Job Description

Join the revolution in hospitality tech!

Liven is a leading global data, technology, and customer experience provider for the hospitality industry. From humble beginnings, we have grown to serve over 6,000 venues and millions of diners across Australia, the USA, and Southeast Asia, processing over 120 million transactions worth more than $3 billion (AUD) annually.

At Liven, our platform is built to help hospitality businesses save more and work smarter by seamlessly integrating every aspect of their operations — from ordering and payments to back-of-house management

Driven by a deep passion for the hospitality industry, we continuously innovate to elevate the experience for both venues and their guests. Our solutions are powered by AI-enriched insights and automated workflows, enabling smarter decision-making and smoother operations at scale.

We’re proud to be an AI-first organisation By automating repetitive tasks, we free up space for our teams — and our customers — to focus on what truly matters: solving complex problems, delighting guests, and driving meaningful growth.

Key Milestones:

• Expansion: Acquired OrderUp, Abacus, Zeemart, Copper and Nomnie forming Asia Pacific’s largest end-to-end group in hospitality technology.
• Global Reach: Headquartered across major cities including Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Singapore, Bali, Jakarta, New York, and India.

If you're someone who thrives on creativity, bold thinking, and using technology to make things better, faster, and smarter — you’ll feel right at home here.

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About The Role

As aBackend-Focused Full Stack Software Engineer, you will play a key role indeveloping, optimizing, and scaling backend systemswhile contributing to frontend development as needed. You will work withhigh-performance APIs, cloud-native architectures, and scalable microservicesto build robust software solutions for Liven’s platform.

This role is perfect for an engineer whothrives in backend-heavy environments, enjoyssolving complex system challenges, and is passionate aboutwriting clean, efficient, and scalable code

What You'll Do

🔹Backend Development (Primary Focus)

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance APIs and microservices using Nest.js and Express.js (TypeScript).
• Optimize GraphQL and REST APIs with Apollo and caching strategies (Redis).
• Implement scalable and secure database solutions using PostgreSQL.
• Work on event-driven architecture and messaging systems for seamless service communication.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and resilience of backend systems.
  
  

🔹Cloud & Infrastructure

• Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications on Google Cloud (GCP).
• Work with CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and improve system reliability.
• Optimize serverless computing, containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes), and distributed systems.

🔹Frontend (Secondary Focus)

• Occasionally contribute to frontend development using React (Next.js) and React Native.
• Implement API integrations and ensure smooth data flow between frontend and backend.
• Work closely with UI/UX teams to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
  
  

Technologies You’ll Work With

Backend:Nest.js, Express.js (TypeScript), GraphQL, Apollo

Databases:PostgreSQL, Redis (caching)

Cloud & DevOps:Google Cloud, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes

Frontend:React (Next.js), React Native (secondary)

Qualifications

✔2–4 years of experience in backend-heavy full-stack development(internships or personal projects count).

✔Strong expertise in Node.js, Nest.js, and Express.jsfor backend development.

✔Experience with PostgreSQL and Redisfor database management and caching.

✔Familiarity with GraphQL (Apollo) for API design and performance optimization.

✔Understanding of cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud preferred)and DevOps principles.

✔Proactive problem-solving mindsetand ability to work infast-paced environments

✔Strong communication and teamwork skillsfor cross-functional collaboration.

Good to Have

✅ Experience withCI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes

✅ Knowledge ofevent-driven architecture, WebSockets, and microservices

✅ Passion forscalability, security, and performance optimizationin cloud environments.

Why Join Us?

💡 Work oncutting-edge cloud technologiesin hospitality tech.

🚀 Be part of afast-growing global teamin a high-impact role.

🎯Shape the backend architectureof a rapidly expanding platform.

🌍 Flexible andremote-friendly work environment

👩‍💻 Ready to build thefuture of hospitality technology? Apply now!