Backend Engineer - Node.js

9/29/2025

Develop server-side backend services in Node.js using TypeScript and research scalable solutions for multiple global regions. Continuously enhance backend services and participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

11-50 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

LittleLives is an EdTech company made up of preschool-friendly advocates. The human connection is at the heart of everything we do – it drives the technologies we create, to make an impact on every aspect of school. Our holistic school management system was built to simplify the tedious and complex administrative processes of preschools. LittleLives is accredited by the Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE), Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) and has been ranked Top Preschool Software by Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore) – AECES. As a Software As A Service (SAAS), LittleLives holds a strong presence in over 1000 schools in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

About the Role

<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are a fast-growing SaaS company in the EduTech space, operating mainly in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. With almost 2000 schools as customers, our mission is to revolutionize education through technology and provide innovative solutions for our customers.<div> </div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the Role:<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are seeking a Back End Developer to join our dynamic technical team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring our backend services remain scalable and secure, powering seamless experiences for thousands of schools.<div> </div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Key Responsibilities:<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Develop server-side backend services in Node.js using TypeScript<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Research and develop scalable solutions tailored to multiple global regions<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Continuously enhance our backend with the latest development processes and standards<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Use modern DevOps tools and automate deployments with Docker and Kubernetes clusters<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions<div> </div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Requirements:<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• 3<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">+ years of development experience<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proficiency in Node.js with TypeScript<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Good coding practices with Docker, Git, unit testing, CI/CD, and service-oriented architecture<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, queues, and event-based architectures<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to document code, system architecture, and technical decisions<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to think from the user perspective and suggest solutions accordingly<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience with Cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Aliyun) is a plus<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience designing scalable backend systems and optimizing for high traffic volumes is a plus<div> </div><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">What We Offer:<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Competitive salary and benefits package<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Opportunity to work on impactful, meaningful and high-visibility products<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Collaborative, innovative and supportive work environment<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Modern tech stack and DevOps practices<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Ubuntu,sans-serif;color:#292a2e;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">• Flexible work arrangements

Key Skills

Node.jsTypeScriptDockerGitUnit TestingCI/CDService-Oriented ArchitectureRESTful APIsMicroservicesQueuesEvent-Based ArchitecturesCloud ServicesAWSGCPAliyun