Associate / Software Engineering Manager

YouTrip; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

YouTrip in Singapore is looking for an Associate / Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of skilled engineers. This role involves mentoring the team, overseeing project execution, and defining the technical direction to foster innovation.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science and at least 2 years of management experience, with a strong proficiency in designing high-performance applications. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in team management.
• Expert-level proficiency in high-performance, concurrent applications.
• Strong understanding of product and business metrics.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and manage a team of software engineers.
• Oversee software project execution and ensure quality standards.
• Define and drive technical direction incorporating emerging technologies.

Skills

Team Management

Software Development in Golang

Excellent Communication Skills

Project Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Job Description: Associate / Software Engineering Manager

You Will

• Mentor and manage a team of software engineers, setting clear goals, facilitating career development, and conducting regular performance evaluations.
• Oversee software project execution, ensuring on‑time delivery while meeting quality standards.
• Stay hands‑on by contributing to codebases, performing code reviews, and maintaining technical deputy to provide meaningful guidance to the team.
• Define and drive technical direction, incorporating emerging technologies and industry best practices to improve innovation and scalability.
• Uphold engineering excellence by enforcing coding standards, fostering test automation, and continuously improving development processes.
• Foster a collaborative environment and ensure clear communication within the team and with cross‑functional teams.
• Regularly engage with stakeholders, sharing progress updates, technical insights, and delivery outcomes.
• Coach engineers both technically and professionally – helping them grow into stronger, more autonomous contributors.
• Build a high‑performing, agile, and self‑organizing team that delivers stable, scalable, and reliable features and services.

You Are

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in team management, with a strong track record of coaching and mentoring diverse engineering teams.
• Expert‑level proficiency in designing and developing high-performance, concurrent applications. Experience using Golang would be a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, with the capability to oversee squad-level priorities, deadlines, and project outcomes.
• Strong understanding of product and business metrics, adept at setting objectives using the OKR framework.
• Demonstrates a balanced approach towards project features and engineering excellence, with a solid product-oriented mindset.
• Background in working with distributed systems, parallel processing, and handling highly complex software applications.
• Have a good appetite for taking calculated risks, demonstrating the ability to weigh options and make strategic decisions under uncertainty.
• Understanding development lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional and remote teams.
• Curiosity, creative outside-the-box problem solving abilities and an eye for details.