Senior Backend Engineer - Scala/Java
About us
Endowus is Asia’s leading fee-only digital wealth platform. Licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission (SFC), Endowus is the first digital advisor in the region to span both private wealth (Cash) and public pension savings (CPF & SRS in Singapore), helping all investors grow their money with expert advice, institutional access to financial solutions, low and fair fees, and a delightful personalised digital wealth experience.
Our clients entrust us with a responsibility that goes far beyond technology or financial markets - they entrust us with their wealth - their livelihoods and ambitions of a better future for themselves and their loved ones. Our mission is clear: help people invest better so they can live easier today, and better tomorrow.
The people you will work with
The team has deep domain knowledge in finance and technology, bringing together decades of experience at Morgan Stanley, Amazon, JPMorgan, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Vanguard, ANT, Fidelity, McKinsey, Grab, ByteDance, and many others. See our leadership team here. We practise inclusion and treasure our diversity in background and experience. A diverse team is our biggest asset and we look for people who share our belief in Endowus’ clear mission.
Investors, recognition, licensing
Founded in 2017, Endowus has raised a total of US$95 million in funding from investors such as UBS, EDBI, Prosus Ventures, Z Venture Capital, Samsung Ventures, Singtel Innov8, and global leading venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners and Softbank Ventures Asia.
Endowus’ leadership and growth have been recognised by the industry and it has attained numerous awards including Singapore’s Rising Star and Fintech Innovation in Asset Management, CEO of the Year, CIO of the Year (Asia Asset Management’s Best of the Best Awards 2022), Singapore’s Fintech Startup of the Year (The Asset Triple A Digital Awards 2022), LinkedIn Top Start-ups 2021, Forbes Asia 100 to Watch, WealthTech of the Year (Asia FinTech Awards 2022), Top 15 Singapore’s Best Workplaces Award and Top 100 Asia’s Best Workplaces Award 2022 (Great Place to Work).
The Endowus Group comprises Endowus' licensed companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as Hong Kong-based multi family office Carret Private. Endowus Group serves over a hundred thousand clients with content, advice and access. With group assets of over US$6 billion, it is one of the largest independent wealth managers in Asia. From a combination of 100% trailer fees rebates as direct cashback to clients, savings from the access to institutional share class and exclusive funds, Endowus has created more than US$40 million in savings per year for its clients.
Endowus is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
About this role; responsibilities & ownership
We are looking for someone with significant experience in designing & delivering multiple high impact initiatives, to join us as a hands-on senior backend engineer in this team.
- You will work on consumer-facing products delivered through iterative development, facilitating fast customer feedback loops.
- You will take ownership of system design, development, deployment, monitoring, infrastructure, and production support.
- You will need to demonstrate a strong product sense and be empathetic to clients' experiences of using the product.
- You will work closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and other stakeholders to ensure iterative delivery of customer value.
- You will also drive continuous performance & scalability improvement work to ensure we continue to meet our non-functional goals as our business grows.
- You will need to leverage the entire technology stack to realise these goals and continuously tackle questions of architecture flexibility & scalability while guarding against over-engineering.
- You will mentor other engineers in the team, helping them achieve high levels of productivity, quality, and reliability.
Requirements & qualifications
- Bachelors' or above in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Strong mastery of Scala or Java and at least one additional programming language (such as JavaScript, TypeScript, etc.)
- At least 5 years of experience building scalable backend services in either Scala or Java.
- Experience with agile processes, automated testing, CI/CD, and production error/metrics monitoring.
- Self-driven with a strong sense of ownership & bias for action.
- Comfortable with numbers and motivated by steep learning curves
- Being a team player is key. We are a small but growing team, and we believe in building an environment that fosters a sense of belonging for all of our employees.
- While Scala expertise is not a prerequisite, willingness to quickly learn and master Scala is essential since all our core backend services are written in Scala.
Nice to haves
- Experience working in a B2C domain.
- Basic knowledge of finance and trading
- Exposure to CQRS / Event Sourcing patterns
- Experience with Lagom/Akka frameworks for building microservices.
- Solid understanding of infrastructure (e.g. databases, message queues, Docker)
Our Tech Stack
- Our backend services are written in Scala/Akka and the APIs are tested using Cucumber-Scala. We are heavy users of DDD, event sourcing, and CQRS.
- Our web app is in TypeScript/React and tested using Playwright. Our mobile app is in Dart/Flutter and tested using FlutterTest.
- We use Kafka for async communication between services. Cassandra is our transactional database & PostgreSQL is our read-side database. Our datalake is built using Spark/Athena.
- We are 100% cloud native and rely heavily on CI/CD & IaC.
Benefits & perks
- Stock options in a fast growing company *
- Employee discount for investing at Endowus
- Flexible working hours and locations so you can live life and your best work - you are trusted to be responsible
- Competitive Staff Benefits; Annual leave, Life & Medical Insurance, Flexible Benefits Allowance *
- Office Productivity Equipment; Omnidesk Standing Desk & Ergonomic Chairs, Dell UltraSharp USB Type-C Monitor, high-end computer peripherals
- Choice of latest Apple or PC equipment
Note: * is only applicable to Full-Time employees
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