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Head of Engineering

PT Amartha Mikro Fintek (Jakarta)

Jakarta Selatan

On-site

IDR 400.000.000 - 450.000.000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading fintech company in Jakarta is seeking a Head of Engineering to oversee front-end and back-end development teams. The role involves managing software projects and hiring engineers, actively participating in the development of innovative solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience in tech project management and developing data-intensive applications, with a focus on building scalable architecture. The company fosters a diverse workplace committed to equity and inclusion.

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience as an engineer in complex tech projects.
  • Knowledge of building products and features from scratch.
  • Experience with hands-on coding when required.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee front-end and back-end development teams and projects.
  • Monitor the reliability and performance of internal systems for improvements.
  • Ensure compliance with regulations.
  • Manage software development projects by setting requirements and timelines.
  • Design strategies for future development based on business objectives.
  • Hire engineers and coordinate their training.
  • Implement innovative technologies.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders for new integrations and tools.

Skills

Experience in developing data intensive applications
Experience in SaaS development
Experience in open API development
Solid enterprise integration architecture knowledge
Experience in leading 5-10 people squad
Built scalable architecture
Experience with incident management
Agile practices: scrum or kanban
Experience with CI/CD
Experience with automated testing
Experience in hiring software engineers
Experience with team management
Fintech/financial institution/banking experience
Experience with Machine Learning
Experience with TDD
Experience with refactoring large systems
Experience with event driven architecture
Experience with Kafka
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with Grafana
Experience with Prometheus
Job description

the Head of engineering has both a strategic and a technical role inside the company. The strategic aspect includes setting goals for the team, hiring engineers, and prioritizing projects. The technical aspect is about getting actively involved in developing new products, identifying requirements, and setting timelines.

Before they can get this position, the head of engineering should have extensive experience as an engineer, they should have managed complex tech projects and know how to build products and features from scratch.

About the team,

Our technology/engineering is a group of 100+ talented people. Together with the Product teams, the gist of our role is to create innovative and scalable solutions to help Amartha grow its business.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee front-end and back-end development teams and their projects
  • Monitor reliability and performance of all internal systems to suggest improvements
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations
  • Manage software development projects by setting requirements, goals, and timelines
  • Design strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources
  • Hire engineers and coordinate their training
  • Implement innovative technologies
  • Coordinate with stakeholders for new integrations and tools

Requirements

  • Experience in develop data intensive applications is a must
  • Experience in SaaS development
  • Experience in open API development
  • Solid enterprise integration architecture knowledge
  • Experience in leading 5-10 people squad
  • You have built a scalable architecture
  • Experience with incident management
  • Agile practices: scrum or kanban
  • Don't mind doing some coding works when required
  • Experience with CI/CD
  • Experience with automated testing
  • Hiring software engineers
  • Experience with team management
  • Fintech/financial institution/banking experience
  • Experience with Machine Learning will be a plus
  • Have experience with TDD
  • Have experience with refactoring large systems
  • Have experience with event driven architecture
  • Would be a plus if you have experienced with Kafka, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus

At Amartha, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that celebrates diversity, ensures equity, and fosters inclusion. We believe that diverse perspectives—shaped by factors such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, culture, and life experiences—drive innovation and growth.

We actively welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us in building an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities and foster a sense of belonging that enables our employees to thrive and make meaningfulcontributions.

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