Head of Engineering

Ajaib · Jakarta, Indonesia (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-03-06

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Engineering

Description

Founded to transform retail finance, Ajaib Group is an Indonesian fintech unicorn breaking barriers to financial access. Having recently secured a $270M Series C—the single largest funding round in Southeast Asia over the past four years—we are backed by premier global investors including Y Combinator, Ribbit Capital, SoftBank, and SBI Holdings.

To build world-class products, we assemble world-class talent. Supported by our fully remote work arrangement, our team spans Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia, allowing you to work with brilliant engineers and builders from around the globe from wherever you are. We operate with an impact-driven purpose where everyone is the owner of our customers' satisfaction. Driven by a growth mindset and a fierce will to win, we refuse to settle and constantly push engineering boundaries.

Role Overview

You will be the primary steward of Ajaib’s technical resilience. Your role is to bridge the gap between visionary business objectives and world-class system design, ensuring that our infrastructure scales ahead of our user base.

Your Core Pillars of Impact

1. Architectural Stewardship: Drive the long-term technical direction for our high-traffic microservices. You will ensure our backend systems set the industry benchmark for observability, performance, and financial-grade security.

2. Strategic Orchestration: Serve as the vital link between C-suite objectives and engineering execution. You will manage complex stakeholder expectations, resource allocation, and the technical roadmap for our Digital Bank.

3. Talent Alchemy: You are a "Leader of Leaders." Through sophisticated coaching and mentorship, you will cultivate a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, technical excellence, and professional growth.

4. Operational Maturity: Refine engineering processes to increase innovation throughput. You will identify and eliminate systemic bottlenecks, ensuring the organization maintains "Blitzscaling" speed without compromising stability.

Requirements

You are a tech-native leader who has successfully navigated the complexities of large-scale distributed environments.

Technical Governance: Authoritative knowledge of modern system design and distributed state management. You are skilled at navigating the complexities of large-scale backend environments, ensuring that our Java/Go services and SQL layers are architectured for maximum durability and sub-millisecond performance.
System Design Mastery: Well-versed in the trade-offs of event-driven architectures (Kafka/RabbitMQ) and the orchestration of complex asynchronous workflows in a regulated financial environment.
The Track Record: 8+ years in software engineering with 3+ years managing multiple teams in a high-concurrency environment (e.g., 30M+ transactions/users).
Leadership Gravitas: Proven experience building and scaling engineering organizations of 30-60+ people. You lead through empowerment and technical credibility, not through hierarchy.

The Communicator: Fluent in English. You can translate a complex architectural risk into a business-level decision for the Board of Directors.

Benefits

Performance Bonus - Get rewarded for the impact you make
Private Insurance - Comprehensive health coverage for you
Paid Time Off - Take the time you need to recharge and come back stronger
Learning & Development - Company-sponsored training, courses, and professional certifications
Hybrid Work Arrangement - Enjoy the flexibility of working both remotely and from the office
Career Growth - Work closely with experienced leaders and take on meaningful ownership as we scale
Employee Perks - Enjoy exclusive discounts, partnerships, and lifestyle perks
Collaborative & High-Ownership Culture - Work with smart, driven people in cross-functional teams, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact for our users.

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