Senior Backend Engineer
Hong KongOn-site
AI Summary
Builds and improves backend systems and services for a digital bank using cloud-native microservices, event-driven architecture, and CI/CD practices.
About this role
About Mox
Mox is built by and for the ones who aspire to live life to the fullest – we call them Generation Mox! The name Mox reflects the endless opportunities we can create, - Mobile eXperience; Money eXperience; Money X (multiplier), eXponential growth, eXploration… it’s all up for us to define together.
Why Mox
Everything at Mox – from our products, features, to rewards – is designed based on customer research, tailor made for your needs. We care about what customers care about, especially in data security and privacy. Data ethics is core to everyone here at Mox. Mox rewards you with an array of banking and lifestyle benefits.
Mox is built by and for the ones who aspire to live life to the fullest – we call them Generation Mox! The name Mox reflects the endless opportunities we can create, - Mobile eXperience; Money eXperience; Money X (multiplier), eXponential growth, eXploration… it’s all up for us to define together.
Why Mox
Everything at Mox – from our products, features, to rewards – is designed based on customer research, tailor made for your needs. We care about what customers care about, especially in data security and privacy. Data ethics is core to everyone here at Mox. Mox rewards you with an array of banking and lifestyle benefits.
Key Responsibilities
Join us in scaling and evolving a digital bank using cloud-native technologies. We’re a high-performing team solving exciting problems and delivering high-quality products in small, interdisciplinary teams. We are redefining what modern banking in Hong Kong can look like through engineering excellence, product thinking, and continuous delivery.
- Build and continuously improve backend systems and services.
- Develop RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices.
- Design and operate reliable, scalable, and secure services.
- Write high-quality, maintainable code with strong automated tests.
- Build services in Kotlin or Java within a cloud-native microservice architecture.
- Work with event streams and relational databases.
- Use containers and orchestration platforms to deploy and run services.
- Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
- Monitor production services and respond to incidents.
- You build it, you run it.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Fluent in Kotlin or Java.
Solid experience in backend development and CI/CD processes.
Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservice design.
Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture.
Solid experience in backend development and CI/CD processes.
Solid understanding of distributed systems and microservice design.
Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture.
- Strong API design skills, including backward compatibility.
- Strong testing practices across unit and integration levels.
- Ownership mindset for production operations and incident response.
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud environments.
- Quick learner with a results-driven mindset.
- Effective collaborator in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication and organisational skills.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted software development workflows.
Your Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
Skills
API DesignAutomated TestingAWSCI/CDContainersDistributed SystemsEvent-driven ArchitectureEvent StreamsJavaKotlinMicroservicesOrchestrationRelational DatabasesRESTful APIs
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