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Backend Developer

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๐Ÿ•ฆ Full-time

The Role

Position
: Backend Developer
Salary
: Negotiable based on experience
Location
: Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
Working Hours
: Mondays-Wednesdays (office); Thursdays-Fridays (remote)

What you'll be doing

Join forces with our team to build and grow the Lumi News app for millions of Malaysians! ๐Ÿ’ช


  • Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Lumi News' backend application
  • Design highly scalable, testable code
  • Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
  • Participate in user growth initiatives

Requirements we're looking for

  • At least 1 year of working experience in software engineering/web development in Ruby, Python, or NodeJS (applicants well-versed in other languages can also apply)
  • A strong grasp of relational databases (we use PostgreSQL)
  • Experience/exposure in building API using REST/GraphQL
  • Cloud services such as AWS/GCP
  • Automated testing and CI/CD
  • Good experience in version control (Git)
  • Good to have: Experience in background job processing
  • Skills in web scraping is a plus!
  • We invite you to apply even if you don't meet all the requirements

The non-technical things that matter

  • You must be hungry to grow a mobile news app for millions of Malaysians
  • You must be a problem-solver with a great work ethic; resourceful, disciplined, and would love to join a small team of simple, fun, practical people based in KL (and Discord)!

Who you'll be working with

  • You'll be working together with our senior backend developer and our tech team
  • You'll also be working closely with our Product Manager and other team members in tasks that require a collaborative effort

Perks of working here

  • ๐Ÿ  Hybrid working: Weโ€™re currently working 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.
  • ๐Ÿ Paid leaves: From 18 days of annual leave & more, we care about you having a life outside!
  • ๐ŸŽ‚ Birthday leave: Take a day off work on your birthday every year! This is in addition to your annual leave.
  • ๐Ÿ”Œ Gadget allowance: RM200 monthly fixed allowance for your gadget expenses. No receipts needed.
  • ๐Ÿš— Parking allowance: RM150 a month to cover your parking and commuting expenses - even if you don't drive. No questions asked.
  • ๐Ÿฅ Healthcare: Take care of your health with a RM100 monthly fixed allowance, on top of medical claims of up to RM200 every quarter.
  • ๐ŸŽจ Luminous claims: Claim up to RM500/yr after your first year to invest in co-curricular lifestyle activities like fitness, hobbies, arts, and workshops. Concert tickets apply!
  • ๐Ÿธ Weekly activities: Work hard play hard with our team lunches, badminton matches, & more!
  • ๐Ÿ‘‹ Friendly peeps: Our awesome crew of course, whatโ€™s a better reason?

Apply now

Email your CV and GitHub link toย work@luminews.my and tell us why we should hire you!