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Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (UTC+8; Singapore/Hong Kong/Perth timezone) Remote: Yes, especially APAC/Australia/Singapore/Hong Kong or async-friendly global teams
Willing to relocate: No
Work authorization: Full right to live/work in Malaysia. EoR preferred for overseas companies; contractor possible.
Technologies: TypeScript/Node.js backend services; Kafka/event-driven microservices; PostgreSQL/Redis; Linux/Docker; PHP/Laravel monoliths; React/React Native; SAML/auth; ERP/SaaS integrations.
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig0990/
Email: cv@craig0990.co.uk
Staff+ backend/platform engineer with 12+ years across web systems, event-driven backends, edtech platforms, and enterprise integrations. I work best where systems already have history: business workflows, data movement, auth edges, production behavior, and people depending on all of it staying boring.Right now I am the senior IC across four engineering pods at an auction platform. The work is mostly TypeScript services around Kafka/Avro, ERP integrations, and operational workflows. I still write and review code, but a lot of my day to day is in production triage, architecture review, and helping teams keep shared systems understandable. A concrete example: I led the replacement of a Boomi iPaaS layer with an in-house microservice between operational systems and Dynamics 365 ERP. Migrated flow by flow over 12 months with a team of four, using feature switches and rollback plans. Integration errors dropped by about 85%. Earlier, an application architect on a multi-tenant edtech SaaS used by thousands of schools, working across PHP/Laravel monoliths, React/React Native, OpenShift/Kubernetes adoption, SAML IdP maintenance, and legacy password migrations to bcrypt. Looking for senior/staff backend or platform roles involving mature systems, integrations, event flows, auth edges, operational workflows, or production problems worth thinking about. |