Chief Technology Officer

Eternity Recruitment; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused recruitment agency in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to own the technology strategy and lead a high-performing engineering team. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software engineering experience, including 5 years in a leadership role, and possesses strong SaaS/ERP expertise. Enjoy benefits like generous leave and comprehensive medical coverage in a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Comprehensive medical and dental allowances

Transport allowance

Free snacks and drinks

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience with SaaS/ERP delivery at scale.
• Comfortable with payments and role-based access.

Responsibilities

• Own technology strategy and product architecture.
• Lead AI initiatives including predictive analytics.
• Build and mentor engineering teams.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

SaaS/ERP expertise

AI/ML

Communication in Chinese

Tools

Laravel

Node.js

React

PostgreSQL

Docker

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About Us

We’re building a unified, AI-powered Business Operating System that connects Accounting, HR/Payroll, Inventory/Stock, POS, CRM, and SaaS automation into one seamless platform. If you’ve shipped complex SaaS/ERP products and love turning vision into scalable reality, let’s talk. We’re looking for someone who is also interested in becoming a long‑term shareholder and partner in the company after one year of proven performance.

What You’ll Do:

Own the end‑to‑end technology strategy and product architecture across all modules (Accounting, HR, POS, CRM, Inventory and etc).

Design a modular, microservices platform with robust APIs, multi‑tenant architecture, and unified data models.

Lead AI initiatives: predictive analytics, NLP assistants, recommendations, anomaly detection.

Build and mentor a high‑performing engineering team (backend, frontend, mobile, QA, DevOps, Data/AI).

Partner with the Founder on roadmaps, budgets, milestones, investor/client presentations.

Ship fast, improve continuously, and keep uptime high.

Tech Environment (nice to have)

Laravel/Node.js, React/Vue, Flutter, PostgreSQL/MongoDB, Python (ML), Docker/Kubernetes, REST/GraphQL, GitHub/GitLab, Terraform.

What We’re Looking For:

10+ years in software engineering with 5 years above as CTO/Head of Engineering/Tech Director.

Able to communicate in Chinese will be added advantage.

Delivered SaaS/ERP at scale; comfortable with payments, subscriptions, role‑based access, reporting.

Led 10+ engineers; set standards for code quality, security, and velocity.

Proven record aligning tech with business outcomes.

Nice to Have

Experience in HRMS/Payroll (EPF/SOCSO/EIS/PCB), Accounting/ERP, POS/Inventory systems, BI/analytics dashboards, data pipelines.

What You’ll Enjoy:

Generous annual leave, medical leave, and birthday leave entitlement.

Comprehensive medical, dental, and optical allowances.

Regular team building activities and monthly staff gatherings.

Annual increment & performance bonus opportunities.

Transport allowance provided.

Free flow of snacks and drinks in the office.

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