Head of Software Engineering
About the job
- Strong, current full-stack development experience.
- Proven expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React, and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with cloud architecture, Kubernetes, Helm, application programming interfaces, microservices, and continuous integration and continuous delivery.
- Experience designing and developing secure, scalable enterprise platforms.
- Proven leadership of frontend, backend, and quality assurance teams.
- Advanced practical experience with AI-assisted software development.
- Experience in fintech, payments, digital banking, telecommunications technology, or a similar enterprise software sector.
- A strong record of mentoring and developing engineers.
- Confidence communicating with enterprise customers and senior executives.
- Excellent written and spoken Thai and English.
- Write, review, and deliver production-quality code.
- Lead full-stack development across frontend and backend systems.
- Set coding standards and guide architecture and technical decisions.
- Lead code reviews, resolve complex technical issues, and improve engineering quality.
- Manage, mentor, and develop the engineering and quality assurance teams.
- Take ownership of development delivery, testing, and releases.
- Lead the use of AI coding tools, development agents, and automated testing.
- Work directly with customers on requirements, integrations, and technical issues.
- Contribute to Youtap’s strategy as a member of the Management Team.
About the company
Youtap provides cloud-native platforms that help banks, payment providers, telecoms, and retailers fast-track digital banking, payments, loyalty, and commerce without replacing core systems. Its product suite—YouBank, YouPay, YouReward, YouAccept, YouShop, and YouTravel—integrates with existing infrastructure to enable digital banking, wallets and card payments, loyalty programs, merchant acquiring, and multi-currency travel wallets. The platforms are designed to be scalable and interoperable and are delivered through a Microsoft co-sell relationship as a Microsoft Managed Partner. Youtap’s goal is to accelerate digital transformation for its enterprise customers across financial services and retail globally.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Auckland, New Zealand
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Youtap claims real deployments across banks, telcos, retailers, and transit operators in 2026.
- Microsoft Marketplace distribution broadens reach and lowers enterprise procurement friction.
- Six modules create expansion revenue once one buyer adopts wallet, payments, and loyalty products.
What critics are saying
- Public evidence shows no disclosed funding since Youtap's 2018 seed round.
- Youtap's website offers no recent customer names, masking weak traction and long sales cycles.
- Major banks or processors can replicate these white-label modules, crushing Youtap's pricing power.
What makes Youtap unique
- Youtap ships one white-label platform with six modules and one API, updated 2026-09-26.
- It spans banking, wallets, merchant acceptance, loyalty, travel, and SME commerce.
- Microsoft Marketplace lists cloud-native, Azure-deployed wallet and merchant products in 2026.
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