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PT Kode Aplikasi Indonesia seeks an experienced Backend Engineering Manager to guide a growing backend team in Jakarta. You will conduct regular 1:1s, create personal development plans, lead hiring, and address conflicts while building a strong team culture.
You will own onboarding, delivery outcomes, and technical quality, including code reviews and planning. The role requires mentorship, strategic thinking, and clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Conduct regular 1:1s focused on individual growth, blockers, and direction.
Build and maintain a personal development plan for each team member.
Lead hiring process end to end.
Resolve team conflict and interpersonal issues directly.
Establish team culture and system.
Own the onboarding process for new members.
Delivery Accountability
Own team delivery outcomes (scope, quality and timeline).
Identify and manage delivery risks before they become a blocker.
Enforces engineering standards across the team.
Maintain workload based on actual team capacity.
Technical Oversight
Actively participate in code reviews and technical discussions to ensure quality.
Unblock team members on technical issues.
Represent team capacity and technical constraints in planning and commitment discussions.
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent practical experience.
At least 7 years of total experience in backend software engineering.
At least 2 years where you were genuinely responsible for how a team ran (team/squad leader).
A hands-on background in backend development.
Familiar with how modern engineering teams work.
Experienced mentoring engineers with visible outcomes.
Able to handle difficult conversations on performance, conflict and expectations.
Communicates clearly in technical and non-technical sides.
Makes decisions confidently under unclear information, has ambiguity and owns the tradeoffs.
Preferred
Directly managed 3 or more engineers with formal reporting lines.
Prior experience in a tech or product company with a structured engineering career ladder.
Familiar with monitoring tools.
Comfortable with project tracking tools (Jira or ClickUp), and team communication.
Experienced work with databases.
Proficient with development tools such as Git, Docker, and Linux/CLI.
Have professional experience in infrastructure or deployment applications.
Have experiences in multiple languages of technologies.
PT. Kode Aplikasi Indonesia has comprehensive expertise in planning, design, and development combined with popular, robust and reliable technology that fits with your needs. This is our helping hand to deliver an impact to your business.
Our vision is to transform your idea into a great product loved by your customer - enabling you to build a successful and impactful business.
We work in teams, with various expertise, and with passion. Smart, agile teams that can do and deliver anything. And take your business anywhere.
PT. Kode Aplikasi Indonesia has comprehensive expertise in planning, design, and development combined with popular, robust and reliable technology that fits with your needs. This is our helping hand to deliver an impact to your business.
Our vision is to transform your idea into a great product loved by your customer - enabling you to build a successful and impactful business.
We work in teams, with various expertise, and with passion. Smart, agile teams that can do and deliver anything. And take your business anywhere.
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