Product/ Software Lead

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking a Technical Lead to steer a key native build platform, ensuring high build quality, app stability and robust design across backend, mobile and web.

The role is hands-on with coding as needed, capable of reviewing solutions, troubleshooting complex issues, and guiding developers through implementation and delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8-10+ years of software development experience with technical lead/senior engineer background.
• Hands-on full-stack development experience across backend, mobile, and web.
• Experience leading production-grade applications and mentoring teams.
• Experience with AI initiatives and secure development practices advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead build and enhancements for a native build platform.
• Provide technical directions and review solutions/architecture.
• Troubleshoot across backend, mobile, web, databases, and infra.
• Support modernization of product architecture and AI initiatives.
• Ensure code quality, security standards, and reliable performance.
• Lead security remediation including SAST/DAST/penetration testing.
• Manage branching, merging, and release practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners on impact and effort.
• Mentor developers to improve engineering capability.

Skills

Full-stack

Mobile architecture

APIs

Databases

AWS

CI/CD

Team leadership

Mentoring

AI initiatives

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

SAST/DAST

Security testing

Job description

This position is a technical lead for one of key native build platform, responsible for software build quality, application stability, solution design, technical decision-making and development process discipline across backend, mobile and web teams. This is a hands-on technical leadership role. The successful candidate must be able to design robust technical solutions, review and write code, troubleshoot complex production issues, establish strong development processes, and guide developers through implementation and delivery.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the build and on-going enhancements for one of key native build platforms.
• Provide technical directions to developers and provide/review solutions and architecture for a quality and robust platform. Coding is required whenever necessary.
• Perform technical troubleshooting across backend APIs, mobile applications, web applications, databases and infrastructure integrations.
• Support the ongoing modernization of product architecture and infrastructure, with ongoing AI initiatives.
• Experience with AI development framework would be advantage.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability and security standards. Identify opportunities to improve application reliability and performance. One key focus will be the implementation of AI development lifecycle.
• Support security remediation including SAST, SCA, DAST and penetration-testing findings.
• Ensure appropriate branching, code-merging and release practices are followed.
• Work closely with Product Owners to assess technical impact and effort for enhancement requests.
• Mentor developers and improve the overall engineering capability of the team.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8-10+ years of software development experience, including experience in a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer role.
• Strong hands-on experience in full-stack development, mobile application architecture, APIs, databases, cloud platforms (preferably AWS), and CI/CD practices.
• Proven experience leading the development, enhancement, and support of production-grade applications.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to lead and mentor development teams.
• Experience in AI initiatives, application security practices, and digital transformation projects will be advantageous.