Principal Engineer - Web(React.JS/Node.JS)

We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to join our growing team in Vietnam and play a critical role in shaping the architecture, technical strategy, and engineering culture across projects. You’ll work hands-on with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical problems, mentor engineers, and help ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable digital products.

This is a role for someone who leads by example — combining deep technical expertise with strong communication and decision-making skills. You’ll be involved from concept to deployment, helping teams choose the right tools, build robust solutions, and deliver real business impact.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and maintainable software architectures
• Guide teams through technical decision-making, trade-offs, and problem-solving
• Mentor senior and mid-level engineers across multiple teams, fostering growth and shared standards
• Work closely with delivery leads and product owners to ensure solutions meet business needs
• Contribute to strategic planning around tooling, technology choices, and platform direction
• Perform technical reviews and provide input on system design, integration, and performance
• Advocate for engineering best practices, clean code, testing, observability, and performance
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and propose relevant improvements
  

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong background in full-stack or frontend/backend systems
• Experience with modern frontend ecosystems (React, Vue, etc.) and/or backend stacks (Node.js, Java, Python)
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and performance monitoring tools
• Experience leading large technical projects and mentoring other engineers
• Previous experience in eCommerce, retail, or large-scale customer-facing platforms
• Deep understanding of software architecture, cloud platforms, APIs, and system design
• Strong coding ability in at least one major language or framework (JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Node.js, etc.)
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; able to break down complex challenges
• A strong communicator who can translate technical detail into clear plans and decisions
• Experience working in collaborative product and delivery teams
  

Nice to Have

• Experience working with large Australian retailers and companies in eCommerce
• Visa or permission to travel to Australia.

• Comprehensive Health Insurance – prioritizing your well-being.
• Flexible working hours along with a generous holiday policy.
• Profit-sharing opportunities available for all team members.
• Annual company retreats, sports activities, and interest groups to encourage team bonding and enjoyment!
• Training & Conferences – design your own personal development journey.
• Childcare support through vouchers to assist families.
• Most importantly, you will be part of a collaborative, politics-free team where everyone enjoys ownership and autonomy.

We take pride in nurturing an inclusive, streamlined, and self-managed work environment that promotes freedom, accountability, and ongoing feedback.

Most of all you get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together in a politics-free environment. Our culture reflects our lean and self-organization attitude. We encourage our colleagues to take risks, make decisions, work in a collaborative way and talk to everyone to enhance communication. Freedom and Responsibility go hand in hand, and we value commitment, feedback, and empathy.

At Mindera we use technology to build products we are proud of, with people we love.

Software Engineering Applications, including Web and Mobile, are at the core of what we do at Mindera.

We partner with our clients, to understand their products and deliver high-performance, resilient, and scalable software systems that create an impact on their users and businesses across the world.

You get to work with a bunch of great people, where the whole team owns the project together.

We are proud of our work and we love to learn all and everything while navigating through an Agile, Lean and collaborative environment.

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With offices located across Portugal, the UK, the USA, Australia, India, Romania, and Brazil, join us as we expand and influence the future of software engineering worldwide.