Software Engineering Manager

Soft Space; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 733,000 - 1,058,000; Full time

Job summary

Soft Space in Malaysia is seeking a technically strong leader to head our ANZ region. The Lead Engineer will own regional delivery, technical solutioning, and team leadership, ensuring that all projects meet performance, scalability, and compliance standards.

You will drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and coordinate with global teams to align technical work with business goals, risk management and delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Proven design experience for distributed backend platforms and API ecosystems.
• Strong hands-on coding with Java/Spring Boot, databases and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of PCI DSS, MPoC, SPoC, OWASP security standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design decisions for regional implementations.
• Serve as technical escalation point for ANZ region.
• Mentor engineers and drive delivery excellence.
• Ensure projects meet performance, scalability, and compliance standards.
• Coordinate with global teams on security, deployment, and timelines.
• Improve processes for design, deployment, and support.

Skills

Distributed backend design

Leadership experience

Java / Spring Boot

CI/CD delivery

Security & compliance

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are looking for a technically strong leader to head our ANZ region. The Lead Engineer will take ownership of regional delivery, technical solutioning, and team leadership, ensuring that all projects meet performance, scalability, and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

1) Technical Leadership

• Lead architecture and design decisions for regional implementations.
• Act as the technical escalation point in ANZ, resolving complex engineering issues.
• Support customer IT/security discussions in collaboration with global product/business teams.
• Oversee technical delivery of regional projects, ensuring quality and timelines are met.
• Manage risks and dependencies, providing technical direction when needed.
• Align technical deliverables with business priorities and global strategies.
• Mentor engineers, fostering growth in both technical depth and delivery excellence.
• Drive best practices in coding, testing, security, and deployment.
• Build a culture of technical rigor and accountability.

4) Process Contribution

• Contribute to refining processes for system design, deployment, and support.
• Ensure local practices align with global standards and compliance requirements.
• Suggest improvements for efficiency and scalability.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Must-Have:

• 8+ years in software engineering with at least 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and building distributed backend platforms and API ecosystems spanning service layer architecture, data persistence and system integration.
• Proficient in modern object-oriented languages and frameworks (e.g., Java/ Spring Boot), relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgresSQL) and CI/CD driven delivery.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards (e.g., PCI DSS, MPoC, SPoC, OWASP).
• Proven ability to lead teams while remaining hands-on technically.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to mobile or terminal payment solutions.
• Experience supporting pre-sales technical discussions.