As a Graduate Engineer, you will build and scale products, maintain code quality, assist in API development, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Great to Meet You! We are Ascenda
Ascenda powers the growth of leading financial services brands worldwide with premium rewards programs that differentiate their products, drive profitable customer behaviors, and create sustained engagement.
We are behind the world-class rewards propositions of major banks and fintechs around the globe, including brands like American Express, Capital One, Brex, Robinhood, Ramp, HSBC, Virgin Money (Australia), SMBC (Japan), ICBC (China), Bradesco (Brazil), ANZ (Australia), HDFC (India) and many others.
We are a thriving global Loyalty as a Service company and experiencing rapid expansion. Join our dynamic finance team as one of its earliest leaders, contributing to the development of our financial planning strategies as we strive for hypergrowth. Our team spans 20 cities worldwide, with dual headquarters in Singapore and New York, totaling 250 team members.
Join us as Graduate Engineer in Singapore!
The Role
Hundreds of companies, from the world's largest banks to the most ambitious fintechs, use TransferConnect to process and handle customer points earn and fulfillments. Our mission is to maximize the value and utility that millions of loyalty members can gain from their rewards while maintaining the highest standards of system reliability.
There is a huge amount of work ahead for us. This means you've got a fantastic opportunity to put the loyalty economy within many more peoples' reach while diving into some of the most impactful and scalable engineering work of your early career.
Your Impact
As a graduate engineer within the TC team, you will:
- Build & Scale: Participate in technical projects and client deliveries that continue to expand Ascenda's product offerings globally.
- Ship High-Quality Code: Learn and maintain our high standards for code quality, reliability, and scalability from day one.
- API Development: Assist in designing and implementing elegant APIs and learning the underlying cloud infrastructure that supports them.
- End-to-End Ownership: Learn to own problems from end to end, managing complexity and collaborating directly with cross-functional teams (Product, Partnerships, etc.) to understand business impact.
- Knowledge Sharing: Collaborate with fellow engineers on technical skills sharing, absorb domain exposure, and fast-track your path to becoming a subject matter expert.
Who You Are
- Minimum Degree Holder in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (Fresh Graduates / Recent Graduates in 2025/2026)
- A strong computer science foundation with an interest in learning about cloud systems architecture, networking, databases, and distributed systems
- Some experience or project work in at least one backend language. We primarily use Ruby; prior experience is preferred, but a strong aptitude and eager desire to pick up and become proficient in Ruby is what matters most
- Basic experience in building frontends (either in vanilla JS or using modern frameworks) is an added advantage
- You genuinely love building things. You get energized by using technology to solve real-world problems and prefer simple, elegant solutions over overly complex ones. And you love exploring the use of new technologies, such as AI, to optimise yours and your team’s processes
- Great collaborator who possesses strong communication skills, is comfortable working across teams, and is not afraid to suggest creative improvements
- Exceptionally curious, adaptable, and hungry to learn new languages, libraries, and engineering practices
- Strong alignment with Ascenda’s core values of growth mindset, hands-on ownership, supportive collaboration, and radical simplicity
Why Join Ascenda?
Ascenda offers the unique opportunity to lead in the loyalty ecosystem space, shaping the future of rewards programs. We are passionate, we keep things simple, we focus on results, we work together & we innovate!
We have a rewarding working place that provides a:
- High growth environment & exponential career development
- Mobile & flexible work environment
- WFH office equipment allowance
- Medical insurance coverage
- Employee recognition programs
- Competitive compensation
- Travel perks & Employee rewards
Ascenda is dedicated to diversity and inclusion, welcoming candidates from all backgrounds. Join us on our mission to make loyalty simple and rewarding for everyone, everywhere.
Ready to power growth for the financial services industry? Apply now! Together, we'll redefine what's possible.
Ascenda Singapore, Singapore, SGP Office
380 Jalan Besar, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 209000
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