Lead Software Engineer
Bjak · Remote · Hong Kong ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Lead Software Engineer
- Fully remote (global)
- 7+ years experience
- English required
- Fast hiring process
Doit is reinventing personal finance through AI-driven tools for spending, saving, and investing. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will own the technical execution of major systems, balancing architecture decisions with hands-on development to support millions of users in Southeast Asia.
What you'll do
- Own technical design and execution for major products and engineering initiatives
- Design scalable backend, frontend, API, database, and infrastructure systems
- Write code, conduct reviews, and solve production problems alongside the team
- Drive architecture trade-offs regarding speed, scalability, and cost
- Translate ambiguous product requirements into clear technical plans
- Improve engineering quality through better testing, security, and observability
- Mentor engineers and lead critical technical initiatives across teams
What you'll need
- At least 7 years of experience building and shipping production systems
- Deep expertise in backend, frontend, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure
- Strong skills in system design and architecture for high-scale environments
- Proven ability to remain hands-on with coding while leading technically
- Track record of leading major engineering projects from design to production
- Ability to make sound technical trade-offs and influence other engineers
- Strong English communication skills for global collaboration
Nice to have
- Experience scaling engineering teams or practices during significant growth
- Background operating across multiple products, markets, or countries
How you'll work
- Fully remote position with global hiring
- Collaboration across multiple countries and time zones
- Requires comfort working in a distributed, fast-moving international team
Hiring process
- Online assessment or practical task
- Technical interview
- Final round with CEO
- Process aims to complete within one week for strong candidates