Director of Software Engineering

Overview

This executive-level position offers a leadership role in a well-established Singapore-based organization, responsible for guiding software engineering strategy and transformation. The role oversees multiple teams and diverse technology domains, blending enterprise-level oversight with hands-on knowledge of contemporary engineering approaches and technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the enterprise-wide software engineering strategy and associated operating models.
• Design software architecture and define long-term platform direction.
• Enhance software delivery mechanisms, including SDLC, quality assurance, and automation processes.
• Strengthen application security, maintain operational resilience, and ensure high service reliability.
• Formulate engineering standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across engineering teams.
• Promote observability, accountability in production, and operational excellence throughout engineering operations.
• Drive initiatives to boost productivity, leveraging automation and artificial intelligence.
• Investigate AI-native and autonomous technologies relevant to software engineering.
• Develop the engineering talent pool through leadership coaching, mentoring, and planning for succession.
• Collaborate with senior business and technology leaders to inform strategic technology decisions.

Candidate Profile

• Proven extensive leadership experience in senior roles within software or platform engineering.
• Expertise managing multiple engineering teams and leading senior technology professionals.
• Robust background in enterprise architecture, distributed systems, and modern software engineering methodologies.
• Hands-on knowledge of microservices architectures, service mesh technologies, and observability tools.
• Experience with cloud platforms including AWS EKS, Azure AKS, and/or GCP GKE.
• Sound understanding of SRE principles, incident response, system resilience, and capacity planning.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex environments requiring high availability or subject to regulatory oversight.
• Strong executive presence combined with advanced stakeholder engagement and management skills.
• Academic qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, ICT, or a cognate field.
• Preferably acquainted with financial markets infrastructure, such as trading, clearing, or settlement systems.