Engineering Lead, Core Payouts Platform

Vuejobs; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Thunes is seeking an Engineering Lead to manage the core payouts and services team in Singapore. You will architect and scale high-throughput payout APIs, own the platform's reliability, and drive best practices across a global engineering function.

You will mentor engineers, champion Agile practices, and partner with product management to translate business needs into technical roadmaps. The role requires strong Golang skills, PostgreSQL expertise, and experience with AWS/Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proven Leadership: Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team in a fast-paced environment.
• Golang Expertise: Strong hands-on proficiency in Golang for building scalable backend systems and web services.
• Database Mastery: Deep understanding of relational databases, query optimization, and schema design (preferably PostgreSQL).
• API Design at Scale: Demonstrable track record of designing, building, and securing high-volume REST/JSON APIs.
• Cloud & Containers: Solid familiarity with AWS services and container orchestration using Kubernetes (EKS).
• Legacy & Polyglot Curiosity: Willingness or experience working with Perl (Mojolicious) or legacy codebases as part of platform evolution and modernization.

Responsibilities

• Architect & Scale: Design, build, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency RESTful APIs and core backend microservices.
• Ownership & Quality: Take end-to-end ownership of the core payout platform, ensuring SLA compliance, security, high availability, and 24/7 reliability.
• Best Practices: Drive engineering excellence by enforcing clean code standards, automated testing (TDD), thorough documentation, and rigorous code reviews.
• Lead & Mentor: Guide, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and accountability.
• Agile Execution: Champion Agile practices (sprint planning, stand-ups, pair programming) to ensure predictable and high-velocity delivery.
• DevOps & Automation: Collaborate with platform/DevOps tools to streamline CI/CD pipelines, automated provisioning, monitoring, and zero-downtime deployments multiple times per day.
• Global Coordination: Partner closely with the Chief Architect, product management, and cross-functional engineering teams globally to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Golang

Perl (Mojolicious)

Python

Vue.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kubernetes (EKS)

Docker

CI/CD

TDD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Thunes is seeking an Engineering Lead to manage the core payouts and services team in Singapore. You will architect and scale high-throughput payout APIs, own the platform's reliability, and drive best practices across a global engineering function.

You will mentor engineers, champion Agile practices, and partner with product management to translate business needs into technical roadmaps. The role requires strong Golang skills, PostgreSQL expertise, and experience with AWS/Kubernetes.