Lead Engineer

About the Company

At Omise, we believe the digitalization of the economy has opened up the world and offers endless opportunities to grow and make meaningful connections with one another. Omise connects people, businesses and society in innovative ways to provide fair and open access to a growing economic ecosystem under its vision of enabling access to the digital economy for everyone. We are on a mission to make digital finance seamless and borderless for people and businesses. Our solutions are used by thousands of companies worldwide including Toyota, ByteDance, ICBC, Siam Commercial Bank, True Money, Worldline, Allianz, Bank of Ayudhya, McDonald’s, BMW, King Power and Pomelo. 

As a value-driven organization, we are committed to selecting and retaining the sharpest minds across all functions. Join us in our global efforts to make digital finance seamless and borderless for people and businesses.

About the Team

Omise Engineering teams have a strong focus on innovation and staying at the forefront of technological advancements. This involves a commitment to continuous learning and experimentation with new tools and methodologies. We foster a collaborative environment where team members can openly communicate and share ideas. 

Omise engineering follows agile methodologies i.e. iterative development process, frequent feedback, and adaptability to changes, allowing teams to respond quickly to evolving requirements. We promote a sense of ownership and accountability and a healthy work-life balance. Recognizing that well-rested and satisfied employees are more productive and creative.

Why we need you

Omise is under-going a period of sustained growth and we will need to bring on top-class engineering leaders to help our teams grow and succeed. We are determined to create the best environment possible to work in, for both engineers and the customers our products assist.

As such, we are on the lookout for a talented Lead Software Engineer to drive the development and evolution of our account onboarding, underwriting, and account management systems. In this role, you will take ownership of designing and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions that support seamless onboarding, and comprehensive account management for our growing merchant base.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will guide a team of engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across engineering, product, UX/UI design, QA, infrastructure and security. You’ll be responsible for driving engineering best practices, and continuously identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability and maintainability.

If you’re passionate about solving complex engineering problems in fintech and ready to lead high-impact initiatives in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to connect with you.

What you will be doing

Technical Leadership: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable software solutions. Lead architectural decisions to ensure efficiency, reliability, and security across systems. Set high standards for code quality by writing clean, maintainable code and enforcing best practices through peer reviews.

Leading and Mentoring: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of talented engineers, supporting them in their growth. Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, continuous learning, innovation and technical excellence within the team.

Project Delivery: Work closely with technical product managers, engineering managers,  and other stakeholders to analyze product requirements, break down large features into well-defined, achievable sprint deliverables.

Monitoring and Incident Support: Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues, to minimize disruption and maintain system reliability.

You

5+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2+ years in a lead engineer or technical lead role within a payment gateway, fintech, or high-transactional e-commerce environment.

Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Go, Java, Python, Node.js) and experience with API implementation, microservices and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

Familiarity with AWS services and infrastructure set up.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a pragmatic approach to technical challenges.

Strong English verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

A strong ambition to grow into a full engineering management or people management role.

Curious and adaptable, with a willingness to learn new programming languages and technologies as needed.

Nice to Have

Experience with Ruby and Ruby on Rails, Elasticsearch, Redis, event-driven architectures, and NoSQL databases.

Familiarity with modern frontend technologies such as React.

Familiarity with compliance standards (e.g., PCI DSS).

Experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

Omise & D&I Statement

Omise embraces diversity and nourishes an open and inclusive work environment, and our values revolve around putting the customer at the center of everything we do. Omise is one of the few truly global companies with roots in Southeast Asia, with Omiseers comprising over 27 nationalities. All decisions to hire, promote or discharge are based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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