Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

We are Moovup, a job platform for front-line industries in Hong Kong. Our mission is to enable the working class to move up in life and we are here to enable change. Our monthly active user is over 300,000+.

We are looking for talented technologists that demonstrate enthusiasm, creativity in problem-solving, thinking about developing a product for scale, and changing the way of the frontline job industry. We offer an environment that encourages learning, sharing and pushing the boundaries.

Our awards: (1) 2023 HKICT Smart Business (Solution for SME) Silver Award Winner. (2) Merit Award Winner for The Most Popular Recruitment Platform Award 2023/24 organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the team to solve problems
• Write clean, maintainable code while rapidly iterating and shipping
• Find simple and elegant ways to solve problems
• Research on new technologies
• Make something you are proud of

Skills required

• Expertise in at least one modern server-side programming language (e.g. Python, Java, Golang, C#, Clojure, etc.)
• Knowledge in RDBMS, NoSQL Database
• Good understanding of different programming paradigm (OOP vs. functional programming)
• Experience writing unit tests and testable code
• Willing to challenge outdated solutions and suggest a new approach to problems

Nice to have skills

• Docker, AWS, GCP, ReactJS, Vue.js, Data streaming
• Knowledge in building highly scalable systems
• Prior experience in startups and/or software product companies is a huge plus, but not a must