Location: Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Working Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday
Our client in the financial services industry is seeking a Python Backend Tech Lead to drive backend engineering initiatives while leading and mentoring a team of developers. This role offers the opportunity to shape system architecture, guide technical direction, and deliver scalable, secure and high-performance backend solutions within a fast-paced fintech environment.
Benefits
- Salary: RM16,000
- EPF & SOCSO
- Annual Leave
- Medical Leave
- Medical Benefits
- Monday–Friday Work Schedule
- Regular Office Hours
- Leadership & Team Management Exposure
- Opportunity to Drive Backend Architecture Decisions
- Exposure to Enterprise Fintech Projects
- Career Development Opportunities
- Accessible via MRT Network
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong hands-on experience in backend development using Python
- Minimum 3 years of experience leading a technology or product team
- Proven experience managing, mentoring and developing technical teams
- Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns and system design principles
- Solid understanding of SDLC and software quality assurance practices
- Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and microservices-based systems
- Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Hands-on experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ, Kafka or similar technologies
- Experience developing microservices and managing containerized applications
- Experience building WebSocket-based systems
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms
- Strong understanding of web security standards and best practices
- Experience with code optimisation and performance tuning
- Basic frontend development knowledge is an advantage
- Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management abilities
Responsibilities
- Define technical specifications, technology selections and development workflows
- Lead backend development while remaining hands-on in Python coding and system implementation
- Drive technical direction and architectural decisions across backend platforms
- Present system designs and implementation strategies to senior leadership and technical stakeholders
- Lead, manage and mentor backend developers to ensure continuous growth and high performance
- Establish and maintain coding standards, development practices and engineering quality benchmarks
- Conduct code reviews, identify technical risks and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure backend systems meet standards for security, scalability, maintainability and reliability
- Support system performance optimisation and backend service stability
- Contribute to architectural decisions involving microservices, integrations and backend infrastructure
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges collaboratively with engineering teams
- Support continuous improvement of backend engineering processes and practices
Working Location
- Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
- Accessible via MRT Network
Pay: RM16,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person