Director, Software Engineering

As the Director of Platform Engineering you will own the foundational technologies, building blocks, and services that drive Our Client's public safety cloud around the world. You will lead and grow a world-class group of engineers in Vietnam to build solutions to Our Client’s scalability, networking, platform engineering, storage, and infrastructure problems. Not afraid of scale, you will find solutions to complex engineering challenges driving petabytes of traffic every month and billions of transactions per day.

We need someone willing to be fearless and more than willing to take on bold challenges. Through great products and accelerating the adoption of our technologies, you'll help protect life and build a justice system that serves our communities better everyday. Your leadership and team deliverables will improve everyday outcomes around the world.

You have a strong background in leading fast growing engineering teams. You have worked with stakeholders around the world. You own it, always.

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Reports to: VP Software Engineering in Vietnam

Direct Reports: Senior Managers, Staff Software Engineers

Lead Our Client’s Platform Engineering Group in Vietnam

Deliver highly available, operationally excellent foundational services used by all Our Client's customers both inside and outside of the company

Partner with peer software engineering teams and information security to efficiently deliver high quality, secure products and services

Deliver vision and execution roadmap for technical initiatives aligned with business needs

Raise the bar on cost efficiency, developer productivity, operational excellence, storage and compute infrastructure, quality, and unified UX across the company

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent technical field

At least 10 years of experience in software engineering building distributed systems, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role leading managers of managers.

A deep understanding of how to deliver software to production with high quality and high velocity

A strong background deploying and running microservices at scale on Kubernetes in cloud environments such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP

Ability to deliver results while dealing with ambiguity and balancing multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Proven experience interacting with multiple stakeholders such as business leaders, engineering leaders, compliance and security teams

Proven ability to manage and mentor a high-performing engineering team.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical ideas to various stakeholders.

Fluent in English, with Vietnamese language skills being a plus.

The ability to engage effectively with colleagues in multiple different time zones using written communications and other tools.

Medical and Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Robust Paid Time Off policy

Bonuses

Lunch allowance

Cell phone stipend

Free LinkedIn Learning account

Access to 24/7 online emotional and mental support

Gym membership

Free parking

Stocked fridges and pantries - free coffee, cold beverages, snacks

Annual Company Outing Trip

Monthly team social activities

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