**About us**
Omni HR is a VC-backed SaaS startup in Singapore.
We free HR teams from administrative cycles by automating the entire end-to-
end employee lifecycle – from recruitment and onboarding to employee
engagement and payroll – allowing them to redirect their time to strategic
work that drives business growth.
Founded in 2021 and backed by world’s leading HR tech investors, Omni is
powering Asia’s fastest growing companies to reach their full potential with
our fully customizable HR tools.
**What we are looking for**
We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer (Django) who wants to be deeply
involved in the end-to-end delivery of a new software product. You will be
responsible for the backend development using Django / FastAPI, or other
relevant frameworks. The job scope includes both developing new modules from
scratch and improving our existing features. Experienced candidates will also
be considered to be hired to lead our backend development initiatives. You
will work closely with the Founders, the Product Lead, and other engineers in
building and shaping a product that users love and can rely on.
To succeed in this role you will need to be a self-starter, think in solutions
and not problems, be a team player, and have a “can do” attitude. You will be
required to demonstrate competence in delivering features by calling the APIs
from backend and building the frontend web applications. You will also need to
understand testing and know when, what, and how to test in a startup
environment.
This role will be challenging, but extremely rewarding — you will gain
invaluable experience in building new modules from scratch and iterating
quickly in an agile environment. Our team is invested in building the best
product for our customers, and we will make every effort to provide you with a
setup that spawns great creativity, innovation, and reward.
**Responsibilities**
* Develop and design the backend of the software systems that iteratively deliver business value
* Derive and implement non-functional requirements based on interactions with the product and business elements
* Establish best practices for developing processes, technologies, coding practices and architectures
* Maintain a DevOps culture and an Agile product development mindset in the technical team
* Write and maintain unit tests to ensure robustness of the product
* Debug and fix code based on customer incident reports and on errors found through internal testing
* Maintain software infrastructure and ensure optimal availability of products / services
* Assist in maintaining and upgrading the software architecture as new services are added to ensure ease of long-term development
**Qualifications**
* 4+ years of experience in backend development using Django / Fast API framework
* Experienced in using an Agile methodology .
* Exposure to dev ops in the form of terraform , kubernetes
* Strong analytical mindset, attention to details, and critical thinking; entrepreneurial and solution-oriented
* Strong team player with good communication and leadership skills
* Experience in software architecture design and software infrastructure
* Experience with high scalability SaaS systems built with microservices
* Experience in NoSQL Databases is a plus
**Tech stack**
* Backend: Python (Django REST, FastAPI, Celery task runner)
* Frontend: JavaScript / TypeScript (React.js)
* PostgreSQL
* Terraform (Digital Ocean, AWS)
* Logging (ELK stack)
* Datadog
* Observability (Prometheus / Grafana)
* Gitlab CI
* Docker
* Kubernetes (Helm)
* GitOps (Argo CD)
* Infrastructure is in DigitalOcean and AWS
Omni HR focuses on SaaS, Enterprise Software, Productivity Software, Software,
and South East Asia. Their company has offices in Singapore. They have a small
team that's between 11-50 employees.
You can view their website at <https://omnihr.co>
