Hybrid Technical Lead – System Design, Architecture

at Siam Makro Public Company Limited

• Job title: Technical Lead – System Design, Architecture
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Docker, ERP, Google Cloud Platform, Kafka, Kubernetes, Microservices, NoSQL, RabbitMQ, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bang Kapi District, Thailand

About the role

• Technical Lead overseeing system design and architecture for StoreOps platforms. Defining technical standards and leading integrations within distribution systems at Makro PRO in Thailand.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end system architecture for **StoreOps platforms (POS, inventory, supply chain, store reporting).**
• Define microservices, event-driven, or monolithic architectures as appropriate.
• Design high-availability, fault-tolerant, and scalable systems.
• Create **API standards, integration patterns, and data flow architecture.**
• Establish cloud architecture **(AWS/Azure/GCP) **and infrastructure patterns.
• Provide technical direction to backend and frontend engineers.
• Conduct architecture reviews and design approvals.
• Define **coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps best practices.**
• Drive **performance optimization and system hardening.**
• Lead integrations with **ERP, eCommerce, CRM, payment gateways, WMS, and third-party vendors.**
• Define **security models (RBAC, authentication, encryption, compliance).**
• Ensure alignment with enterprise IT standards and governance.
• Identify technical risks and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure observability **(logging, monitoring, tracing).**
• Drive disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Requirements

• 8+ years in software engineering, 3+ years in architecture or tech lead role.
• Strong experience in distributed systems and **cloud-native architecture.**
• Expertise in **REST APIs, event-driven systems, message brokers (Kafka/RabbitMQ).**
• Database design **(SQL/NoSQL) **and performance tuning.
• Experience in retail/store systems is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of **DevOps, CI/CD, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).**
• **Key Deliverables**
• System architecture documentation.
• API and integration standards.
• Technical roadmap.
• Code quality and architecture governance

Benefits

• **Health Insurance **– At Makro PRO, we care about your health! Group insurance from a top insurance company is included in your benefits—OPD, IPD, Emergency OPD
• **Provident Fund **– Makro PRO cares about your long-term plan! We offer 3% provident fund.
• **Year-end bonus **– We include variable and performance bonus for our employees.
• **Gym Facilities **– Our Head office has a fitness center, yoga room, and recreational space. Enjoy Bangkok scenery and work your body!
• **Attractive Vacations days **– Enjoy our attractive annual leave. Let’s say the minimum is 16 days!
• **No overtime **– We work 5 days a week with. We set our own goals and deadlines.
• **Free car parking space** – No more stress or extra cost if you drive to work. We offer free parking space for our employees.
• Best Culture
• Clear focus.
• Diverse Workplace (Our members are from around the world!)
• Thai and Non-Thai are both welcome!
• Non-hierarchical and agile environment
• Growth opportunity and career path