Senior Backend Engineer (Pixelmon TCG) at MON Co.

Singapore, , Singapore -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

JavaScript, TypeScript, NestJS, SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, Redis, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, JUnit, Mockito, Solidity

Industry

Software Development

Description

About Us MON Co. is a development studio and publisher at the intersection of gaming, entertainment, and blockchain technology. Originally operating as LiquidX, MON Co. is the force behind Pixelmon, its flagship IP franchise, and MON Protocol, a cutting-edge Web3 platform. The company is led by a team of seasoned executives from top gaming and entertainment studios. MON Co. aims to deliver high-quality, engaging experiences across a variety of entertainment platforms, including games, digital content, and transmedia storytelling, as it bridges the gap between Web2 and Web3. MON Co.’s ecosystem includes MON Protocol, which drives Web3 partnerships and tokenized gaming economies, and MON Ventures, which invests in emerging IPs. With a growing community of over 1 million Pixelmon fans, a robust partner network of over 80 blockchain-native games, and a rapidly expanding portfolio, MON Co. is dedicated to shaping the future of entertainment for a global audience. For more information on MON Co., please visit: https://www.mon.co About the Role As a senior backend engineer, you will be working closely with a diverse team of software engineers, game developers and designers to develop the backend API layer that powers our games. Who You Are You are comfortable working in collaborative, cross-functional teams You believe in supporting and guiding fellow and junior engineers through mentorship and coaching positively and encouragingly. You love to learn and pick up new technologies and build production-grade products quickly. You are familiar and comfortable with the fast-paced world of startups. You are logical and able to communicate tradeoffs between technical options. You are open-minded and willing to listen and distil different perspectives. You’re open to learning new technologies and applying them quickly What You Will Do Participate in and contribute/lead technical design and discussions with peers and stakeholders to decide the best technical approaches to product problems. Write and test high-quality products or systems, utilizing your expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript (NestJS). Participate in code reviews and provide valuable feedback to ensure quality and outcomes, with a keen eye on performance optimization and backend security best practices. Set up and maintain the cloud infrastructure for your product and tools, using AWS services like EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, and ECS. Contribute to new and existing documentation and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback. Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve them by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on operations and quality. Use JIRA/Confluence for issue tracking and project documentation. What You Will Bring Experience and Expertise: At least 4 years of experience in a software engineering role, within a product or engineering-led team. Strong ability in JavaScript/TypeScript using NestJS. Database Technologies: Expertise in SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and proficiency in NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis) for effective data handling and caching mechanisms. Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Skills: Extensive experience with AWS, proficiency in Docker for containerization, and advanced knowledge in CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions. Testing and Quality Assurance: Deep experience with Java testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito, and knowledge of integration testing frameworks. Security and Performance: Strong understanding of backend security protocols, OAuth, and security best practices. Skills in backend performance tuning to handle scalability issues efficiently. Blockchain Technologies: Familiarity with Solidity, understanding of EVM based chain, and knowledge of libraries like Web3.js or Ethers.js is advantageous. Professional Skills: Strong ability to break down business requirements into technical requirements and communicate technical trade-offs. Benefits and Why You’ll Love Working With Us We Listen. Your voice, ideas, and suggestions matters to us, as we continuously evolve Our People. You’ll be working with a diverse, multicultural, international, talented, fun, supportive, and innovative people and teams. We are people you can be proud to work with On The Edge of Innovation. Working on the latest technological, social and financial trends that is web3 and blockchain Flat Organisation. our team is a community, we work together as a team from all levels in true decentralised spirit

Responsibilities

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will develop the backend API layer for games and participate in technical design discussions. You will also write and test high-quality products while maintaining cloud infrastructure using AWS services.