Platform Tech Lead — API & Cloud Infra

REAP Limited; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance coverage after probation

Reap Card stipend

AI tools at work

Hybrid/Remote work

Job summary

REAP Limited is seeking a Tech Lead for the Platform Team (Backend-Focused) to own integrations, API design, and cloud infrastructure. You will drive technical direction while remaining hands-on, with no people management required, and mentor engineers as part of a high-impact fintech platform.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10+ years in backend/platform engineering, strong leadership experience, and proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript, AWS, and modern CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in backend or platform engineering with focus on integrations.
• 2+ years in technical leadership (Tech Lead or similar) with delivery ownership.
• Backend stack includes Node.js and TypeScript; strong API experience.
• Experience with cloud delivery, CI/CD, and AWS-based infra.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools and LLm API integration.
• Database design and ORM experience (TypeORM) are a plus.
• Fintech/payments or financial services integrations are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain integrations between platform and external systems.
• Design and implement well-structured APIs and services with proper versioning.
• Build and operate services on AWS with IaC and CI/CD practices.
• Implement observability, logging, monitoring, and incident response.
• Adopt AI tools in daily development and promote practical AI use.
• Set technical direction, lead reviews, and mentor engineers.

Skills

Backend engineering

API design

Cloud & AWS

AI-assisted coding

Technical leadership

Observability

Database design

System integrations

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

CI/CD

IaC

TypeORM

Job description

REAP Limited is seeking a Tech Lead for the Platform Team (Backend-Focused) to own integrations, API design, and cloud infrastructure. You will drive technical direction while remaining hands-on, with no people management required, and mentor engineers as part of a high-impact fintech platform.

Ideal candidates bring 8–10+ years in backend/platform engineering, strong leadership experience, and proficiency in Node.js/TypeScript, AWS, and modern CI/CD.