Executive Director, Software Engineering & Platform

Ambition

Singapore

On-site

SGD 260,000 - 440,000

Full time

37 hours ago

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Job summary

Ambition seeks an Executive Director-level technology leader in Singapore to shape the enterprise software engineering strategy and platform trajectory. You will lead multiple engineering teams, drive architectural decisions and elevate resilience and security across critical systems.

You will champion modern engineering practices, partner with senior stakeholders, and mentor leaders while steering AI-driven automation initiatives.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in senior software engineering and technology leadership.
Experience leading multiple engineering teams and senior technology leaders.
Strong background in enterprise architecture and distributed systems.
Experience with microservices, service mesh and observability platforms.
Cloud expertise across AWS EKS, Azure AKS and/or GCP GKE.
Understanding of SRE, incident management, resilience and capacity planning.
Executive presence and stakeholder management.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, ICT or related field.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the enterprise software engineering strategy and operating model.
Shape software architecture and long-term platform strategy.
Drive improvements across software delivery, SDLC, quality engineering and automation.
Strengthen application security, operational resilience and service reliability.
Develop engineering standards, governance and best practices across teams.
Drive observability, production ownership and operational excellence.
Lead productivity initiatives through automation and AI.
Partner with senior business and technology stakeholders on strategic technology decisions.