Senior Backend Engineer
Develop scalable backend solutions with global impact
As a senior backend engineer, you'll lead the development of Network as a Service solutions, balancing technical debt and user experience improvements. You'll work collaboratively with a global team to execute on the company's vision, prioritizing customer needs. The role involves sharing skills and expertise with like-minded professionals.
Why This Role?
Collaborative environment with no ego team
Key Responsibilities
- Lead backend development
- Balance technical debt and user experience
- Collaborate with global team
Requirements
- Strong technical leadership skills
- Experience with cloud-based technologies
- Passion for newest technologies
Required Skills
Indonesia Context
- Working Hours Overlap:
- Flexible — work your own hours
View Original Description from Lever Postings
Original description from Lever Postings
About Megaport We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun. Our Team Culture We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do. We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. The Role You’re a senior engineer who is well respected by your peers, and know how to lead effectively. You find joy in making a product that customers love. You love taking ownership over your work and can balance managing technical debt with improving the user’s experience / adding product features. You are interested in the newest technology and you’d like an environment where you can share your skills with like minded people on a no ego team. We’re a tech company at our core and we have an interesting domain we work in. And we want you to join us!
Salary Context
Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $195k/yr (range $13.4k–445k/yr, n=269 active listings).
Hiring at Megaport
Megaport has 18 other active roles on LokerDollar and has been hiring here since Jun 9, 2026 — across Engineering, Data & Analytics.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Senior Backend Engineer at Megaport a remote job?
- This role is based in Remote. See the listing for remote/onsite details.
- What type of employment is Senior Backend Engineer at Megaport?
- This is a full time position.
- How do I apply?
- Click the "Apply" button on this page to go to the official application at Megaport.
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