Location: Ho Chi Minh City, hybrid working mode.
We are looking for a hands-on Backend Technical Lead to lead the technical design and delivery of a cloud-based financial reconciliation and data platform.
This position is suitable for an experienced backend engineer who has built reliable, large-scale systems and is ready to take ownership of architecture, engineering quality, and team technical direction.
The project primarily uses Python, Django, and AWS. We also welcome strong backend leaders coming from Java, Golang, or similar technology backgrounds who have solid system-design fundamentals and are comfortable working with or transitioning to Python.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable backend services, APIs, and data-processing workflows.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout the development lifecycle, from requirements and solution design to deployment and production support.
- Build and evolve a financial reconciliation and data platform using Python, Django, and AWS.
- Translate business requirements into practical technical solutions, implementation plans, and clearly defined engineering tasks.
- Make technical decisions related to scalability, security, reliability, performance, data integrity, and maintainability.
- Lead technical discussions, RFC reviews, code reviews, testing strategies, and production-readiness assessments.
- Mentor engineers through technical guidance, pair programming, knowledge sharing, and constructive code reviews.
- Collaborate with product, data, engineering, and business stakeholders across different locations and time zones.
- Use AI-assisted development tools effectively while maintaining strong engineering review and quality-control practices.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with significant experience in backend engineering.
- Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Backend Lead, Lead Engineer, or Senior Engineer with substantial technical ownership.
- Strong hands-on experience with at least one major backend language, such as Python, Java, or Golang.
- Experience with Python and Django is preferred. Candidates with strong backend fundamentals who can work effectively with Python will also be considered.
- Proven experience designing and delivering scalable, production-grade enterprise applications or data-intensive platforms.
- Strong understanding of backend architecture, API design, microservices, distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and event-driven architecture.
- Practical experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
- Experience with messaging or event-streaming technologies such as SQS, SNS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent systems.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases, data modelling, transaction handling, performance optimisation, and data integrity.
- Experience with production monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and reliability improvement.
- Experience leading technical design, code reviews, testing, deployment, and operational support.
- Ability to work closely with stakeholders and take a product or major feature from requirements through production.
- Strong communication, collaboration, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to remain hands-on while providing technical direction and mentoring other engineers.
- Experience using AI development assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar tools, with appropriate review of AI-generated output.
Benefit
- Hybrid working model (work from home + office).
- 15 days annual leave, Monday–Friday schedule.
- MacBook Pro provided.
- Attractive salary & fully paid insurances.
- 13th-month salary (paid before Lunar New Year).
- Premium healthcare insurance (PVI).
- Allowances: team building, sports activities, parking fees, electricity & internet fees.
- Training courses (English, IT, soft skills).
- Annual company trip (4 days including weekends).
- GoodLife program: quarterly trips & sports clubs.
- Annual health check-up.
