Head of Software Engineer

Location: Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Workplace: hybrid

Employment Type: full

Description

Engineering Leadership & Strategy

• Define and drive overall engineering strategy, architecture, and technical roadmap
• Establish best practices in system design, coding standards, testing, and deployment
• Ensure scalability, performance, and reliability of all systems
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies to improve engineering capabilities

Team Management & Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers across multiple squads
• Set clear goals, KPIs, and performance expectations for team members
• Conduct performance reviews and provide continuous feedback
• Coach team members in both technical and soft skills
• Build a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, collaboration, and quality
• Lead hiring process including interviewing and evaluating candidates

Technical Oversight

• Oversee system architecture including frontend, backend, and infrastructure
• Review and guide implementation of complex features and systems
• Ensure code quality through code reviews, testing strategies, and best practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve critical technical issues and production incidents
• Ensure systems are maintainable, reusable, and scalable

Product & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Project Managers, Designers, and QA to deliver high-quality products
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Drive alignment between engineering and business goals

Delivery & Execution

• Oversee project timelines and ensure timely delivery of milestones
• Improve development processes to increase speed and efficiency
• Ensure proper planning, prioritization, and execution across teams
• Monitor and improve development lifecycle (CI/CD, testing, release process)

Requirements

• 8+ years in software engineering with 3+ years in leadership roles
• Strong hands-on experience in ReactJS, Next.js, and backend (NestJS, Ruby or similar)
• Solid understanding of system design, microservices, scalability, and performance optimization
• Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, NoSQL) and caching mechanisms
• Familiar with testing practices (Unit, Integration, E2E)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong knowledge of Git and modern development workflows
• Proven ability to lead teams, deliver projects, and drive engineering excellence

Benefits

• Hybrid work
• Health insurance
• Annual health check
• Laptop and other equipments
• Grab transportation credit
• Education allowance
• Performance bonus