Backend Technical Lead - Python/Django & AWS

Top 3 reasons to join us

• Attractive salary, Macbook pro is provided
• Health care, PVI insurance, 15 days annual leaves
• Flexible WFH and in the office

Job description

We are looking for a hands-on Backend Technical Lead to help build and scale enterprise-grade applications that power critical business operations. You will work closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineers across the organization to deliver high-quality software solutions from concept to production.

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, hybrid working.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable backend services and APIs using Python and Django.
• Translate business requirements into practical technical designs, delivery plans, and production-ready solutions.
• Make architectural decisions with careful consideration of scalability, security, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Establish engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, documentation, deployment, and operational readiness.
• Lead code and design reviews while mentoring backend engineers and supporting their technical development.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, and communicate them clearly to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, data, and business teams to deliver products end-to-end.
• Promote the effective and responsible use of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality.

Your skills and experience

• 10+ years of professional backend development experience, including strong hands-on expertise in Python and Django (or similar).
• Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, or Senior Engineer with significant technical ownership.
• Proven experience designing and delivering scalable, production-grade enterprise applications.
• Strong knowledge of backend architecture, API design, distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and cloud-native development.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, particularly SNS, SQS, API Gateway, Step Functions, and S3.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, data modelling, performance optimisation, and data integrity.
• Experience using AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code or similar AI engineering assistants.
• Strong English communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs to different audiences.
• Ability to remain hands-on while guiding and supporting other engineers in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Why you'll love working here

1. Learning & Development

We provide opportunities for you to develop within our organisation. We design training programs that meet your needs and organisation's need. We also contribute cost to English and IT courses/certificates.

2. Pleasure Environment

We create friendly working environment with flexible working time and competitive salary. You can attend various team building activities, such as, party, sport, picnic, etc. with cost contribution from organisation.

3. Recognition & Rewards

In addition to base salary, we recognise our outstanding performers through various incentive arrangements that apply across the business. It's our way of saying thank you for consistently being driven and positive.

Benefits:

• Flexible working from home and in the office.
• 15 days annual leaves, working Monday - Friday.
• MacBook pro is provided.
• Attractive salary and Fully paid Insurances.
• 13th salary is paid before Lunar New Year.
• Premium Healthcare Insurance (PVI).
• Allowances: team building, sports activities, parking fees, and electricity/internet fees.
• Training courses (English, IT, soft skill) are provided.
• Annual Company trip (4 days including weekends).
• GoodLife program: Company trips (annually, quarterly), Clubs (Sports, etc.)
• Annual health check-up.