Job description for Junior-Mid Back End Developer at VocaGame
Why Voca
Voca is a leading gaming commerce and digital payments platform, connecting gamers, publishers, and partners across SEA through seamless payment, distribution, and monetization solutions. Our platform powers digital transactions for game top-ups, vouchers, prepaid products, digital goods, and other online services, serving millions of users across the region. As we continue to grow, we're building scalable technology and expanding our ecosystem to support the next generation of gaming and digital commerce. At Voca, we believe great products are built by great people. Our culture is rooted in ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and a shared passion for solving meaningful problems. If you're looking to build products that reach millions of users and work alongside talented people who care deeply about their craft, we'd love to meet you.
Engineering at Voca
At Voca, we're building systems that power high-volume payments, gaming commerce, and digital distribution at scale. Our engineers design and operate distributed systems that process millions of transactions reliably and securely. We focus on building resilient services, modern developer platforms, and cloud-native infrastructure that allow our teams to move quickly without compromising quality. Our technology stack is built on AWS and includes Go, gRPC, REST APIs, MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, OpenTelemetry, and modern DevOps practices. We believe in automation, observability, and continuous improvement. Most importantly, we trust our engineers with ownership. From technical decisions to product impact, every team member has the opportunity to contribute, innovate, and make a difference
The Opportunity
We're looking for a Software Engineer to help build and scale the services that power Voca's growing commerce ecosystem. In this role, you'll work alongside experienced engineers to develop backend services, APIs, and internal platforms that support payments, wallet services, digital distribution, and other core business systems. You'll have the opportunity to work on real-world engineering challenges, contribute to meaningful projects, and grow your technical skills while helping shape products used by millions of users..
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs.
- Build scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to deliver new features.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve production systems.
- Contribute to system reliability, observability, and performance improvements.
- Learn and apply engineering best practices across development and operations.
- Continuously improve your technical knowledge and contribute to team success.
What You'll Bring
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in Go (Golang), Java, Node.js, or another modern backend programming language.
- Understanding of software engineering fundamentals, data structures, and system design principles.
- Experience building RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Familiarity with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
- Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architectures.
- Experience using Git and modern development workflows.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
- Eagerness to learn, take ownership, and continuously improve.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Go (Golang).
- Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms.
- Experience with Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar technologies.
- Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or Grafana.
- Experience building payment, gaming, e-commerce, or fintech products
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We value diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and believe they make our team stronger.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We encourage you to keep an eye on future opportunities if this role isn't the right fit today
