Technical Leadership & Direction
- Define and own the technical roadmap for assigned domains, ensuring alignment with business strategy and product goals.
- Drive architectural decisions while balancing scalability, maintainability, compliance, security, and delivery speed.
- Establish and enforce engineering standards across code quality, system design, operational readiness, and security.
- Participate in architecture and design reviews across the engineering organization.
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and industry trends to improve engineering capabilities.
People Leadership & Organizational Development
- Lead and develop multiple engineering teams (25+ engineers).
- Own hiring, onboarding, retention, coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous learning, and psychological safety.
- Develop future Technical Leads and Senior Engineers through structured growth plans.
- Build a high-performing engineering organization capable of scaling across regions and teams.
- Effectively collaborate with distributed teams across Vietnam and Europe.
Delivery & Execution
- Own delivery commitments, including scope, timeline, quality, stability, and operational performance.
- Remove organizational and technical blockers while proactively managing risks and escalations.
- Drive continuous improvements in engineering productivity, delivery throughput, and software quality.
- Ensure production systems meet high standards for observability, incident management, reliability, and SLA compliance.
Cross-Functional & Strategic Contribution
- Partner closely with Product, QC, DevOps, and other Technical Directors to align delivery and technical strategy.
- Contribute to company-wide technology strategy, platform evolution, and engineering standards.
- Communicate technical decisions effectively to business stakeholders and executive leadership.
- Champion AI-assisted engineering, automation, and modern development practices across teams.
Required QualificationsMust-Have
- 5–10 years of hands-on software development experience, primarily in backend systems, distributed architectures, or high-throughput platforms.
- Mandatory experience in RNG Gaming/iGaming, with a strong understanding of how RNG products are developed, certified, and operated.
- 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, managing 25+ engineers across multiple teams.
- Proven ability to define, drive, and own technical strategy, architecture, and engineering execution.
- Strong track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering talent.
- Fluent in both English and Vietnamese.
- Based in or willing to relocate to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Strongly Preferred
- Experience in Poker or Live Casino products.
- Background in B2B iGaming platforms, operator integrations, and shared services.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as MGA, UKGC, or equivalent.
- Experience working in distributed, multi-office engineering organizations.
- Proven success implementing modern engineering practices, tooling, automation, or AI-assisted workflows at scale.
Technical Expertise
- Distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
- High-availability platform design and scalability.
- Backend architecture and data modeling.
- CI/CD pipelines, containerization, observability, and incident management.
- Security-focused engineering, platform integrity, and fraud prevention.
- Modern engineering tools and AI-assisted development practices.
