Staff Engineer - MOVE Tix
AirAsiaKuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Posted November 7, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
It all starts here. 23 years ago, a dream took flight - shaping and forever changing the travel industry in Asia. The idea was simple: Make flying affordable for everyone. We made that dream happen. We started an airline in 2001. Today, we’ve evolved to become something much bigger. We’re now a world-class brand, a leading Asean airline, a digital travel and lifestyle platform; and we’re not stopping. If you’re passionate about connecting people and transforming lives, we want you onboard. When it comes to your career, your Allstar journey will be an adventure. Find your dream career destination with us.
Job Description
We are seeking a hands-on Staff Engineer to drive technical excellence and own the technology roadmap for key OTA services. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and operating highly available, scalable systems, mentoring developers, and collaborating closely with engineering leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 8-14 years of backend development experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior architect role.
- Strong experience in building backend services (Java, Spring Boot, or Nodejs) and experience with full stack is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of relational (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Redis, MongoDB) databases.
- Working knowledge of frontend ecosystems (Native, React, React Native, Flutter) to ensure seamless backend–UI integration.
- Strong expertise with authentication protocols (OAuth2, OIDC) and event systems (Kafka, GCP PubSub).
- Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and cloud-native API gateway architectures.
- Hands-on with observability tooling: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, ELK, or similar.
- Excellent debugging skills and the ability to diagnose complex distributed system issues.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow engineering teams.
- Experience working with e-commerce and travel domain is a plus.
- Startup experience is strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Career-development opportunities