Head of Product Engineering

AIA Hong Kong and Macau; Singapore; On-site; SGD 230,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Amplify Health in Singapore seeks a Head of Product Engineering to lead the engineering strategy and end-to-end product delivery across SaaS, PaaS and DaaS platforms. You will be a hands-on technology leader delivering scalable, secure architectures and high-quality software.

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you will build and scale distributed teams, implement CI/CD and secure coding practices, and partner with Product, Data & Analytics, and Business leaders to shape the technology

Qualifications

• Extensive senior software engineering leadership experience.
• Proven track record delivering complex SaaS platforms in healthtech/insurtech.

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering strategy and product delivery across platforms.
• Build and scale distributed, high-performing engineering teams.
• Drive engineering KPI tracking, quality, and platform reliability.
• Partner with Product, Data and Business divisions to align roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

System design

Cloud-native architectures

Microservices

SaaS platforms

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

MBA or equivalent (nice to have)

Tools

CI/CD automation

DevOps practices

Security-focused development

Job description

Do meaningful work with us. Every day. At Amplify Health, we’re looking for individuals with ambition, resilience and passion for healthcare, insurance, wellness and digital technology. As a fast-growing business with the ambition of making people and communities across Asia healthier, we have exciting career opportunities available to help us achieve our vision. Reporting to the Chief Technology & AI Officer, the Head of Product Engineering is a senior technology leader responsible for building and scaling Amplify Health’s product engineering capabilities across its SaaS, PaaS, and DaaS platforms. This role combines deep technical leadership with product-centric thinking to deliver high-quality, secure, and scalable healthtech solutions. You will own the end-to-end engineering strategy and execution for key products, partnering closely with Product, Data & Analytics, and Business leaders to define and deliver the technology roadmap. As a hands-on leader, you will establish best‑in‑class engineering practices, build high‑performing distributed teams, and ensure our platforms are architected for long-term scalability, quality, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Strategy & Product Delivery Ownership Own the engineering vision and product architecture across Amplify Health’s platform and products, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Drive end-to-end product development lifecycle excellence, from design through deployment and continuous improvement. Partner with Product and Data teams to translate business priorities into executable technical roadmaps aligned to company strategy. Act as a hands‑on technical leader for key strategic products, ensuring strong architectural foundations and high engineering standards.
• Building World‑Class Engineering Capability Build, lead, and scale high‑performing, geographically distributed engineering teams across multiple markets. Drive hiring, retention, and capability development strategies to strengthen engineering depth and leadership pipeline. Establish and embed best practices in software engineering, including CI/CD, DevOps, testing automation, and secure coding. Foster a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Engineering Excellence, Quality & Operational Performance Define and track engineering KPIs (e.g., velocity, quality, reliability, platform uptime) to continuously improve performance. Champion engineering efficiency, code quality, and platform optimisation to support rapid product innovation. Oversee system performance, scalability, and resilience, ensuring production stability and customer trust. Lead adoption of modern architectures (cloud‑native, microservices, API‑first) and engineering toolchains.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management Act as a key partner to senior leadership in shaping technology strategy and investment priorities. Collaborate cross‑functionally with Product, Data, Commercial, and Operations teams to deliver integrated solutions. Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non‑technical stakeholders and executive leadership. Serve as a bridge between product vision and engineering execution.

Candidate Profile

Experience and Qualifications 12–15+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant leadership experience in scaling product engineering organisations. Proven track record of delivering complex SaaS platforms, ideally within healthtech, insurtech, fintech, or data‑driven industries. Demonstrated success in building and leading distributed engineering teams in high‑growth, fast‑paced environments. Strong experience in modern architecture patterns (cloud‑native, microservices, APIs, data platforms). Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) is a plus.

Competencies & Core Characteristics

• Technical Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of modern software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and platform architectures. Able to make sound technical trade‑offs and guide teams on complex system design decisions while remaining close to the technology.
• Strategic Architect: Able to translate business strategy into scalable technology platforms. Designs systems with long‑term extensibility, data integration, and ecosystem growth in mind, particularly within healthcare and insurance value chains.
• Unifier & Cross‑Functional Influencer: Builds strong partnerships across Product, Data, and Business teams. Aligns stakeholders around shared priorities and drives execution across organisational boundaries.
• Coach & Talent Multiplier: Invests in developing engineering leaders and teams. Creates an environment where talent thrives, scales leadership capability, and fosters high performance across distributed teams.
• Data‑Driven Decisiveness: Uses data, metrics, and insights to inform decisions and prioritisation. Balances speed with quality while maintaining strong operational discipline.
• Resilient Operator: Thrives in ambiguity and scale‑up environments. Demonstrates resilience, adaptability, and strong execution under pressure while managing competing priorities.
• Customer‑Obsessed Advocate: Champions the end‑user experience, ensuring products are reliable, intuitive, and deliver measurable value to customers and partners.

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Amplify Health is a leading health insurtech business that offers integrated, digital health technology and data analytics solutions to payors, insurers, employers, and providers. We partner with all participants in the healthcare system to transform healthcare delivery and insurance. The result is a better healthcare system and a healthier society for all. We have a bold vision: to make Asia healthier by creating and sharing value in health systems through best‑in‑class technology, data science and talent. Healthcare is one of the fastest‑changing industries today. Globally, new heath digital technology is creating opportunities to positively shape the lives of people and communities. If you’re passionate about digital tech, health and changing healthcare for the better, join us and do meaningful work, every day.