Backend Systems Engineer - IOT/Smart City
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
• Build and optimize data pipelines to process, normalize, and route real-time telemetry to downstream systems and visualization platforms
• Integrate backend services with frontend and platform components through API contracts (REST/WebSocket)
• Apply AI-assisted development tools to improve coding efficiency, testing, and validation processes
• Design and maintain automated test suites for protocol adapters, data processing logic, and integration endpoints
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and technical documentation to ensure high-quality delivery
• Troubleshoot connectivity and protocol issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve field-level challenges
Required Qualifications
• Hands-on experience with industrial communication protocols (OPC-UA, MODBUS, MQTT)
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Python, Node.js, Go, or Java)
• Experience working with message brokers and event-driven or time-series data architectures
• Proven experience in writing unit and integration tests using modern testing frameworks
• Practical experience using AI coding tools to support software development and testing workflows
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with OT security practices such as network segmentation and secure device communication
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of additional industrial protocols such as SCADA, BACnet, or DNP3
• Exposure to real-time data ingestion and visualization systems
Singapore
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