Senior Product Engineer (Python/Java)

This is a position we're hiring for on behalf of our client.

We are looking for a visionary Product Engineer who is passionate about using AI for product development. They must have a strong foundation in backend engineering, capable of building and integrating frontend systems, backend systems, customer service portals, and operations portals using AI tools. You will be at the forefront of adopting an AI-first approach to product development, continually challenging existing workflows and foundational engineering principles, while engaging in rapid experimentation to enhance value delivery to customers.

Key Responsibilities

Take the lead with AI-first adoption, leveraging AI tools and prompt engineering skills to automate work wherever possible so that we can improve time-to-value

"Question the requirements", to get to the essence of what is actually needed, ensuring that we are building the right things right

Collaborate with a new, AI-first product development team where you'll be at the heart of building and scaling innovative enterprise financial products, driving meaningful impact from day one

Take end-to-end ownership of the product, designing systems to satisfy customers and validating assumptions with data driven insights

Innovate like a startup—lead the charge from concept to deployment, continuously testing, learning, and improving your product with every iteration

Embrace the full product lifecycle; prioritise it, define it, design it, build it, test it, run it and own it

Requirements

Must-have skills

10 years of backend engineering experience, using languages such as Python or Java

Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including designing and deploying scalable systems, working with core services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), and building cloud-native architectures

Experience with agentic coding (e.g., building or working with AI-driven/automated coding systems)

System Architecture Design: Strong experience in designing and implementing system architectures, including defining technical solutions and making high-level design decisions

AI Tools: Proficient with Claude Code, or other autonomous capable coding agent. Comfortable integrating AI tools into the development workflow

Product-focused: Own the product and drive its success. Focus on solving customer problems and delivering experiences that make a difference

Customer-focused: You can talk to directly to customers or subject matter experts and ask questions to deeply understand their needs so that you can deliver products that resonate

Creative problem-solver: You tackle complex challenges with creativity and an analytical mindset, always balancing technical decisions with business outcomes

Adaptability & hustle: You thrive in an ever-evolving environment, where you can wear many hats, pivot quickly, and move fast without losing focus on the big picture

Team player with an edge: You bring a strong collaborative spirit to an AI-first team, but you're also ready to lead initiatives and be the go-to person for the features you own

Fluent in English: You're a smooth communicator, capable of turning technical jargon into easy-to-understand ideas for both teammates and stakeholders

Automation lover: You believe in the power of automated testing frameworks to build robust and reliable systems

Love for Learning: You love learning new domains of knowledge and technologies so that you can build better products faster. You know there is always more to learn and are always open to being wrong

Early Adopter: You have already built a few simple apps with AI tools, experimented with mcp servers and are familiar with prompt/context engineering

Nice to Have

Understanding of System Thinking

Experience with Behaviour Driven Development

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Benefits

Meal and parking allowances are covered by the company.

Full benefits and salary rank during probation.

Insurances such as Vietnamese labor law and premium health care for you and your family.

SMART goals and clear career opportunities (technical seminar, conference, and career talk) - we focus on your development.

Values-driven, international working environment, and agile culture.

Overseas travel opportunities for training and work-related.

Internal Hackathons and company events (team building, coffee run, etc.).

Pro-Rate and performance bonus.

15-day annual + 3-day sick leave per year from the company.

Work-life balance 40-hr per week from Mon to Fri.

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