Lead Architect, AI-First Platform & Infra

Fairview International School; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

3cat is seeking a Head of Engineering to drive the AI-first platform and infrastructure strategy. You will own the architecture, engineering roadmap, and scale the cloud infrastructure to support rapid regional expansion, including new markets in the Philippines.

Direct collaboration with the CEO and leadership will shape technology that accelerates growth while embedding AI into the development lifecycle. You will lead a lean engineering team, ensure secure, reliable delivery, and align

Qualifications

• A proven track record of architecting and scaling complex, high-growth platforms.
• Experience leading engineering teams and defining technical strategy.
• Hands-on leadership with strong communication to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and engineering roadmap for growth.
• Embed AI agents, LLMs and automated tools into the software lifecycle.
• Lead cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, security and reliability at scale.
• Integrate inventory, retail POS, e-commerce and finance systems.
• Recruit, mentor and guide a lean, high-performing engineering team.
• Provide technical guidance and contribute to architecture and code.

Skills

Cloud & AI Development

Hands-on Technical Leadership

Adaptability

Business-First Engineering

AWS

GCP

Azure

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

3cat is seeking a Head of Engineering to drive the AI-first platform and infrastructure strategy. You will own the architecture, engineering roadmap, and scale the cloud infrastructure to support rapid regional expansion, including new markets in the Philippines.

Direct collaboration with the CEO and leadership will shape technology that accelerates growth while embedding AI into the development lifecycle. You will lead a lean engineering team, ensure secure, reliable delivery, and align