Senior Backend Developer

David Kennedy Recruitmentis working with a technology company that is seeking to onboard a Senior Developer to join their team. The successful candidate will turn business requirements into well-structured, secure web systems (or background processes and scripts) and keep extending them so they can evolve sustainably over the long term.

Position: Senior Backend Developer

Location: Thailand, Remote

Model: Remote

Employment type: Full time

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Translate business requirements into clear system designs and working software

- Extend and evolve existing systems so they continue to grow sustainably

- Build secure systems that follow established standards, with real protection against common attack vectors

- Design, build and document APIs for other teams and systems to consume

- Use AI tools to accelerate development, and rigorously review and validate all AI-generated output

- Verify that systems meet requirements through systematic testing, review and validation

- Communicate technical decisions clearly to engineers and non-technical stakeholders

REQUIREMENTS:

- 5+ years of experience building web systems with PHP, Go or Node.js

- Solid understanding of web security standards, with practical, working approaches to attack prevention

- Strong grasp of different API styles, able to consume existing APIs and design new ones

- Hands-on use of AI to assist system development, with the discipline to review AI-generated work

- Ability to inspect and verify systems to confirm they meet requirements

- Working knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases

- Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving and technical decision-making

- Strong communication skills, able to explain complex topics simply to the team and stakeholders

- Collaborative team player, open to ideas and feedback

- Eager to learn new technologies and adapt to changing environments

- Good command of English, spoken and written

BENEFITS:

- Fully remote work from Thailand

- Room to experiment, with space to test new ideas and turn promising ones into real work

- Open culture where the team’s opinions and new ideas are welcome

- And many more!

Originally posted on Himalayas