Engineering Team Lead

Base Camp Recruitment Pte Ltd; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 168,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Job summary

Base Camp Recruitment Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Lead to drive architecture, deliver scalable, data‑intensive applications, and balance hands‑on coding with strategic leadership across distributed teams.

You will mentor engineers, define platform strategies, and ensure delivery of high‑quality software in a fast‑paced environment with collaboration across EU and US time zones.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with TypeScript across back-end and front-end development.
• Experience building RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Hands-on with analytical/columnar databases (ClickHouse, BigQuery, Redshift, DuckDB).
• Strong PostgreSQL and MS SQL Server performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and platform strategy, drive best practices in scalability, performance, and reliability, and contribute hands-on to development and code reviews.
• Design and optimize data models, pipelines, and analytical workloads across large-scale systems.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions, communicate trade-offs clearly, and coordinate delivery across global teams.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team, driving hiring, performance management, and ownership culture.

Skills

TypeScript

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Analytical databases

ClickHouse

BigQuery

Redshift

DuckDB

PostgreSQL

MS SQL Server

Query optimization

Kubernetes

Helm

Cloud platforms

Azure

AWS

GCP

GitHub Actions

OMOP CDM

HL7 FHIR

ICD

SNOMED

LOINC

Tools

ClickHouse

BigQuery

Redshift

DuckDB

PostgreSQL

MS SQL Server

Kubernetes

Helm

GitHub Actions

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Engineering Team Lead

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Singapore, Hybrid Work Model
Salary: SGD 168,000 – 180,000 per annum + Insurance Benefits

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and hands‑on Engineering Manager to lead a high‑performing team delivering scalable, data‑intensive applications. This role requires a strong balance of technical leadership, people management, and strategic thinking, with the ability to stay close to the code while driving engineering excellence.

You will play a key role in shaping architecture, improving engineering practices, and ensuring the successful delivery of high‑quality software in a fast‑paced, globally distributed environment. Collaboration across EU and US time zones will be required.

Job Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership:

Define architecture and platform strategy, drive best practices in scalability, performance, and reliability, and contribute hands‑on to development and code reviews.

Data & Platform Engineering:

Design and optimize data models, pipelines, and analytical workloads across large‑scale systems, ensuring high performance and maintainability.

Stakeholder Management:

Translate business needs into technical solutions, communicate trade‑offs clearly, and coordinate delivery across global teams (EU & US time zones).

People Leadership:

Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing engineering team, driving hiring, performance management, and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Required Technical Skills & Experience:

Core Engineering:

• Strong experience with TypeScript across Back‑End and Front‑End development.
• Expertise in building and maintaining RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.

Data Engineering & Databases:

• Hands‑on experience with analytical/columnar databases (e.g., ClickHouse, BigQuery, Redshift, DuckDB).
• Strong proficiency in PostgreSQL and MS SQL Server, including performance tuning and query optimization.
• Experience designing and optimizing large‑scale data processing systems.

DevOps & Infrastructure:

• Strong experience with Kubernetes (deployment, scaling, troubleshooting in production).
• Hands‑on experience with Helm and containerized application deployment.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Azure, but AWS/GCP also relevant).
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Preferred:

• Experience working with OMOP CDM (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model), including data modelling, ETL pipelines, and schema design.
• Exposure to healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7 FHIR, ICD, SNOMED, LOINC) is a plus.
• Experience working with large‑scale unstructured data or analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with modern Front‑End frameworks and analytics‑driven UI components.
• Background in data‑intensive platforms, research, or real‑world data applications.
• Contributions to open‑source projects is a plus.