Job Description

Who we are

Intrepid Asia is a leading e-commerce and Digital Solutions Provider in Southeast Asia. We offer end-to-end omni-channel ecommerce management, Livestreaming, Video production & Affiliate Management for Social Commerce, plus full funnel Digital Marketing Services and advanced Market Intelligence, all powered by state of the art in-house technology to our client base of leading international brands across all key marketplaces and social platforms in all 6 SEA countries. Brands love our regional presence, our excellent data-driven and growth-focused services, which are enabled by the strongest team in the industry, and our advanced marketing and tech capabilities.

We are growing rapidly and as the exclusive partner of Flywheel in SEA, we offer many exciting opportunities to work with leading brands across multiple categories and key industry players. By joining us, you will work on the cutting edge of digital and social commerce in SEA, and experience what it takes to drive a successful e-commerce business end-to-end.

The team you will be part of

Our Tech Team is the engine behind our digital capabilities — designing and building the platforms, tools, and systems that power our services across the eCommerce ecosystem. From automation to optimization to data integration, the team turns complex challenges into seamless solutions, enabling scale, speed, and smarter decision-making. With innovation at its core, Tech drives the digital backbone of our business and empowers every function to perform at its best.

The team operates across multiple product domains — MarTech, Data-as-a-Service, and Social Commerce — each with its own suite of internal tools and external-facing applications. All products are built on a common shared infrastructure and benefit from a collaborative engineering culture where knowledge-sharing, code standards, and continuous learning are central to how we work.

The part you will play

As a Software Engineer, you will build the AI-powered tools that help brands and marketers operate their social commerce businesses more effectively — from understanding performance data to creating content at scale.

You will work on two major product areas:

Social Commerce Intelligence Platform

A performance management app for brands to track affiliate programs, creator partnerships, and livestream commerce operations. Features include creator GMV and commission dashboards, live traffic and conversion analytics, content ROI tracking, and self-serve reporting — all integrated with embedded Apache Superset dashboards and a custom dashboard builder on top of Cube.

AI Video Automation Platform

An end-to-end AI creative production platform — built for social commerce video (TikTok, Reels, Shopee Live, affiliate). Takes a product brief and images as input; generates scripts, storyboards, model/background images, per-scene video clips, voiceover, and subtitles — with a Review Mode (step-by-step human approval) and a Turbo Mode (fully automated one-click pipeline). All AI model choices and prompt templates are user-configurable without developer involvement.

Depending on your strengths, you will work on the Backend (Golang/Python microservices, RabbitMQ workers, AI integrations, JWT middleware) or the Frontend (Vue.js 3, Superset embed, self-serve dashboard builder, video/image review UIs, real-time pipeline status).

As a Software Engineer, you will take charge of

Backend Track — Golang

• Build Golang microservices and RabbitMQ consumer workers for AI-driven product features: content pipelines, media generation queues, data processing jobs, and analytics data retrieval.
• Implement JWT middleware: validate AWS Cognito tokens, call ShareFoundation APIs to fetch user ACL and subscription entitlements, and inject tenant context into the request lifecycle.
• Build REST and gRPC APIs consumed by Vue.js frontends; WebSocket endpoints for real-time AI job progress, stage status, and approval prompts.
• Implement RabbitMQ workers for async AI generation (LLM, image gen, video gen, TTS) — with retry, exponential backoff, dead-letter handling, and progress event publishing.
• Integrate AI model adapters: OpenAI/Gemini/Claude (LLM), Runway/Kling/Veo/Flux (image/video), ElevenLabs/Whisper (TTS/ASR) through pluggable interfaces.
• Query Cube API from backend services to serve pre-aggregated analytics metrics and dimension breakdowns to frontend apps.
• Design MySQL schemas and migrations; Redis caching patterns; S3 asset storage integration.
• Write unit and integration tests (TDD mindset); participate in code reviews and system design sessions.
• Actively use AI-assisted development tools (Windsurf, Cursor, Claude Code) to improve coding speed, test coverage, and code quality.

Frontend Track — Vue.js

• Build Vue.js 3 + Vite + TypeScript web apps: affiliate/creator performance dashboards, AI pipeline wizards, asset libraries, config/prompt editors, and AI output review and approval interfaces.
• Implement ShareFoundation SSO: AWS Cognito OAuth2 login flow (redirect, token storage, silent refresh, logout), permission-based route guards and feature gating based on ACL from ShareFoundation API.
• Integrate Apache Superset embed: load dashboards via secure guest token from backend, handle token refresh, scope per tenant, use Superset JS SDK for filter and cross-filter interaction.
• Build self-serve custom dashboard builder: drag-and-drop widget canvas, metric and dimension selector from Cube API, configurable chart types (line, bar, table, KPI card), saved views, and sharing.
• Build AI pipeline UIs: scene-by-scene storyboard view, model/background image grid (select/swap/approve), clip playback and side-by-side comparison, subtitle editor, voiceover preview.
• Implement real-time UIs via WebSocket/SSE: job progress bars, stage status, HiL approval modals, per-stage error recovery — without full-page reload.
• Build Config & Prompt Editor: allow non-technical users to manage AI model parameters and prompt templates — zero developer changes needed.
• Actively use AI-assisted development tools to speed up component building, testing, and debugging.

Requirements

What we are looking for — the ideal profile

Backend — Must Have

• 4+ years of backend engineering in a production environment.
• Golang/Python: Strong fundamentals — error handling, goroutines, channels, context, idiomatic patterns.
• Auth / JWT: Understands JWT validation, token claims parsing, and SSO API integration in backend middleware — as a consumer, not a builder of IAM.
• APIs: REST API design; familiarity with at least one of gRPC, WebSocket, or message queue patterns.
• Databases: MySQL — query writing, indexing, schema migrations.
• AI in development: Actively uses AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor, or similar) to write, test, and review code faster.
• TDD mindset; Docker and basic CI/CD knowledge.

Backend — Nice to Have

• RabbitMQ in production: exchanges, routing keys, consumer groups, dead-letter handling.
• Cube.js or similar: metric queries, pre-aggregation, REST/GraphQL API consumption.
• BigQuery or StarRocks: analytical SQL, partitioned table patterns.
• LLM/AI API integration: OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Replicate, or similar.
• Kubernetes and cloud platforms (GCP or AWS). FFmpeg or media/video processing.
• Domain — plus: Social commerce, affiliate/creator marketing, livestream analytics, or e-commerce intelligence.

Frontend — Must Have

• 2+ years of frontend development; Vue.js 2 or 3 in a production product.
• Vue.js: Composition API, Pinia state management, Vue Router, reactive data patterns.
• Auth / SSO: OAuth2/OIDC in a SPA — Cognito redirect flow, token storage, silent refresh, permission-based routing and feature gating.
• Video/image in browser: HTML5 Video API, Canvas API, file upload/blob/stream handling, media preloading.
• AI in development: Actively uses AI coding tools to write, test, and iterate on UI components faster.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript; CSS/SCSS: responsive layout, cross-browser, component styling.

Frontend — Nice to Have

• Apache Superset embed: guest token flow, embed URL, Superset JS SDK, iframe communication.
• Dashboard/charting libraries: ECharts, Chart.js, Apache ECharts, or Recharts.
• Drag-and-drop widget canvas: Vue Draggable, GridStack, or similar.
• WebSocket/SSE real-time UI patterns; optimistic updates; video player libraries (Video.js, Plyr).
• Domain — plus: Marketing analytics dashboards, social commerce, AI creative tooling, or e-commerce BI.

Soft Skills — Both Tracks

• Clear communicator: explains technical decisions in plain language to teammates and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative: works well across engineering, product, and business teams; raises concerns early and constructively.
• Self-driven and curious: takes ownership of tasks end-to-end, asks good questions, and learns quickly in a fast-moving environment.
• AI-forward mindset: embraces AI-assisted tools as a multiplier for personal and team productivity.

Domain curiosity — plus: Genuine interest in social commerce, affiliate marketing, livestream commerce, or short-form video content creation.

Benefits

In return, you will be getting

• We are building 'the operating system for digital commerce in South East Asia' — covering all key platforms, working with leading international brands, with a breadth and depth of functionalities (Middleware, OMS, Inventory Management, Store Ops, CX, MarTech, Data & Analytics) that few in the industry can match.
• You get the chance to work on exciting AI-powered SaaS projects and sophisticated features that will make a big impact in the industry, on a top-notch scalable infrastructure.
• Our Tech team has been around since 2017, so you will join a well-oiled and stable team of rockstar experts where processes are well established and enterprise-grade. At the same time, our organisation is non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and collaborative — you get the best of both worlds.
• Tech is a strategic pillar for Intrepid, so you will feel the love and recognition for your work, and you will partner closely with business stakeholders who provide real-world feedback that takes our tech stack to the next level.

We also offer

Best of Both Worlds

We are a scale-up: the sophistication of a small multinational, with the agility of a start-up. This means you get to work on cutting-edge projects, and besides your standard job description, we love to see you show entrepreneurial initiative and want to see your take on how you can take your role and our company to the next level. Good ideas get implemented. You are the master of your own destiny.

Culture that Brings Out the Best

At Intrepid, culture is not just a buzzword — it is what we practice at work every day. We believe in collaboration over competition, transparency over politics, and willingness to learn over ego. You will be part of a team where people genuinely support one another, celebrate wins together, and face challenges head-on as one. We put our all into the work, but we balance it with fun, whether that is through team lunches, after-work hangouts, events or shared laughter in the office. This is a place where you can thrive professionally while having a great time.

Grow Without Limits

Learning at Intrepid is constant and dynamic. You will have access to formal training through face-to-face sessions, coaching, and our very own Intrepid Academy. On top of that, real-world experience such as leading clients, working with advanced tech, and mastering best-in-class processes will accelerate your growth every step of the way. Surrounded by a talented team that raises the bar daily, in a rapidly growing and ever-expanding business, the opportunities for your development are endless.

Rewarding You Right

We believe great work deserves great rewards at Intrepid. That's why we offer competitive compensation and generous benefits, including comprehensive insurance and ample leave, to support you both in and out of the workplace. We want you to feel valued, cared for, and empowered to bring your best self to work every day.

Note: We will not be accepting any unsolicited resumes or CVs from headhunting or recruitment agencies at this point. Any CVs or profiles shared with us will not be entertained, and in the event of dispute, Intrepid will not be liable for any material compensation to third parties.

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