Job Description

At foodpanda we're on a mission to redefine how tech, food, people and culture are connected operating in 12 countries worldwide. Our team is working on big challenges and complex scalability problems as we grow 6X annually processing hundreds of mil At foodpanda we're on a mission to redefine how tech, food, people and culture are connected operating in 12 countries worldwide. Our team is working on big challenges and complex scalability problems as we grow 6X annually processing hundreds of millions of orders a year. You'll be leading a group of highly collaborative cross-functional agile squads that always includes frontend and backend engineers, design and product owners. Our squads operate in an open and fast-paced environment with very flat structures where everyone has a say. We work on a large scale, complex systems where you can reach users on a global scale whilst enjoying a high level of autonomy and influence and a flexible working environment. Here you can learn, thrive and become a better well-rounded senior leader. Senior Engineering Manager, APAC We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager, APAC to build highly scalable applications that can be used by millions of users across APAC. You will work on one of our growing arrays of services as we diversify and expand beyond food delivery. This role is based in Singapore. What's on the menu: Defining the strategic direction of your team and contributing to the technical strategy for the entire platform. Guiding and coaching an exceptional team of leads and engineers. Mentoring them in technical and non-technical aspects, and leading them to build stable, scalable, and reliable features and services. Helping them to shape their individual careers and growing the team to become more self-organized, more agile and more autonomous. Establishing and growing the right Engineering Practices with your team (e.g. TDD, CI/CD, Agile Methodologies, etc.) in order to improve the engagement of your team, the speed of delivery and the quality of the features and services you own. Jointly own product delivery along with your product peer, working closely with technical and business stakeholders, creating roadmaps, alignment, and cost management. Scaling different processes of the organization such as engineering hiring and onboarding. What you can bring to the table: Ability to coach and mentor a team of leads and engineers from various functional backgrounds (backend, web, Android, iOS). Strong communication and presentation skills. Strong fintech domain experience Good understanding of fintech product and business KPIs and how to translate those into goals using the OKR framework. Good product mindset, be able to balance between project features and engineering quality. Able to manage squad's priorities, deadlines and deliverables. Experience working with distributed and parallel systems, complex web or mobile applications. Passionate for clean and beautiful code with an eye for simplicity and pragmatism. Practical experience with Design Patterns, Design Principles, Software Architecture and Algorithms and automated tests (unit, integration and functional). Keen to constantly learn and improve your own skills, and not afraid to jump into new things. Understanding development lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional and international agile teams. Curiosity, creative outside-the-box problem solving abilities and an eye for details. About foodpanda What is it like to be a panda Our panda's are tasked on a daily basis to innovate our tech front by building highly scalable and complex applications in support of our huge user base and more to come. We also provide a flexible work environment, an opportunity to work with talented individuals who are passionate in shaping the food industry. You will be exposed to cutting edge technologies and have the ability to work autonomously as a subject matter expert within your vertical while liaising with cross functional teams in engineering, design and product management domains. Through enhancing and showcasing your ideas, you get to make your dreams a reality for commercial use. At foodpanda, we believe diversity and representation is key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring -- therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or any other aspect that makes you, you.