Lead Software Engineer (PHP/Laravel)

Location: On-site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Jakarta, Indonesia; or Singapore

Company

hirify.global operates FundedNext, a performance-based capital platform serving partners and users across multiple countries.

What you will do

• Lead development of the affiliate and partner platform, including onboarding, tracking dashboards, payout visibility, commission statements, and campaign management tools.
• Build partner-facing experiences with PHP/Laravel and Next.js, focusing on usability, performance, scalability, and operational reliability.
• Architect attribution infrastructure, conversion processing, postback systems, deep-link tracking, and server-side tracking for cross-session reliability.
• Develop fraud detection systems and commission engines supporting CPA, revenue share, hybrid, and multi-tier partner structures.
• Build auditable payout, reconciliation, and approval workflows for financially sensitive operations.
• Own sprint planning, technical direction, engineering standards, mentoring, and collaboration with Partnerships, Finance, Product, and Operations.

Requirements

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership or squad ownership responsibilities.
• Strong expertise in PHP/Laravel, Next.js or React, and scalable backend architecture.
• Experience building affiliate platforms, attribution systems, referral engines, martech infrastructure, or partner ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of attribution tracking, conversion pipelines, commission logic, fraud prevention, and payout workflows.
• Database architecture and optimization experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL, including financial and event-driven systems.
• Mandatory hands-on experience with AI-native engineering workflows and modern AI coding agents.

Nice to have

• Experience leading technically complex customer-facing or partner-facing platforms in high-growth environments.
• Demonstrated productivity gains through agentic engineering tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an on-site technology environment across Malaysia, Indonesia, or Singapore.
• Collaborate with more than 500 colleagues across five countries.
• Use AI-assisted development, debugging, code review, and workflow automation.
• Work on systems supporting high-volume partner traffic and financially sensitive transactions.

Hiring process

• 30-minute HR interview with Talent Acquisition.
• Assessment stage followed by a 45-minute problem-solving interview.
• 60-minute Bar Raiser interview with the head of department and Talent Acquisition lead.