Backend Engineer

About Us

99 Group is a leading real estate technology company that operates real estate portals across South East Asia, specialising in digital property advertising. Headquartered in Singapore, it is currently operational in Singapore and Indonesia and employs over 500 employees. In Singapore, 99 Group operates 99.co and SRX.com.sg, while in Indonesia, it operates 99.co/id and Rumah123.

Join Us and Lead the Real Estate Revolution!

We are looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about building scalable systems and has strong computer science fundamentals. This is an excellent opportunity for fresh graduates or junior engineers (1-2 years experience) to grow their skills in a fast-paced engineering environment while working on real-world backend systems and cloud-native applications.

Your Role: Backend Engineer

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop and maintain backend services, RESTful APIs, and integrate with various data stores under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following established team standards and best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, learning from feedback and contributing constructive input to peers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver features.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the application stack, from API endpoints to database queries.
• Learn and adopt cloud-native development practices and modern software engineering tools.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and proactively communicate progress, blockers, and learnings.
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing within the team.

What We're Looking For:

• Fresh graduate with a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, OR 1-2 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming.
• Hands-on experience building RESTful APIs (through internships, personal projects, or professional work).
• Solid understanding of database concepts:Know the differences between SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Understand when to use relational vs. non-relational databases based on use case.
• Familiar with SQL query optimization and performance tuning techniques (indexing, query plans, etc.).
• Quick learner with a growth mindset and genuine curiosity about technology.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to break down complex problems into manageable pieces.
• Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to learn from code reviews, pair programming, and mentorship.

Good to Have:

• Prior internship experience at a technology company or startup.
• Experience with backend languages such as Golang, Python, Java, or Node.js (JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, Tencent, AliCloud) and containerization (Docker).
• Understanding of version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Exposure to microservices architecture or distributed systems concepts.

Are you ready to shape the future of real estate? Join us in this exciting journey of innovation, collaboration, and growth. Together, let's redefine what's possible in the world of real estate.

Make your mark at 99 Group. Apply now!