Software Engineering Manager

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
In-Office
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
The Engineering Manager will lead software engineering teams, drive technical vision, oversee software development, and foster a collaborative environment while mentoring team members.
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We Are:
YouTrip is the leading and fastest-growing multi-currency payment platform in Asia Pacific. In 2018, we pioneered the region's first multi-currency digital wallet. Now, YouTrip is the #1 multi-currency digital wallet trusted by millions across the region, processing over US$15 billion in total payment value annually. 

Our consumer and business propositions – YouTrip and YouBiz – empower individuals and businesses with inclusive, accessible, and affordable financial solutions. YouTrip has raised over US$110 million to date, including its recent Series B round led by global venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners—underscoring strong investor confidence in its mission to transform digital financial services across the Asia Pacific. 

Recognised as World Economic Forum’s Global Innovator 2025, CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies (2025, 2024), and LinkedIn’s Top Startup (2024, 2023), YouTrip is dedicated to creating the next generation of digital finance services for consumers and businesses.

Valuing an entrepreneurial culture of diversity and inclusion, we are seeking driven individuals to join our fast-growing regional team as we push the boundaries of innovative fintech solutions.
Job Description: Software Engineering Manager

We are looking for a skilled Engineering Manager with outstanding technical expertise and people management experience. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in developing highly scalable applications, managing at least two teams/squads. These teams are responsible for building products that are loved by millions of our customers. You’ll contribute to one of our expanding range of services as we broaden our reach beyond digital fintech services.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage a team of software engineers, providing mentorship, guidance and career development opportunities.
  • Drive the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap for software development projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Oversee the design, architecture and development of scalable, high-quality software solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define project requirements, scope and deliverables.
  • Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and quality assurance processes.
  • Foster a collaborative environment and ensure clear communication within the team and with cross-functional teams.
  • Conduct performance reviews, set performance goals, and provide regular feedback to team members.
  • Helping them to shape their individual careers and growing the team to become more self-organized, more agile and more autonomous.
  • Actively participate in recruiting and hiring efforts to build and scale the engineering team.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Skilled in coaching and mentoring diverse teams of engineers (with at least 2 years of team management)
  • Expert-level proficiency in designing and developing high-performance, concurrent applications. Experience using Golang would be an added advantage.
  • Good communication skills, with the capability to oversee squad priorities, deadlines, and project outcomes.
  • Strong grasp of product and business metrics, adept at setting objectives using the OKR framework.
  • Demonstrates a balanced approach towards project features and engineering excellence, with a solid product-oriented mindset.
  • Background in working with distributed systems, parallel processing, and handling highly complex software applications.
  • Have a good appetite for taking calculated risks, demonstrating the ability to weigh options and make strategic decisions under uncertainty.
  • Understanding development lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional and remote teams.
  • Curiosity, creative outside-the-box problem solving abilities and an eye for details.

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The Company
200 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

YouTrip is a multi-currency mobile wallet with a prepaid Mastercard that enables you to shop online and offline worldwide like a true globetrotter.

As Singapore’s favourite multi-currency wallet, it's our thing to ensure that you pay hassle-free overseas with the best rates.

Whenever, wherever, we got you
• Pay with the best rates in 150+ countries
• Enjoy our in-app exchange with our 10 popular wallet currencies

Goodbye hidden fees
• Travel and shop freely with zero FX fees & no hidden charges
• Withdraw cash fee-less* from overseas ATMs (only available for Singapore app users in foreign currency for the first S$400 per calendar month, 2% fees apply thereafter)

It can’t get any safer than this
• Lock and secure your card instantly with just one tap
• Stay on top of your transactions with push notifications for every payment

Apply for an account now to get the best rates at your fingertips!

Our Story
Launched in 2018, YouTrip is a regional financial technology startup with a bold vision to empower everyone with a smarter and most convenient way to pay in foreign currency. As the trailblazers of fintech in Asia, we hail from Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the rest of Southeast Asia, and we are dedicated to being a trusted companion for all travellers and digital-savvy consumers. Powered by Mastercard®, YouTrip is a holder of the Remittance License issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In Thailand, YouTrip is jointly issued and powered by Kasikornbank PCL.

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