Tech Lead - Flights Booking: AI-Driven, Scalable Booking Engine

Wego; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online travel agency in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Tech Lead for Flights Booking. The ideal candidate will combine technical depth with product leadership, driving strategy and mentoring engineers. Responsibilities include co-creating product strategies, leading the engineering team, and ensuring system reliability. Applicants should have over 7 years in software engineering, strong CI/CD experience, and proficiency in Java or Go.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership with hands-on technical roles.
• Proficiency in using AI coding assistants.
• Strong understanding of system architecture and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Co-create product strategy and roadmap.
• Drive team productivity through coaching.

Skills

Software engineering

Technical leadership

CI/CD

Java

Go

React

Education

7+ years of software engineering experience

2+ years in technical leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

PostgreSQL

Redis

Job description

A leading online travel agency in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Tech Lead for Flights Booking. The ideal candidate will combine technical depth with product leadership, driving strategy and mentoring engineers. Responsibilities include co-creating product strategies, leading the engineering team, and ensuring system reliability. Applicants should have over 7 years in software engineering, strong CI/CD experience, and proficiency in Java or Go.