Company Description
PT Vortex Buana Edumedia is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations by breaking down barriers to learning and growth. Focused on the intersection of education and technology, we strive to transform competencies and drive momentum for change. We tackle various challenges by leveraging innovation and expertise to push the limits of educational transformation.
Job Description
The Technology Lead will play a crucial role in our progressive technology company's transition from startup to scale-up phase. This position involves leading technical initiatives, mentoring team members, and driving innovation in our educational technology solutions including Learning Management Systems (LMS), Assessment platforms, and ERP systems (ODOO-based). The role requires both strong technical expertise and leadership capabilities to guide our engineering team toward excellence
Responsibilities
- Lead major technical initiatives from architecture to deployment
- Champion our debate culture: constructively criticize work across domains while maintaining accountability for excellent execution
- Challenge Product Design and Product Growth decisions with technical insights (20% of cross-functional engagement)
- Facilitate healthy technical debates while ensuring timely delivery
- Translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrate measurable improvement in code quality and team velocity
- Provide mentorship and show clear impact on team members' skill development
- Build high-performing, autonomous engineering team
- Achieve significant reduction in Solution Lead dependency for complex implementations
- Plan and oversee software development lifecycle phases
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, and technical dependencies
- Identify and mitigate technical risks proactively
- Provide regular progress updates to Solution Lead and stakeholders
- Ensure on-time, high-quality project delivery
- Reduce technical debt through systematic improvements
- Establish scalable technical architecture supporting business growth trajectory
- Successfully integrate AI/ML features optimizing customer experience
- Contribute to technology strategy and long-term technical roadmap
- Collaborate with Product teams on feasibility assessments, timelines, and technical trade-offs
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 2-5 years of professional software development experience
- Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams (formal or informal)
- Track record of building scalable, maintainable applications
- Experience with modern software development methodologies (Agile/Scrum)
- Tech stack JavaScript/TypeScript: Strong proficiency (required)
- Understanding about Docker: Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (required)
- Understanding about Cloudflare Infrastructure: Deep knowledge of Cloudflare ecosystem including Workers, CDN, DNS, load balancing, and security features (critical requirement)
- Strong problem-solving and system architecture skills
- Experience with version control systems (Git)
- Understanding of database design and optimization
- Strong mentorship mindset with genuine investment in team growth
- Excellent communication skills in both technical and non-technical contexts
- Ability to give and receive constructive criticism professionally
- Proven ability to motivate and inspire team members
- Conflict resolution and decision-making capabilities
- Deep understanding of software development best practices
- Architectural thinking with focus on scalability and maintainability
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
- Continuous learning mindset to stay current with technology trends
- Pragmatic approach balancing innovation with practical delivery