Full Time Senior Engineer (Backend) Jobs, in PayNet (Payments Network Malaysia) Federal Territory - Maukerja

Why PayNet / Why Now

• Protect the reliability of Malaysia’s national payments data platform
• Operate data systems under increasing scale, scrutiny, and dependency
• Strengthen data resiliency as analytics and reporting become mission‑critical
• Place operational judgment at the centre of trusted payment data

TL;DR

• Build and scale the backend systems powering Malaysia’s core payment infrastructure
• Own APIs, data models, and services that process high‑volume, real‑time transactions
• Make decisions that directly impact system reliability, performance, and security
• Ideal for engineers who thrive on solving complex problems at scale with real‑world impact

Why This Role Matters

• Payment systems must be fast, secure, and always available—failure is visible at a national level
• Strong backend engineering directly impacts financial stability, customer trust, and ecosystem growth
• Poor design decisions create cascading risks across banks, businesses, and consumers
• This role demands judgment under scale—balancing performance, resilience, and security

What You Will Actually Do

• Own the design and evolution of backend services powering critical payment flows
• Build and scale APIs that handle high‑volume, low‑latency transactions
• Shape database architecture, optimizing for performance, consistency, and resilience
• Diagnose and resolve complex system issues, driving root‑cause fixes—not quick patches
• Embed security and data protection into system design from day one
• Influence engineering standards, code quality, and architectural decisions across systems

Examples of This Role in Practice

• A spike in transaction volume exposes latency—redesign query patterns and caching strategy to stabilise performance
• A third‑party integration introduces inconsistent responses—design safeguards and fallback mechanisms to protect system integrity
• A production issue occurs under load—identify root cause across distributed services and implement permanent fixes
• A new payment feature requires scale—define API contracts and data models that support future growth, not just current needs
• A potential vulnerability is identified—drive architectural changes that eliminate the risk, not just mitigate symptoms

What Will Help You Succeed

Required:

• Strong command of at least one backend language (Java, Golang, Python, Node.js) with the ability to apply it at scale
• Proven ability to break down complex system problems and drive effective, lasting solutions

Helpful:

• Strong instinct for clean, maintainable code and thoughtful system design
• Ability to adapt quickly in evolving environments with shifting requirements
• Empathy for end users—building systems that solve real problems, not just technical ones