Technical Lead — Identity & Data Intelligence

Horizontal Talent; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High ownership and visibility

Collaborative and innovation-driven culture

Job summary

Horizontal Talent in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a highly experienced Technical Lead to drive the design and development of a new product focused on visitor identity resolution and data enrichment. This role will allow you to architect a high-impact data platform.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in backend or data engineering, specifically with data-intensive systems. Strong expertise in microservices and data integration is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years in backend or data engineering.
• Experience with identity resolution and enrichment pipelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable identity resolution systems.
• Integrate and manage third-party data providers.
• Ensure low-latency, real-time identity resolution capabilities.

Skills

System architecture and microservices

Data integration

Analytical problem-solving

Data privacy and compliance

Job description

Overview

About Horizontal: Established since 2003 in the US, Horizontal solves complex challenges across two distinct businesses: Horizontal Digital and Horizontal Talent. We are consistently recognized for being a top workplace and one of the fastest growing private companies. Horizontal Talent specializes in staffing for IT, Digital & Creative and Business & Strategy markets. We have global offices in US, UAE, India, Malaysia and Australia.

Role Overview We are looking for a highly experienced Technical Lead to lead the design and development of a new product vertical focused on visitor identity resolution and data enrichment. This role will drive the creation of a real-time identity graph system that transforms anonymous website visitors into enriched, actionable profiles by leveraging large-scale interaction data. This is a zero-to-one product build, offering the opportunity to architect, scale, and own a high-impact data platform.

Responsibilities

• System Architecture & Development: Design and develop scalable identity resolution systems within a microservices architecture; define and manage data models including identity profiles, visitor sessions, and data signals; build real-time processing pipelines for high-volume data streams; design browser fingerprinting and signal collection strategies.
• Data Integration & Enrichment: Integrate and manage multiple third-party data providers for enrichment; develop orchestration pipelines with fallback logic, caching, and cost optimization; continuously monitor and improve data accuracy and enrichment performance.
• Performance & Scalability: Ensure low-latency, real-time identity resolution capabilities; optimize system performance for high-throughput environments; implement caching, deduplication, and efficient API usage strategies; work with large-scale analytical data systems for aggregation and insights.
• Privacy & Compliance: Design and implement data privacy frameworks aligned with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR); manage consent, opt-out mechanisms, and data retention policies; ensure compliance with third-party data usage and licensing.
• Technical Leadership: Lead end-to-end delivery from MVP to scalable production system; provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams; define testing strategies for system accuracy and performance; collaborate with cross-functional teams including product and frontend.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 8+ years in backend or data engineering; at least 2–3 years working on data-intensive systems such as identity resolution, enrichment pipelines, or similar platforms.
• Technical Skills: Strong expertise in system architecture and microservices; experience integrating third-party APIs with caching and performance optimization; solid understanding of data modelling for both transactional and analytical use cases; experience working with high-scale distributed systems.
• Domain Knowledge (Preferred): Identity resolution, browser fingerprinting, or tracking technologies; experience in AdTech / MarTech / data platform environments; familiarity with enrichment data providers and APIs.
• Other Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to balance scalability, performance, and cost; good understanding of data privacy and compliance.
• Nice to Have: Experience with analytical databases (e.g., ClickHouse, BigQuery); familiarity with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka); knowledge of Node.js / TypeScript; experience with usage-based billing systems; background in ETL or data pipeline engineering.

Why Join

• Opportunity to build a zero-to-one product with strong business impact
• High ownership and visibility in a fast-growing environment
• Exposure to large-scale, real-time data systems
• Collaborative and innovation-driven culture