Head of Tech

Our client is seeking a visionary Head of Technology to architect and build engineering division . As Founding Architect, you will design and execute the blueprint for the entire technology ecosystem translating business ambition into a scalable, secure, and future-proof platform.

The Mission

You will transform abstract business vision into a concrete, phased technical roadmap with clear milestones, realistic timelines, measurable risks, and accurate cost projections.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Translate business objectives into a structured roadmap from MVP to scale.
• Define phased milestones with clear scope, timeline, risk assessment, and budget alignment.
• Align product strategy, engineering execution, and financial planning.
• Own foundational decisions across: Cloud provider selection,Backend architecture & stack, Database strategy, DevOps tooling, Security frameworks
• Balance short-term velocity with long-term scalability and maintainability.
• Clearly articulate architectural trade-offs (monolith vs. microservices, buy vs. build, etc.).
• Build the initial engineering budget (CAPEX & OPEX) from first principles.
• Forecast infrastructure, tooling, licensing, and headcount needs with precision.
• Embed FinOps discipline into cloud strategy from scratch

Engineering Excellence & Architecture

• Design a secure, scalable, cloud-native architecture compliant with PDPA by design.
• Ensure the platform is modular, observable, resilient, and future-ready.
• Proactively prevent technical debt.
• Establish engineering standards from scratch: CI/CD pipelines,Code review standards,TDD & automated testing,Shift-left quality strategy,Secure SDLC practices
• Define SLAs, monitoring, logging, and incident response frameworks.

People & Culture

• Build a compelling engineering brand to attract Thailand’s top-tier technical talent.
• Design structured hiring and interview frameworks.
• Create a culture of experimentation, learning, and ownership.
• Foster accountability, constructive feedback, and engineering excellence.
• Develop future technical leaders within the organization.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Over 8 years of professional software engineering experience and technical leadership (Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, CTO, etc.).
• Proven experience building scalable platforms in greenfield environments.
• Demonstrated ability to create technical roadmaps and accurate CAPEX/OPEX forecasts with limited data.
• Strong experience designing cloud-native systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deep backend expertise with architectural review capability.
• Experience implementing FinOps and cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Track record of recruiting and mentoring high-performing engineering teams in Thailand.
• Experience establishing CI/CD, Agile/Scrum, TDD, and engineering best practices from scratch.
• Native or fluent Thai; business-level English proficiency.

Due to the high volume of applications, our team will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.

Robert Walters Recruitment (Thailand) Limited
Recruitment License No.: น. 1188 / 2551