Software Engineer (Tau by Taylor’s)

Taylor’s Education Group (TEG) is one of Southeast Asia’s leading private education groups, with a diverse portfolio of higher education institutions, schools and lifelong learning businesses operating across the region.

Tau by Taylor’s and British University Vietnam (BUV) are both members of Taylor’s Education Group, enabling close collaboration across the Group to leverage shared expertise, resources and regional capabilities.

Tau by Taylor’s is the corporate learning and capability-building business of Taylor’s Education Group, created to help individuals and organisations build the skills needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world. We partner with organisations to understand their business priorities, workforce challenges and future capability needs. From leadership and professional development to emerging areas such as technology, data and artificial intelligence, we design practical learning experiences that are relevant to the workplace and focused on real-world application.

Our ambition is to go beyond traditional training. We believe meaningful learning should strengthen performance, build confidence and create lasting impact for both individuals and organisations. By combining Taylor’s established educational expertise with an agile, innovative and commercially focused approach, Tau develops learning solutions that respond to the evolving needs of businesses and their people across the region.

This position is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The successful candidate will be employed by British University Vietnam (BUV) under a Vietnamese employment contract. As a member of Taylor’s Education Group, BUV supports selected regional initiatives across the Group by employing locally based professionals who contribute to regional businesses and projects.

In this role, the successful candidate will be assigned to support Tau by Taylor’s regional business while remaining an employee of BUV throughout the assignment. BUV will remain the legal employer and will be responsible for all employment matters, including the employment contract, payroll, statutory benefits, leave administration and compliance with Vietnamese labour regulations.

Operationally, the role will work as part of Tau by Taylor’s regional team and collaborate closely with colleagues, clients and stakeholders across Taylor’s Education Group. Day-to-day work priorities and business objectives will be directed by Tau’s leadership team, while employment-related matters will continue to be managed by BUV.

This arrangement reflects the collaborative operating model within Taylor’s Education Group and provides employees with the opportunity to contribute to regional initiatives while benefiting from local employment and HR support in Vietnam.

We are building a new B2B corporate learning and development platform and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build it from the ground up.

As one of our founding engineers, you will play a key role in shaping both the product and the engineering culture. You’ll work across the full stack to design, build, and ship features that directly impact enterprise clients and thousands of learners.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll collaborate closely with Product, Learning, and Design to turn ideas into a scalable, secure, and delightful product.

Our technology stack includes TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and modern cloud infrastructure. More importantly, we’re looking for someone who enjoys solving real problems, writing clean software, and continuously improving how we build products.

We are a team that genuinely cares about learning, about each other, and about delivering meaningful outcomes for our clients. If that resonates with you, we’d love to meet you.

Build great product

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality features across both frontend and backend systems.
• Build responsive and intuitive user experiences using React.
• Develop scalable and secure backend services and APIs using TypeScript, integrating with PostgreSQL and other platform services.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code that is easy for others to understand and extend.
• Participate throughout the software development lifecycle from discovery and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.

Deliver products that matter

• Work closely with Product, Learning, and Design teams to understand customer problems and turn requirements into working products.
• Contribute ideas during product discovery, helping shape solutions rather than simply implementing specifications.
• Take ownership of features from concept through production, ensuring quality, reliability, and performance.
• Help continuously improve the learner and administrator experience by focusing on usability, accessibility, and performance.

Technical excellence

• Contribute to architectural discussions and help evolve the platform as it grows.
• Review code thoughtfully and provide constructive feedback to teammates.
• Identify technical debt and proactively improve code quality, maintainability, and developer experience.
• Help establish engineering best practices around testing, documentation, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability.
• Stay curious about emerging technologies and evaluate new tools where they provide real value.

Collaboration and team

• Work as part of a collaborative, supportive engineering team where knowledge sharing is encouraged.
• Partner closely with designers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Contribute to building a positive engineering culture where people feel safe to learn, experiment, and continuously improve.

Our culture

We are early-stage, which means there is no established playbook – but there is a clear set of values that defines how we work.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys building products, solving meaningful problems, and helping shape the company from the very beginning.

1. Passionate about people and learning
   We are in the business of human growth. That starts internally, where we invest in each other’s development the same way we invest in our clients.
2. Growth mindset
   We embrace feedback, stay curious, and see setbacks as part of the process. We expect the same from our team members.
3. Driven by continuous improvement
   We do not ship and move on. We measure, reflect, and raise the bar on the platform, on our processes, and on ourselves.
4. Client and learner success first
   The measure of our technology is the impact it has on real people. We stay close to that and let it guide our priorities.

What we’re looking for

Essential

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building modern web applications.
• Strong experience with TypeScript and JavaScript.
• Strong experience building applications using React.
• Experience building scalable backend services using Node.js and RESTful APIs.
• Experience designing and working with PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience working with Git and modern CI/CD workflows.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment with evolving priorities.

Desirable      

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
• Experience with Docker and containerised deployments.
• Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Experience with modern testing frameworks and automated deployment pipelines.
• Experience within EdTech, HR Tech, or enterprise SaaS products.
• Interest in AI-assisted software development and developer tooling.
• Previous experience at an early-stage startup or as a founding engineer.

Knowledge

• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, including testing, code quality, version control, and debugging.
• Knowledge of authentication technologies such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and SSO.

Skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with others.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to work closely with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Attributes and disposition

You will thrive here if you

• Are energised by working in a space where the product genuinely improves how people learn and develop.
• Lead with humility where you are willing to ask for help, share what you do not know, and celebrate others’ contributions.
• Actively seek feedback and create space for honest conversations, even when they are uncomfortable.
• Care about the craft of building great products, and care just as much about what enables the people to use it.

• Reports to the President of Tau