About the job
Appspace supports organizations in creating better workplace experiences. The company values flexibility, strong connections among colleagues, and career growth. With offices in several locations, Appspace encourages employees to thrive in their roles.
The Senior Software Engineer II (Backend) position is based in Kuala Lumpur. This role centers on designing, building, and maintaining backend systems that meet high standards for performance and reliability. The work involves using AI-driven development tools and automation to speed up delivery, while ensuring quality remains high. There may be opportunities to lead a small team and influence engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
- AI-Augmented Development: Apply AI coding assistants and automation tools to generate, refactor, and optimize code, focusing on architectural design and logic validation.
- Code Stewardship: Maintain clean, readable, and secure code, whether generated by AI or written manually.
- Rapid Prototyping & Delivery: Use AI to accelerate development cycles and deliver stable backend solutions under tight deadlines.
- Automated Testing: Oversee the creation of unit-testable code and use automated frameworks to generate comprehensive unit tests.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Guide a small team of engineers, foster innovation, and share best practices in AI-assisted development.
- Technical Debt Management: Use AI diagnostic tools to analyze, refactor, and improve codebases, reducing technical debt.
- Architecture & Review: Lead architecture and code reviews to ensure high-quality backend solutions.

