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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! ๐ช
- 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
- ๐ Hybrid working: Weโre currently working 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.
- ๐ Paid leaves: From 18 days of annual leave & more, we care about you having a life outside!
- ๐ Birthday leave: Take a day off work on your birthday every year! This is in addition to your annual leave.
- ๐ Gadget allowance: RM200 monthly fixed allowance for your gadget expenses. No receipts needed.
- ๐ Parking allowance: RM150 a month to cover your parking and commuting expenses - even if you don't drive. No questions asked.
- ๐ฅ Healthcare: Take care of your health with a RM100 monthly fixed allowance, on top of medical claims of up to RM200 every quarter.
- ๐จ 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!
- ๐ธ Weekly activities: Work hard play hard with our team lunches, badminton matches, & more!
- ๐ Friendly peeps: Our awesome crew of course, whatโs a better reason?
Apply now
Email your CV and GitHub link to work@luminews.my and tell us why we should hire you!