# Technical Lead / Senior Backend Engineer Java 17/21

> Fuku · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-07

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

Why you should apply:  
\-Silicon Valley style engineering team building high-concurrency technology and micro-services that power products for millions of active users.  
\-Listed in USA with deep pockets and long established (10+ years) hub in KL  
\-Cloud-native stack (Java 17+, Spring Boot 3, Kafka) while owning your own deployment pipelines via Docker and -Kubernetes on AWS  
  
What you will do:  
\-Deploy micro-services and RESTful APIs  
\-50% Technical Leadership: Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to an existing team  
\-Justify complex technical trade-offs and drive deep cross-functional architectural alignment  
\-50% hands on engineering: System Design, own cross-domain API designs and lead teams in architecting highly scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems.  
\-Build, Scale & implement complex, highly available software solutions tailored to high-concurrency production environments and fintech regulations.  
\-Partner closely with cross-functional product managers and designers  
\-Maintain quality standards through comprehensive testing and rigorous code reviews  
  
Experience you need:  
\-Backend Mastery: Deep expertise in Java (Min Java 11) and the Spring Boot ecosystem.  
\-Proven Track Record building high-concurrency software.  
\-10+ years supporting enterprise solutions in massive, high-throughput production environments.  
  
Nice to have / Bonus:  
\-Hands-on experience with Kafka event-driven pipelines.  
\-Expertise in Kubernetes orchestration and cloud-native AWS stacks.  
  
About you:  
\-Visionary engineer with an "AI mindset" to accelerate result delivery.  
\-Confident communicator with product ownership DNA and strong architectural reasoning skills.  
\-Want avoid the Legacy Java / rigid on-prem or maintenance-heavy monolithic systems  
  
Work Arrangement / Benefits:  
\-Hybrid / Kuala Lumpur hub (walk to MRT)  
\-Comprehensive benefits package + equity  
\-KL working hours / Permanent & Full Time

## Apply

[Apply at Fuku](https://apply.workable.com/fuku/j/DB015C5EA3/apply)

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