Backend Developer
Lumi News Malaysia
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This job is for a Backend Developer at Lumi News, where you will create scalable and testable code for the Lumi News app. You might like this job because it offers the opportunity to work with a tech team on a cutting-edge project.
Undisclosed
Bangsar
Full-Time
Job Description
Join us in 2025 to develop Lumi News app together with our in-house tech team and be responsible for implementing testable and scalable code.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Lumi News' backend application
- Design highly scalable, testable code
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
- Participate in user growth initiatives
Job Requirements
- At least 1 year of working experience in software engineering/web development in Ruby, Python, or NodeJS (applicants well-versed in other languages can also apply)
- A strong grasp of relational databases (we use PostgreSQL)
- Experience/exposure in building API using REST/GraphQL
- Cloud services such as AWS/GCP
- Automated testing and CI/CD
- Good experience in version control (Git)
- Good to have: Experience in background job processing
- Skills in web scraping is a plus!
We invite you to apply even if you don't meet all the requirements.
The non-technical things that matter
- You must be hungry to develop a high-impact product to be used and known by millions of Malaysians
- You're accountable and care about the quality of your work and the quality of your character
- You must be a problem-solver with a great work ethic; resourceful, disciplined, and would love to journey with our team that's based in KL (and Discord)!
We may need you to complete an assessment as part of the interview process.
Skills
Company Benefits
From 18 days annual leave
Birthday leave: 1 day. Medical leave: 14 days. Hospitalisation leave: 46 days. Maternity: 90 days. Paternity: 14 days. Compassionate: 5 days.
Bonus & increments
Depending on the company's performance and disrection, confirmed employees who are performing well will be given an increment and/or bonus.
Luminous lifestyle perk
Claim up to RM500/yr after your first year to invest in co-curricular activities like fitness, hobbies, arts, and workshops. Concert tickets apply!
Healthcare allowance
Full-timers get RM100 allowance every month to take care of your health! This is on top of medical claims of up to RM200 every quarter.
Parking allowance
Fixed allowance of RM150 every month for office parking, even if you're working from home or don't drive. No receipts required.
Gadget allowance
RM200 monthly fixed allowance for full-timers to purchase your computer, smartphone, and electronics for work purposes. No receipts required.
Additional Info
Company Activity
Last active - 1 hour ago
Experience Level
1 - 3 Years of Experience
Career Level
Junior Executive
Job Specialisation
General IT, Software Development & QA / Testing
Company Profile
Lumi News Malaysia
We're a small team based in Kuala Lumpur with tech and media expertise. We developed the Lumi News app to create a better way for Malaysians to read and share the news.
- We want to make news for everyone - for people of all ages in the farthest corners of every state to love the habit of staying informed.
- We want to make the world a better, brighter place - by giving people access to information that makes a difference to their lives.
- We want to see nations, not just our own, transformed through news, content, and views that will spark conversation and illuminate the minds of our future leaders.
- We want to empower journalists and news publishers by growing an ever curious audience and sharing our tech and media expertise to keep them ahead of the changes of the media landscape.
- Small startup, mighty team - we want to be recognised and remembered for making shifts and bringing long-term impact to mass Malaysians.
Where Lumi News is at now 🚀
- We're the #1 app on Google Play Store's Top Charts for News & Magazines and in the top 10 spot on the App Store.
- We're the most downloaded news app in Malaysia of 2024 to date, beating media giants in the industry that we have mad respect for.
- We have over 400K all-time downloads despite being the youngest app in the market (we launched on Malaysia Day 2021).
- There are over 80 publishers on the Lumi News app, some of them being Malaysia's biggest news brands such as NST, Berita Harian, Astro Awani, FMT News, SAYS, and international publishers like The Independent UK and Euronews.
Backend Developer
Undisclosed
Bangsar
Full-Time