Company Description

Homebase (YC W21) is a real estate technology company from Singapore that aims to solve one of the biggest socio-economic problems of our generation: Homeownership.

Our obsession with executional excellence, asymmetric access to international capital, and relentless, world-class talents are our unfair advantages that made us the most valuable proptech in Vietnam within a mere span of just 2+ years.

We are backed by leading global investors, such as Y Combinator, VinaCapital, Goodwater Capital, Ace & Co., and Antler; and are advised by founders and senior executives from some of the world’s largest and most successful tech companies, such as Alibaba, PropertyGuru, Opendoor, and Divvy Homes.

Homebase’s team hails from prestigious international organizations, such as Harvard, Stanford, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, etc. We believe in hiring only top talents and historically accept only \~1% of all applicants. As a company, we are forward-looking and embrace diversity and remote-working.

Our Company Culture

To learn more about what it's like to work at Homebase and our culture, please see here.

Job Description

The Senior Backend Engineer will play a crucial role in evolving and scaling our recruiting software solutions. We are seeking a highly skilled professional with extensive experience in backend development and a passion for building robust, scalable web applications. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with our Web Developers, Product Development, and Product Design teams to ensure our backend architecture supports the rapid deployment of new features.

Upon joining the team, your responsibilities will include:

Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable backend code.
Collaborate with front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
Develop and maintain APIs to ensure high performance, responsiveness, and scalability of our applications.
Lead the integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic, ensuring optimal performance.
Implement security and data protection measures, managing the storage and handling of sensitive user data.
Engage in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including ideation, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
Research, evaluate, and implement new technologies and frameworks to optimize development processes and enhance product capabilities.

Our requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend development, with a proven track record in:

NestJS (NestJS Microservices), Typescript, ExpressJS, TypeScript, Eslint, TypeORM

Database: PGSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, RedisQueue

CMS: Strapi

Strong understanding of the web development cycle and programming techniques and tools.
Deep expertise in data modeling, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
Deep expertise in design pattern, microservices and development principle.
Familiarity with code versioning tools, such as Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is highly desirable.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently to research and apply new technologies.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Fluency in English is a plus.

Benefits and Opportunities

Candidates will have unparalleled learning opportunities for learning and accelerated career growth working in a fast-paced, hyper-growth startup environment. As a member of the team, you’ll have opportunities to:

Competitive negotiable salary based on previous experience.
Full social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance.
Quarterly performance-based bonuses, yearly bonus, 13-month bonus, company trip, and other company activities.
Annual Health Check
Develop core competencies in the areas of technology and computer science.
Take on high-impact projects that push the technological frontier of the company.
Hybrid working policy

About the company

Homebase is a novel home-financing tech startup tackling the millennial ownership crisis across Southeast Asia, starting with Vietnam. We use a combination of technology and financing to co-invest in your home so you can move in today.

The company is founded in Singapore and is one of the region’s fastest growing companies, disrupting a traditional trillion-dollar industry, and backed by some of the world’s leading VC’s and founders of billion-dollar companies. Homebase was named as one of the “Top 50 PropTech companies in the World” by the prestigious Silicon Valley powerhouse Plug and Play.

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