Lead Backend Engineer

About the company:

Aspire is the leading all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance for a new generation of entrepreneurs and business owners, empowering startups and SMBs to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as JP Morgan, Visa and Wise and helped more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has been awarded Best Employer of the Year and Startup of the year by Asia FinTech Awards, and also LinkedIn's Top Startup in Singapore. In 2024, we also made it to CB Insights' Top 100 Global Fintech List two years in a row.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds. Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the Fintech space

About the role:

We are looking for
Lead Backend Engineer
to join our growing team. As Aspire enters its next phase of growth, we are building the next-generation architecture that will power our products across South-East Asia and beyond. We're seeking highly skilled engineers with diverse technical backgrounds to help us accelerate innovation and strengthen our systems.

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance fintech products.
• Define software architecture and build resilient, fault-tolerant systems.
• Build and optimize microservices-based architectures for scalability and maintainability.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies, tools, and best practices.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, and UX.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5–10 years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Go, Python, Java, , PHP).
• Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience in microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Skilled in reviewing code, identifying issues, and upholding code quality standards.
• Hands-on experience with unit testing, integration testing, and debugging.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a track record of resolving complex technical challenges.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with full-stack development (frontend and/or mobile).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices on AWS, databases, and monitoring tools.
• Prior exposure to the fintech domain is a strong plus.
• AI-first approach to product development—leveraging AI/ML tools, frameworks, or automation to improve scalability, efficiency, and user experience.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws.

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