Engineering Manager (100% leadership) > Start up

Projects

• Maintaining and updating the existing suite of stand alone products/modules
• Roll out of new MVPs for internal customers (some of which will spin off to stand alone products)
• Case by Case software development (software house) for key clients
• Updating & migrating legacy code to more modern stack

Responsibilities

• Managing the existing team of 15 software developers, broken into 5 teams
• Ensure the workload is shared, developers meet deadlines and their time is utilized efficiently
• Upkeep the code standards, quality, and documentation to a high standard from testing to production
• Ensure the correct frameworks and architecture are in place for scalable, future-proof development
• Qualify and prioritize internal & external projects, managing expectations of end users and customers

Org chart

• Reporting to the CTO / Country Manager (Malaysian national)
• He has worked internationally, including time with a Silicon Valley unicorn
• The Head of Engineering is the second most senior role in the engineering team
• The tech team consists of 15 members, broken into 5 teams - each with a lead/senior engineer

Team Culture

• The engineers have 2-5 years of experience and the lead engineers have 6-8 years
• Start-up/scale-up culture; you must be adaptable to changing/pivoting workloads
• Meet deadlines, work hard; sometimes will require working after 6 PM
• No ego; willing to set an example and step in when needed

Must Have

• Experience leading teams of >5 people; hiring, training, team budget, timelines, and staff development
• Experience in pre-IPO, funded start-up/fast-growing companies or reputable software houses

Nice to have

• Experience in a JavaScript environment (React, Vue, Node, Next.js, etc.), ChatBots, LLM (Python)
• System Architecture, cloud deployment, micro-services, API design, API gateways

Level / Grade

• This is a senior position; you should have 10-15+ years of experience
• You will currently be a tech lead, dev manager, team lead, or Head of Engineering, etc.
• This is a leadership role, not a hands-on engineering/technical job

Location

• Leadership work from the office 5 days a week - flexible start time
• Based in central KL, accessible by MRT