Backend Software Engineer – Philippines

About Sleek

Sleek is on a mission to revolutionize how entrepreneurs operate their business. We want to give small business owners peace of mind and the power of online solutions to allow them to focus on what they do best – growing their business. As we work for our thousands of customers, we gather millions of data points about their business, and in turn we transform those into useful, actionable insights and recommendations to accelerate their growth through smart algorithms.

We are a team of 200 builders from 17 countries, with offices in Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK committed to delivering a delightful experience to our clients!

Position Duties

Sleek Products

• Onboard and understand the platform features.
• Relate sleek platform modules to the main Sleek services.
• Contribute in creating the features to support Sleek business growth and strategy.
• Contribute in maintaining existing feature to enhance platform resilience and user experience.

Software Engineering – back-end:

• Get familiar with the backend of the platform, the design, the structure, the coding rules.
• Get familiar with the development environment (GIT, IDE, Mongo Client, various libraries)
• Develop knowledge of the technical stack: NodeJS, Golang, Java, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.
• Contribute in the development of the backend modules or API of integrated libraries/frameworks.
• Maintain the unit test coverage as per lead engineering guidelines.

Performance Standards

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to provide step-by-step technical help, both written and verbal.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL Databases (preferably PostgreSQL, MongoDB): Database design, Performance tuning
• Hands-on experience writing RESTful microservice using NodeJS, Python, golang or Spring Boot.
• Experience in designing and documenting API using swagger.
• Familiar with security concept for web applications (preferably for financial institutions)

More about Sleek

At Sleek, we work in a fast-paced start-up environment. We have a strong culture built around our five core values: Simplicity, Loyalty, Excellence, Entrepreneurship, Kindness. As a deliberately multicultural team, our team comprises more than 18 nationalities and spoken languages.

We consider the company’s success to be a result of committed individual and team efforts, and are looking to onboard talented and creative people who want to make a difference. Our corporate social responsibility is a passion we take very seriously as an opportunity to make the world a better place. With a strong commitment to also make Sleek a great place to work, we offer a flexible working environment where we empower every team member to be the best they can be – regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age or identity.

If you think you would be a good fit for our mission, we look forward to hearing from you!