Lead Fullstack Engineer (Node + React | EV Product | Hybrid HCM)

About the position

About Us

We're a pioneering smart ecosystem leading Vietnam toward sustainable living, actively building, not just talking about, a greener tomorrow. Our core projects drive comprehensive sustainable development and green transition, including deploying modern, clean energy-powered EV charging networks, building integrated EV ecosystems around them, implementing smart payment systems, integrating diverse renewable energy sources like solar and wind, and promoting sustainable consumption. We seek candidates with deep passion and knowledge of these areas, an innovative mindset to tackle challenges, and adaptability in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Lead Full-Stack Engineer to spearhead the development of our new mobile application. This is a unique greenfield opportunity to be the first and most senior individual contributor, defining the entire technical architecture, writing the core code that will power our platform, and managing a talented outsourced development team.
You will be responsible for both high-level architectural decisions and hands-on implementation of critical backend services. The ideal candidate is a master of their craft, a natural leader, and is passionate about building high-quality, impactful products in the fintech space.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect & Build: Lead the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of a scalable and secure mobile payment platform using React for the frontend and NodeJS for the backend.
• Hands-On Development: Act as the primary individual contributor, personally writing the code for core backend services, APIs, and database structures.
• Team Leadership & Management: Manage, mentor, and direct a 10-person outsourced engineering team. Oversee their daily tasks, conduct rigorous code reviews, and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Technical Strategy: Collaborate directly with the CTO to define the technical roadmap, select tools, and make critical architectural decisions.
• Cloud & DevOps: Design, implement, and manage a robust and automated CI/CD pipeline on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to ensure smooth and frequent releases.
• Payment Integration: Spearhead the integration with third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, Braintree), banking APIs, and card networks (Visa/MasterCard).
• Security & Compliance: Uphold the highest standards of security and data protection, ensuring the platform is compliant with relevant financial regulations (e.g., PCI DSS).
• Agile Process: Drive the agile (Scrum) development process, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, to ensure the team is efficient, aligned, and unblocked.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 5+ years of professional full-stack software development experience, with a proven track record of shipping complex, high-quality products.
• Backend Expertise: Expert-level proficiency in backend development using NodeJS.
• Frontend Expertise: Strong proficiency in frontend development using React/React Native to build cross-platform applications.
• Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on, production-level experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including services like RDS (PostgreSQL), Lambda, EC2/ECS, S3, and API Gateway.
• Database Skills: Deep understanding of relational database design, optimization, and management, specifically with PostgreSQL.
• Payments Experience: Demonstrable experience with payment processing systems, financial data, and integrations with payment gateways or card networks.
• Communication: Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience working in the fintech or financial services industry.
• Experience building and scaling microservices-based architectures.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with information security standards relevant to payments
• Proven success in managing and collaborating effectively with outsourced or distributed development teams.

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