Job Description

Engineering Manager
Singapore
About Nextwave
NextWave Partners is the Recruitment Partner of choice within the Clean Energy, Sustainable Infrastructure, ESG, Impact Investment, Climate-Tech & Technology sectors. We are committed to supporting industries battling climate change towards a net-zero future and a sustainable economy.
About the role
We are partnering with a product company to look for a talented and passionate Engineering Manager with a strong technical foundation and proven leadership capabilities. This role is key to shaping the future of their SaaS platform, ensuring the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-quality software. You will lead a cross-functional engineering team and work closely with product, design, and other stakeholders.
Roles and responsibilities
1. Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Define and guide the technical direction of the product.
• Evaluate trade-offs between development approaches and mitigate technical risks.

2. Team Leadership & Development

• Manage, mentor, and grow a diverse engineering team across frontend, backend, DevSecOps, data, and analytics.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration.
• Oversee hiring and professional development to close skill gaps.

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Align closely with Product, Customer Success, Sustainability, and Solution Engineering to prioritise features and deliver against the roadmap.
• Partner with Design to deliver intuitive user experiences.

4. Project Management & Execution

• Plan and manage feature delivery across the product lifecycle.
• Drive execution excellence by maintaining scope, timelines, and quality.

5. Technical Excellence

• Maintain a high-quality, scalable codebase.
• Enforce best practices in coding, testing, QA, and code reviews.
• Integrate DevSecOps and MLOps practices to streamline development workflows.

6. Security & Compliance

• Ensure secure coding practices and compliance with standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC.
• Collaborate with Legal and IT to maintain platform security.

7. Monitoring & Incident Response

• Establish logging, alerting, and monitoring systems.
• Lead incident resolution and minimize customer impact.

8. Infrastructure & Performance

• Design systems for scalability and high availability.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure costs and SaaS performance metrics (uptime, latency, response time).

9. Process Improvement & Innovation

• Identify and implement tools or platforms to boost development efficiency.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and adopt best practices for industrialising AI and ML capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in engineering management roles.
• Experience in B2B / enterprise-grade SaaS development.
• Hands-on skills in:
• JavaScript, React, Node.js (with module federation)
• Python (for backend development)
• Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with AWS and cloud-native environments.
• Experience in Agile development and remote-first team collaboration.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
• Data-driven approach and excellent prioritisation abilities.
• A proactive, self-starting attitude with a growth mindset.

Application
If you are interested in this position, please apply directly on the platform with your latest CV. We will review your application and revert back promptly.
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Diversity is a core value at NextWave Partners, and we are proud to be partnering with equal opportunities employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
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