Job overview and responsibility
We are a leading super app tech company, transforming how people commute and access essential services, operating at a scale with 1M+ daily transactions. We offer a variety of services beyond ride-hailing, creating a one-stop shop for everyday needs.
Our organization has 500+ employees, with a tech team of approximately 200 members, including Product, FE, BE, DS, DE, QA and more.
Our Tech stack:
Backend: Golang (microservices, event-driven architecture)
Frontend: TypeScript, , , Tailwind CSS
Mobile: Flutter (component-based, composable architecture), Android, iOS
Cloud & Infrastructure: GCP, Kubernetes (GKE), Istio, Terraform, autoscaling, chaos engineering
Data & AI: Snowflake, Apache Kafka, Spark, TensorFlow, Airflow
DevOps & Security: GitLab (CI/CD), Backstage (developer productivity), SRE, observability tools
About the Role:
The Engineering Director will lead technology strategy, system scalability, and team development while ensuring high-speed execution, stability, and efficiency. This role requires a hands-on, high-impact leader who can balance deep technical execution, team management, and future-proofing our technology.
A/ Responsibilities:
Technology Leadership & System Scalability
Own and optimize the entire tech stack & architecture, ensuring high availability, security, and resilience.
Lead infrastructure scaling to support 1M+ daily transactions across multiple services.
Implement cutting-edge AI and automation solutions to improve platform performance.
Enhance system observability, monitoring, and disaster recovery strategies.
Drive cost-efficient CapEx planning, optimizing for performance vs. budget balance.
Team & Culture Building
Manage and mentor a cross-functional tech team of more than 100 members (Backend, Mobile, SRE, QA, Data science…).
Foster a high-speed, ownership-driven culture that promotes integrity, collaboration, and accountability.
Develop technical leadership pipelines, ensuring top talent development and retention.
Cultivate an engineering culture that embraces innovation, continuous learning, and rapid iteration.
Future-Readiness & Technology Planning
Define a 3-year technology roadmap aligned with business goals and market evolution.
Evaluate emerging tech trends (AI, cloud, blockchain, automation) and implement relevant solutions.
Collaborate with business and operations teams to align tech investments with growth strategies.
Execution & Engineering Excellence
Establish world-class engineering practices (CI/CD, DevOps, microservices, cloud architecture).
Optimize for high performance, low latency, and fault tolerance in real-time operations.
Spearhead technical transformations, re-architecture projects, and innovation initiatives.
Required skills and experiences
15+ years of experience in software engineering & technology leadership roles.
Experience in super apps or multi-service platforms (from 12-16 products) with a proven track record of scaling high-transaction platforms with millions of daily users.
At least 2 years of experience working with Vietnamese product teams
Willing to work onsite in HCMC
Understanding of the on-demand services industry and its unique technical challenges.
Fluency in English.
Leadership: Led 100+ engineering, built engineering culture & managed engineering transformations.
Deep expertise in microservices architecture, cloud computing, DevOps, and AI-driven solutions.
Strong capex planning and cost optimization in tech infrastructure investments.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong hands-on technical expertise, willing to be deeply involved in system architecture and engineering challenges.
Agile, high-speed decision-making.
Preferred skills and experiences
- Can communicate in both English and Vietnamese is a plus
Why Candidate should apply this position
Be part of a market-leading super app handling over 1M daily transactions.
Work with cutting-edge technologies and lead end-to-end innovation.
Build and lead a high-performance, ownership-driven engineering team.
Shape the future of mobility, food delivery, and digital services in a fast- growing market.
We offer a dynamic and fast-paced work environment, competitive compensation and benefits package, and the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of millions of users.
Report to
CTO
Interview process
HR Screening call -> Interview with Technical Consultant -> Interview with CEO -> Discussion with stakeholders