Lead / Senior Software Engineer: JavaScript

Fuku; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in aviation located in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a highly technical individual contributor for software engineering projects. The role involves taking ownership from architecture to maintenance of customer-facing applications, collaborating with product managers, and mentoring junior developers. This hybrid position offers opportunities in a niche market with a modern tech stack that includes Angular and AWS, supporting ambitious growth plans for data products.

Qualifications

• 4 to 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with Databricks and/or AWS cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from architecture to customer-facing applications.
• Collaborate with product managers for feature specifications.
• Coach and mentor junior developers.
• Identify technical risks and suggest mitigation options.

Skills

Software engineering

Project ownership

Collaboration with product managers

Mentoring junior developers

Risk identification

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Angular 19

Node.js

Job description

Why Join Us

• Be part of a data-driven technology spin-off from a leading aviation strategy, logistics, and air cargo consultancy.
• Contribute to building SaaS tools that empower airlines to make informed commercial decisions across routes, maintenance, demand planning, operations, and forecasting.
• Work with a niche market leader, gain international exposure, and enjoy opportunities for (optional) international travel.
• Modern tech stack: Angular 19 & RxJS, Nest.js, AWS, Databricks, Node.js, MongoDB, Micro‑services, CI/CD.

Projects

• Work on two core SaaS products that are mature, actively used by customers, and continuously evolving.
• Support a successful data product providing market insights from the supply side.
• Participate in the development and scaling of a new data product targeting the demand side, with significant growth planned for H2 2025 and into 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of projects from architecture and design to building and maintaining customer‑facing applications.
• Collaborate closely with product managers (based in the EU) to define and design feature specifications.
• Coach and mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and lead by example.
• Identify technical risks throughout the systems development life cycle and suggest mitigation options.

Team Organization & Culture

• Report to the Head of Engineering, who has relocated from the EU to Malaysia.
• Join an entrepreneurial and ambitious team from Malaysia and Europe, including ex‑management consultants.
• Be part of the engineering hub in Kuala Lumpur (15 staff), supporting software development, data engineering, and analytics.

Nice‑to‑Have Qualifications

• Experience with Databricks and/or AWS cloud infrastructure.

Grade / Level

• Highly technical, 100% individual contributor role.
• 4 to 5+ years of software engineering experience.

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office.
• Office located in Bangsar South / KL Gateway (close to MRT / LRT).