Tech Lead

Introduction

Poko is building a global payment solution with the mission of enabling game studios, creators, and other industry segments to accept payments across borders seamlessly, leveraging local payment methods and stable coins. Poko is a Singapore and Vietnam based startup backed by Y Combinator and top tier VCs, such as Goodwater Capital, Global Founders Capital and SOMA Capital.

We are looking for a talented tech lead who will be responsible for delivering the web app and leading the software engineer team (~3-5 engineers). This role will provide an exciting opportunity to deliver an innovative payment solution that leverages both web2 and web3 payment rails. We’re in the early stages, which means you’ll have a massive amount of ownership and opportunity to help us build the entire product. You’ll be part of the founding team to define and develop the MVP.

Our co-founding team includes the Chief Strategy and founding team member of a US$2B coin cap protocol and a former Head of Netflix marketing and growth for Southeast Asia/ Product Manager at Amazon. We are an early stage startup culture that is global, fast-moving and constantly experimenting.

Responsibilities

• Vision: Establish the company’s technical vision for payments on both web2/web3 rails and lead all aspects of the company’s technological development
• Build and Develop:

• Build and develop web features on given requirements, collaborate effectively cross functions

• Take ownership of your code, and can be relied upon throughout its lifecycle.

• Team building: You’ll help us grow the company! This ranges from interviewing/recruiting to fostering a collaborative and creative company culture.

• Management: Review codes and provide timely feedback with your team members

Requirements

• More than 5 years of experience in software development

• Speak, write and read English professionally

• Experience with managing & hiring team

• Proficiency in JS tech stacks like ReactJS, Angular, and NodeJS

• Experience CICD like Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, or similar

• Experience in AWS and other cloud services

Bonus points:

• Experience in taking lead on product development

• Early stage startup experience

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• No need to have web3 experiences, but a great opportunity and place to learn about blockchain tech stack (no rug pull attitude!)

• Attend developer-focused conferences to learn about latest tech developments in web3

• Work in a professional, proactive and international environment

• Have massive ownership and freedom and have the opportunity to work on various initiatives across engineering

Salary: Negotiable