Director of Engineering

3 Months ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

Coda is seeking a Software Engineering Director to take ownership of a technically complex area within their well-established payments ecosystem. The role involves leading and mentoring engineering teams, defining a technology roadmap, driving engineering best practices, and owning the execution of product and technical goals. The ideal candidate will have experience in building and growing world-class engineering teams, experience with distributed systems architecture, and knowledge in data technologies, and expert-level architectural skills in building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed payment systems. The director will collaborate with the product team, coach team members, and attract strong engineering talent. The company offers a fast-paced, challenging, and collaborative environment for its employees.
Must have:
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience
  • 5+ years as an engineering manager/leader
  • Strong experience with data technologies
  • Expert-level architectural skills
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Experience in an agile environment
Good to have:
  • Experience with high-scale, distributed systems
  • Payments/FinTech/E-commerce leadership experience
  • Strong knowledge of security / cryptography
  • Experience with PCI/DSS-compliant systems
  • Experience building systems in the AWS cloud
Perks:
  • Wellness Boost: Resources for physical and mental well-being.
  • Customized Benefits: Flexible benefits plan.
  • Growth Opportunities: Clear progression paths.
  • Skill Development: Access training resources.
  • Volunteer Time Off: Paid time off for volunteering.
  • Family Support: Paid Family Care Leave and flexible benefits.

Job Details

What We Do

Coda delivers commerce solutions that accelerate global growth for our partners. With over a decade of experience, we’re trusted by 300+ publishers—including Activision, Bigo, Electronic Arts, Moonton, and Riot Games—to grow their revenue and audiences worldwide.

Our suite of solutions includes Custom Commerce, a fully customizable web store; Codapay, enabling seamless direct payments through API integration on publishers’ websites; Codashop, the go-to marketplace for millions of gamers to purchase in-game content; and Distribution, extending Codashop content through our network of trusted commerce partners.

Headquartered in Singapore with a team of 400+ Codans, Coda has been recognized as an industry leader, named an APAC High Growth Company (2023) by Financial Times, one of Granite Asia’s NextGenTech 30 (2024), a payments leader on Fortune’s Fintech Innovation Asia list (2024), and listed among The Straits Times Fastest Growing Fintechs (2024).

For more on how Coda helps publishers grow faster and smarter, visit coda.co.

Engineering - Technology at Coda 

At Coda, our goal is to make our mark in the high-volume payments and e-commerce industry – and we are levelling up fast. To stay in stride with the dynamic environment, we focus on building robust, distributed systems that can effortlessly handle traffic spikes. Moreover, our ambitious roadmap necessitates innovative tools to streamline the development lifecycle and sustain our swift momentum.

We place great value on balancing teamwork with individual autonomy, allowing our teams to make the most of modern cloud infrastructure. Our tech stack is solidly based on AWS cloud, with a keen interest in infrastructure-as-code and the creation of new microservices via the Quarkus framework. Our toolbox includes JSON and GRPC, multiple data storage integrations, queues, OpenTelemetry, and more.

But what truly defines us? It's our incredible team. We hire top talent and give them the freedom to push Coda's technology and products to exciting new levels. We believe that genius can strike anywhere, so we promote ownership and cultivate a servant leadership culture that lets engineers take the reins on features.

About the role

Coda is looking for an experienced Software Engineering Director. We have a well-established payments ecosystem, and the next stage of our growth requires a leader who can take ownership of a large and technically complex area and evolve it to meet the ever-increasing demands of our customers and partners.

The ideal candidate will be technically excellent from the code level through to distributed systems architecture with a strong track record of building and growing world-class engineering teams.

Responsibilities

    • Take ownership of Coda systems, working with your team to constantly drive our technology forward and defining an aggressive technology roadmap
    • Lead, guide and mentor multiple software engineering teams and engineering managers
    • Work closely with the Product team to ensure goals and work are clearly defined, at both the OKR and day-to-day levels
    • Drive engineering best practices from the code level through to overall systems architecture including devops, automated testing, infra and data.
    • Own the execution of product and technical goals across the payments group
    • Coach team members using continuous improvement techniques, resulting in a high-performance team
    • Collaborate with the recruiting team to attract strong engineering talent

Requirements

    • Passion for building great products and software
    • Exemplary communication skills, both written and oral
    • Experience in an agile environment, with the ability to analyze and optimize team productivity
    • 10+ years of experience as a successful software engineer working on hard problems
    • 5+ years as an engineering manager, architect, or other leadership position
    • Strong experience with a range of data technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL, message queues, etc.)
    • The ability to query, analyze, and work with data to drive decision-making
    • Expert-level architectural skills in building scalable, fault-tolerant distributed payment systems
    • The ability to write and review code as necessary
    • Able to quickly learn or evaluate new technologies

Bonus if you have

    • Experience with extremely high-scale, distributed systems
    • Payments, FinTech or E-commerce experience in a leadership role
    • Strong knowledge of security / cryptography
    • Experience working with PCI/DSS-compliant systems and processes
    • Experience building systems in the AWS cloud
Working at Coda

With Codans spread across over 20 countries worldwide, our fast-paced, challenging, and highly collaborative environment breaks down time zones and cultural barriers, empowering you to chase innovative ideas, contribute to Coda’s growth, and make a lasting impact.

If you have a passion for pushing boundaries and thrive on continuous improvement through experimentation, we would love to hear from you!

Our Perks*

Wellness Boost: Stay healthy with resources for physical and mental well-being with our flexible benefits and Employee Well-being Program - because you matter!

Customized Benefits: Tailor your benefits with our flexible plan.

Growth Opportunities: Unlock your potential through clear progression paths.

Skill Development: Access training resources to fuel your personal and professional growth.

Volunteer Time Off: Enjoy paid time off to make a difference in the world through volunteering.

Family Support: Take advantage of paid Family Care Leave to bond with your family, while our selected Flexible Benefits also cater to your family's needs.

*Benefits are reviewed and updated on a yearly basis

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, embracing the unique qualities of every individual, regardless of gender, race, age, religion, disability, or other local protected classes. Our goal is to foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and valued.

Due to the large number of exceptional applications we receive, we can only reach out to shortlisted candidates. If you don't hear from us, rest assured there may be another opportunity at Coda that aligns better with your unique abilities. Remember to check our Careers Page for more exciting job openings!

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