Technical Lead

MR DIY International; Seri Kembangan; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent home improvement brand is seeking a Technical Lead to join its Digital Transformation team in Malaysia. This individual contributor role involves leading engineering efforts, ensuring code quality, and collaborating with various stakeholders across departments. Candidates should have 6 to 10 years of engineering experience, excellent leadership capabilities, and strong problem-solving skills. Join our team to help shape how millions shop every day with technology-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of engineering experience with solid coding capability.
• Experience leading people and teams.
• Ability to translate complex technical matters for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead developers and ensure quality of deliverables.
• Translate solution designs into technical tasks.
• Work with stakeholders to plan delivery and remove blockers.

Skills

Engineering experience

Problem-solving skills

Technical decision-making

Communication skills

Leadership capabilities

Continuous improvement

Conflict-resolution skills

Job description

At MR DIY International, we're more than a global home improvement brand, we're a catalyst for ambitious talent ready to grow beyond borders.

With over 5,000+ stores across 14 countries globally, we offer unmatched international exposure to those looking to build a meaningful, global career. From retail operations and merchandising to strategy, tech, and supply chain. Your work here shapes how millions of customers shop every day.

We are currently recruiting for a Technical Lead to join our Digital Transformation team. The Technical Lead will own the technical implementation of a product or programme, including guiding engineers, ensuring code quality, integrating quality, and ensuring efficient delivery. This is an individual contributor role, reporting to the Head of IT Transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

• Lead developers and engineers across multiple modules.
• Make key technical decisions during delivery.
• Ensure code quality, coding standards, DevOps practices, and documentation.

System Build & Integration

• Translate solution designs into detailed technical tasks.
• Design APIs, data models, and integration flows.
• Perform code reviews, troubleshoot production issues, manage performance optimization.

Delivery Execution

• Work with stakeholders, project team and Product Owner to plan delivery and remove blockers.
• Ensure quality of deliverables - integrations, SIT, VAPT and performance testing.
• Ensure timely, stable delivery of releases.

Stakeholder and team collaboration

• Act as a bridge between teams: Collaborate with various departments, such as IT, marketing, sales, and design, to align on goals and execution.
• Manage stakeholder relationships: Keep stakeholders informed and gather their feedback to ensure the platform meets their needs.
• Foster collaboration: Encourage a collaborative and performance-driven culture within the team and across the organization.
• Platform adoption: Ensure the solution / platform is understood, used properly, and delivers benefits

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Has 6 to 10 years of engineering experience, and solid hands-on coding capability
• People leadership capabilities
• Strong problem-solving and technical decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills, and is able to translate complex technical matters into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
• Strong ownership mentality, with a bias for delivery and continuous improvement
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and provide structure, direction, and clarity to the team
• Practical conflict-resolution skills and the ability to align diverse viewpoints towards a common solution

Key Performance Indicators

• Project delivery reliability
• Code quality metrics (defect rate, maintainability)
• System performance & uptime
• Developer productivity & morale