Head of Engineering

About Us

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its innovative SaaS platform, empowering telco operators worldwide to effortlessly launch innovative digital brands or refresh existing ones, accelerating their transformation into techcos.

Today, Circles partners with leading telco operators across multiple countries and continents, including KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), AT&T, and Telkomsel, creating blueprints for future telco and digital experiences enjoyed by millions of consumers globally.

Besides its SaaS business, Circles operates three other distinct businesses:

• Circles.Life: A wholly-owned digital lifestyle telco brand based in Singapore, Circles.Life is powered by Circles SaaS platform and pioneering go-to-market strategies. It is the digital market leader in Singapore and has won numerous awards for marketing, customer service, and innovative product offerings beyond connectivity.
• Circles Aspire: A global provider of Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) solutions. Its cloud-based Experience Cloud platform enables enterprises, service providers and developers to deliver and scale mobile, messaging, IoT, and connectivity services worldwide.
• Jetpac: Specializing in travel tech solutions, Jetpac provides seamless eSIM roaming for over 200 destinations and innovative travel lifestyle products, redefining connectivity for digital travelers. Jetpac was awarded Travel eSIM of the Year.
  
  

Circles is backed by renowned global investors, including Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia), Warburg Pincus, Founders Fund, and EDBI (the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board), with a track record of backing industry challengers.

Mission

Lead our engineering crew on a mission to reinvent how technology solves real-world problems. You'll set the technical vision, grow an exceptional team, and roll up your sleeves when needed to ship groundbreaking solutions in Python, Node.js, GoLang, and React.js.

What You'll Be Doing

• Shape and own the technical strategy, making sure it fuels our product vision and business goals.
• Build, mentor, and inspire a team of world-class engineers who love to solve big, messy problems.
• Guide architecture and tech choices so we can move fast without breaking things (too often).
• Drive delivery of projects from concept to launch, balancing speed, quality, and innovation.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Marketing, and everyone else who makes the magic happen.
• Spot and embrace emerging tech that can give us an edge.
  
  

Nurture a culture where experimentation is encouraged, learning is constant, and engineering is fun.

Why this role is awesome

• You get to shape the future of a fast-growing startup from the inside.
• You'll have the freedom to make big decisions and see them through to real impact.
• Work alongside a tight-knit, passionate team who actually love what they do.
  
  

We believe feedback is fuel expect plenty of it to help you grow as a leader.

What We're Looking For

• You've led engineering teams before and know how to balance vision with getting things done.
• You have serious technical chops in these:
  • GoLang
  • Node.js
  • React.js / React Native
  • Python
• You understand RESTful APIs, cloud infrastructure, and what it takes to scale a product.
• You are passionate about efficiency yet curious and tried playing around with AI as a tool
• You thrive in ambiguous situations, adapt quickly, and keep your team focused.
• You communicate clearly, listen well, and make others better.
• You care about building not just great products, but a great team culture.

Interested to know more about us

• LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
• Telco start-up Circles.Life snags funding from Warburg Pincus
• A deep-dive into how Circles.Life can become Singapore's unicorn
  
  

Circles is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age.

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