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We are partnered with a fast-scaling, VC-backed technology company building advanced digital logistics infrastructure used by major global retailers and enterprise delivery organisations. Their platform powers millions of deliveries every month, and they are now expanding their engineering presence across APAC. They are seeking an exceptional Principal Engineer - a senior technical leader who will own core architecture, drive engineering standards, and spearhead high-impact projects across their global logistics and AI platform. This role sits at the forefront of real-world, high-scale systems engineering. You'll operate across architecture, product, and hands-on development, shaping a platform that connects merchants, carriers, customers, and complex logistics networks worldwide.
Job Responsibility
Architect and evolve distributed systems underpinning global logistics and delivery orchestration
Lead the design, build, and optimisation of backend services, core APIs, and platform components
Partner with cross-functional teams across product, AI, operations, and customer engineering
Provide deep technical leadership on high-impact initiatives across APAC and global teams
Drive engineering standards, scalability, performance, and reliability across the platform
Mentor engineers, guide technical decisions, and elevate overall engineering quality
Investigate and solve complex real-world operational challenges across integrations, fleets, and high-volume workflows
Requirements
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Proven experience architecting and scaling distributed or high-volume systems
Strong backend engineering expertise (APIs, infrastructure, services, data flows)
Ability to lead technical direction while remaining deeply hands-on
Comfortable influencing product strategy and working with senior stakeholders
Excellent communicator capable of working across engineering, product, and enterprise customers
Passion for solving complex, real-world system challenges at global scale
What we offer
Competitive compensation + equity potential
Flexible hybrid working
Health and wellbeing benefits
Quarterly on-sites with global engineering teams
Opportunity to shape a foundational APAC engineering team