Product Backend Engineer (Java, NodeJS, NestJS)

Top 3 reasons to join us

• Technical experts of all fields
• Challenging experience to learn and grow strong
• An awesome zone, a second-home

Job description

SCOPE OF WORK: As a core member of the Product Backend team, you will coordinate with cross-functional teams in 4 stages of product development, including planning, implementation, deployment, and operations.

Furthermore, if you have experience in—or the ambition for—acting as a Project Lead to mentor and lead a team of 3-4 Junior Backend Engineers, GEEK Up provides the ideal opportunity and environment for you to thrive in this capacity

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Technical Solution & Client-facing

• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business problems and define technical approaches
• Propose and present solutions (architecture, system design, trade-offs) to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Design systems with strong consideration for scalability, performance, security, and cost optimization
• Visualize solutions through architecture diagrams, database design, and system flows

2. Backend Development & System Design

• Design and develop backend services with clean, maintainable, high-performance code
• Define clear system modules and service boundaries
• Ensure quality through code reviews and testing (unit/integration)

3. Deployment, DevOps & Infrastructure Ownership

• Collaborate with partners’ DevOps/Infrastructure teams to support system deployment across Cloud and/or On-premise environments 
• Provide deployment guidelines, technical documentation, architecture recommendations, and operational best practices for customer environments 
• Design and propose CI/CD pipeline approaches, containerization standards, and deployment strategies
• Consult and align with partner teams on infrastructure design to ensure: 
  • Scalability & High Availability 
  • Performance Optimization 
  • Reliability & Security 
• Support implementation planning for monitoring and alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) 
• Troubleshoot deployment and production-related issues by identifying root causes and proposing appropriate solutions/workarounds 
• Act as a technical advisor during deployment and maintenance phases, ensuring partner teams can operate and maintain systems effectively  

4. Collaboration & Ownership

• Collaborate with Product, Frontend, and cross-functional teams to ensure delivery alignment
• Break down solutions into execution plans and drive delivery
• (Optional) Mentor junior engineers or lead a small team

Your skills and experience

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: To start your adventure at our Product Backend team, you should have

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or any related fields.
• 4–7 years of experience in Backend Development (Java, Golang, NodeJS, NestJS, Python, TypeScript, etc.)
• Strong experience in system/architecture design for production systems
• Ability to propose and communicate technical solutions from ambiguous requirements
• Solid understanding of data flow, database design, and system design
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Cloud / On-premise deployment
  • CI/CD and Docker
  • Monitoring and performance optimization
• Strong system thinking, problem-solving skills, and ownership mindset
• Nice to have:
  • Experience in client-facing or technical consulting roles
  • Experience in leading features/projects or mentoring engineers

Why you'll love working here

FOR YOUR BETTER WORK

• You will participate in the process of discovering, finding and proposing solutions, not just simply implementing the existing ones
• You can seize the opportunity to continually receive constructive feedback and suggestions, so you can easier realize what you have done well and what needs to be improved
• There are team members sharing lessons learned, so each and everyone can keep building up knowledge and experience

FOR YOUR BETTER GROW

• Our flat structure with no middle management enables you to leverage your own strengths, and make room for you to grow yourself in whatever aspect you desire.
• There are weekly workshops and sharings, where we exchange our knowledge and experience, from technical to soft skills, from work to daily life subjects
• We embrace the eagerness of learning and sharing, so you will always have room to raise your own voice

FOR YOUR BETTER STAY

• The flat structure will also enable you to choose your own career path and there will be a broad range of career opportunities available on your adventure at GEEK Up
• These perks will equip you with a clear mind and a healthy body: Weekly exercise with your teammates; morning coffee with free drinks; fruits, and nutritious drinks in our shared kitchen with a well-stocked fridge
• You can also enjoy team-building, retreats and other customized quarterly events with other team members