We are looking for an experienced Tech Lead to lead the team. You will design, develop, and deliver features for the online tradie marketplace platform. You will be hands-on with code while mentoring team members, driving architectural decisions, influencing the evolution of our software architecture, and ensuring the team delivers high-quality software. You will work closely with the Development Manager, product managers, and cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Break down ambiguous initiatives into clear technical designs and sequenced, cross-repo work for the team to execute
Own production reliability for the team — lead incident response and turn recurring issues into structural fixes
Build team-level process and tooling that multiplies the team's output, not just your own
Stay hands-on — ship code personally and review the team's pull requests
Act as the engineering counterpart to product and design, owning delivery from planning through launch
Qualifications
7+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years leading delivery teams
Proven ability to break down ambiguous initiatives into technical specs and sequenced, cross-repo work
Strong incident and production-ownership experience — comfortable diagnosing, fixing, and preventing recurrence of live issues
Strong expertise in Node.js, React.js, and TypeScript, with working proficiency in PHP
Proven fluency with AI-assisted development tools — able to direct, review, and ship AI-generated code confidently
Track record of mentoring engineers and building team-level processes or documentation that scale beyond yourself
Strong English communication skills, written and verbal — able to write clearly for both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to Have
XP techniques (pair programming, TDD)
Experience with event-driven architectures, RabbitMQ, and Apache Kafka
Familiarity with observability tools (Honeycomb, Datadog, or similar)
Experience with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code
NoSQL database experience
Background in marketplace platforms or two-sided marketplaces
Experience working in distributed/remote teams across time zones
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Remote (Global) Full-time
CBTW is hiring a Tech Lead (NodeJS, Microservices)
About company
CBTW designs and builds technology solutions with a focus on delivering measurable outcomes. The company connects capabilities across engineering, AI, cloud, data, and security to accelerate innovation and impact for clients.
Operating globally with a presence in 21 countries, CBTW serves clients across sectors including banking & finance, telecommunications, retail, luxury, manufacturing, and energy & utilities. The company emphasizes end-to-end delivery, combining technical expertise with business understanding to drive transformation.
CBTW’s approach is built on three core phases: Understand, Transform, and Operate & Scale. This methodology ensures solutions are grounded in real operational needs, built on robust architectures, and standardized for long-term scalability and efficiency.