fees. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manila, the company is regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas with both Electronic Money Issuer and Virtual Currency licenses.

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