Lead Software Engineer

SENSAIO PTE LTD; George Town; Hybrid; MYR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Direct access to leadership

Job summary

SENSAiO Malaysia Tech Center in Penang seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive end-to-end software platform ownership, mentor engineers, and collaborate with global teams. You will design and implement production software, own data pipelines, and help build a local engineering organization.

The role involves hands-on development with Node.js/TypeScript, Python/Go/Java, Angular and Ionic, plus cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the software platform, including IoT data pipelines, backend services and APIs, time-series data processing, web and mobile applications, cloud infrastructure and integrations, and monitoring, diagnostics and fleet-management capabilities
• Turn raw sensor data into reliable, actionable information for industrial users
• Develop and maintain Angular web platform and Ionic cross-platform mobile application used by customers and field engineers for sensor commissioning, BLE configuration and diagnostics, device monitoring, fleet management, troubleshooting and maintenance
• Work closely with embedded firmware engineers on end-to-end device-to-cloud architecture, including LoRaWAN payloads and connectivity, BLE tooling, device provisioning, OTA/DFU workflows, fleet diagnostics, and security and device lifecycle management
• Work with the engineering team to industrialize AI and data-driven functionality across the SENSAiO platform, including time-series analytics and anomaly detection, vibration and acoustic classification, predictive diagnostics, edge AI / TinyML deployment, and integration of ML models into production applications
• Own software quality end-to-end through architecture and design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, documentation and release management
• Recruit software engineers, mentor junior and mid-level developers, establish engineering practices, make architecture and tooling decisions, and develop the local engineering culture
• Contribute directly to SENSAiO's technology roadmap alongside the CTO

Skills

Software architecture

Backend engineering

Cloud platforms

Frontend development

TypeScript

Angular

Ionic

Node.js/TypeScript

Python

Go

Java

SQL

CI/CD

Data pipelines

English

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Lead Software Engineer role at SENSAiO's Malaysia Technical Center in Penang. This is a hands-on player-coach role in an international technology company. You will spend most of your time designing and writing production software while progressively taking technical ownership of SENSAiO's software platform and helping build the Malaysian engineering team. You will work directly with the CTO and collaborate daily with firmware and hardware engineers in France and company leadership in Singapore. This role sits at the intersection of cloud software, industrial IoT, web/mobile applications, data and AI.

Key responsibilities

Own and evolve the software platform, including IoT device data pipelines, backend services and APIs, time-series data processing, web and mobile applications, cloud infrastructure and integrations, and monitoring, diagnostics and fleet-management capabilities

Turn raw sensor data into reliable, actionable information for industrial users

Develop and maintain Angular web platform and Ionic cross-platform mobile application used by customers and field engineers for sensor commissioning, BLE configuration and diagnostics, device monitoring, fleet management, troubleshooting and maintenance

Work closely with embedded firmware engineers on end-to-end device-to-cloud architecture, including LoRaWAN payloads and connectivity, BLE tooling, device provisioning, OTA/DFU workflows, fleet diagnostics, and security and device lifecycle management

Work with the engineering team to industrialize AI and data-driven functionality across the SENSAiO platform, including time-series analytics and anomaly detection, vibration and acoustic classification, predictive diagnostics, edge AI / TinyML deployment, and integration of ML models into production applications

Own software quality end-to-end through architecture and design reviews, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, documentation and release management

Recruit software engineers, mentor junior and mid-level developers, establish engineering practices, make architecture and tooling decisions, and develop the local engineering culture

Contribute directly to SENSAiO's technology roadmap alongside the CTO

About you

7+ years of professional software engineering experience

At least 2 years leading technical projects, mentoring engineers or working as a technical lead

Strong software architecture and engineering fundamentals

Solid backend engineering experience using technologies such as Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go or Java

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP

Experience with containers, automated testing and CI/CD

Experience building data-intensive applications, APIs or data pipelines

Strong understanding of SQL and modern data architectures

Good written and spoken English and ability to collaborate across countries and time zones

Experience with modern TypeScript frontend development, including Angular, TypeScript, RxJS and Ionic

About us

SENSAiO is transforming how critical industrial assets are monitored in hazardous and remote environments. Our ultra-low-power wireless sensors - certified ATEX/IECEx and built on LoRaWAN and edge computing - monitor pressure, temperature, valve position, vibration and other critical parameters for major oil & gas, energy and chemical operators worldwide. Our technology combines industrial IoT, wireless sensing, cloud software and edge intelligence to turn field data into actionable insights - while operating for years without cabling or routine maintenance. We are now expanding our engineering capability in Malaysia with the creation of the SENSAiO AI Lab & Technical Center in Penang.

Competitive salary based on experience

Hybrid working environment

High level of technical ownership

Direct access to company technical leadership

Opportunity to help build a new engineering organization

Professional development and international exposure

Work on industrial technology deployed in real operating environments