Senior Manager/ Asst. Director, Software Engineering

Role Summary Lead the engineering function by driving the technology strategy, engineering roadmap, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions. Partner with senior business stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business goals, lead high-performing engineering teams, and champion engineering excellence, innovation, and operational efficiency across the organization. Key responsibilities Define and drive the engineering strategy, technical roadmap, and architecture across all applications and platforms. Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, high-performing, and cloud-native on AWS. Establish and champion engineering best practices across software architecture, CI/CD, DevOps, testing, and observability. Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and teams, fostering a high-performance and accountable engineering culture. Oversee end-to-end software delivery, ensuring quality, timely execution, and operational excellence. Build and scale engineering capabilities through hiring, talent development, succession planning, and performance management. Partner with senior business leaders to align technology initiatives with business priorities, and effectively communicate engineering strategy, progress, risks, and recommendations. Manage strategic technology vendors and outsourcing partners, including contract negotiations, SLA governance, performance management, and cost optimization. Oversee the engineering delivery and technical direction of customer-facing applications, platforms, and shared services. Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and technology modernization to support business growth and operational efficiency. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role. Proven ability to define and execute engineering strategy, technical roadmap, and long-term technology vision aligned with business objectives. Strong stakeholder management with excellent communication, influencing, and presentation skills; experienced partnering with senior leadership, including C-suite executives, Business Heads, and cross-functional leaders. Strong technical expertise in Java, React/Next.js, AWS, microservices, PostgreSQL, and modern software architecture, or related. Extensive experience delivering cloud-native applications on AWS and leading engineering best practices across SDLC, CI/CD, DevOps, and observability. Proven track record in building high-performing engineering teams, driving delivery excellence, and managing vendor partnerships. Interested candidates kindly forward your CV to yingjun@peoplesearch.jobs (Chen Yingjun, Reg No: R1216690). Feel free to forward this great opportunity to someone who would be a great fit for this role. All information will be kept strictly confidential. We regret to inform that only successful applicants will be contacted. PeopleSearch Pte Ltd (EA License No: 16S8057)