Senior Engineering Manager - Platform

About the role

As a Senior Engineering Manager - Platform , you will lead the team responsible for building MOVE's foundational systems-identity, authentication, service discovery, messaging, observability, and more. You'll be a key driver in setting technical direction, growing platform engineers, and scaling systems that serve millions of users across our travel and fintech products.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive delivery of multiple frontend & backend teams building scalable, high-performance web and mobile applications.
• Translate product & tech roadmap vision into clear engineering roadmaps and ensure timely, high-quality execution.
• Build and scale strong frontend engineering teams through hiring, mentorship, and career development.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end customer experiences.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, architecture reviews, and tech debt management.
• Drive continuous improvement in developer velocity, operational excellence, and platform stability.
• Align with leadership on business priorities, technical strategy, and long-term technology investments.
• Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, and customer-centric engineering.
• Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 4+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Proven leadership of backend/platform teams delivering large-scale, high-traffic applications.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture (GCP/AWS/Azure), microservices, and data platforms.
• Proven experience designing resilient, scalable, and secure platforms at enterprise scale.
• Hands-on understanding of cloud platforms (GCP), Kubernetes, and observability frameworks.
• Strong leadership in system design, architecture reviews, and cross-team technical governance.
• Prior Hands-on expertise in full-stack development, API design, data modeling, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Familiarity with platform domains like Auth, Notifications, Payments, Order Management, Developer Tooling.
• Strong technical background in modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, etc.) with ability to guide architectural decisions.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, release management, and observability.
• Strong stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Track record of driving engineering excellence, career development, and cross-team influence.
• Exposure to multi-tenant systems, service mesh, or API governance frameworks.
• Startup experience is strongly preferred
• Why Join AirAsia MOVE?
• Drive the core systems that power one of ASEAN's most ambitious travel platforms.
• Be part of a high-impact, engineering-led transformation with regional scale.
• Collaborate with top engineering leaders across backend, product, and DevOps.
• Enjoy high ownership, fast iteration cycles, and visibility across the org.
• Regional travel perks and access to diverse verticals within Capital A.

Benefits

Additional Information

Job Description Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager - Platform Location: Kuala Lum pur About AirAsia MOVE AirAsia MOVE is a dynamic ASEAN-focused budget travel platform redefining how people experience and book travel. As part of Capital A, we're building products that span flights, hotels, e-hailing, experiences, payments, and more-powered by a tech-first mindset and a relentless focus on customer experience. Join us in shaping the digital future of travel across the region.

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