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StraitsX

Backend Engineer - Card Issuing Team

Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia · Taipei, Taiwan

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Role family
Engineering
Seniority
Mid level
Countries
MY, ID, TW
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
3 Oct 2026

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About the Role

We are looking for a passionate Backend Engineer to join our Card Issuing Team, which is building APIs and infrastructure that enable businesses to launch and manage their own card programs across Southeast Asia.

This role will work closely with cross-functional teams to build scalable backend services, support integrations with payment providers and third-party systems, and contribute to the development of a card issuing platform.

The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys solving technical challenges, thrives in fast-paced environments, and is excited about building scalable fintech infrastructure from the ground up.

What You Will Do

Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services and APIs for the Card Issuing platform

Build and maintain high-availability scalable systems supporting card issuance and payment processing

Work with third-party APIs and payment integrations for local and global card transactions

Troubleshoot and resolve system issues, performance bottlenecks, and scalability challenges

Support regression testing, integration testing, and system reliability improvements

Address bugs, technical debt, and operational support requests

Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, and technical discussions

Implement security and engineering best practices across services and infrastructure

Build internal operational tools and reporting systems for platform management

Support incident response and on-call duties when required

Collaborate closely with Product, Design, QA, and Operations teams on feature delivery and platform improvements

What We Are Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

3–5 years of backend engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and operating production systems

Strong proficiency in Golang

Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs

Familiarity with microservices architecture

Experience with SQL databases, preferably MariaDB or MySQL

Familiarity with Git and GitHub workflows

Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines

Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Willingness to learn and operate in a fast-paced environment

Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Codex, Cursor, or similar

Familiarity with Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and observability tools

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