# Senior Software Engineer (Data Systems)

> Qode · Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-06-04

**Workplace:** hybrid

## Description

**Senior Software Engineer - Data Systems**

**Location:** Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

**Workplace Type:** Hybrid

  

**About the Role**

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer specializing in Data Systems to join the foundational R&D team in Ho Chi Minh City. This pivotal role involves designing and implementing large-scale distributed backend systems, sophisticated graph-based data models, and high-throughput data pipelines that are critical to our client's cutting-edge SaaS cybersecurity and Agentic AI platforms.

  

**Key Responsibilities**

-   Design, develop, and maintain robust, large-scale distributed backend systems and intricate graph-based data models.
-   Build and optimize high-throughput, low-latency data ingestion and processing pipelines utilizing Python and Go.
-   Take full ownership of critical features, managing them from initial technical design and architecture through to successful production deployment and ongoing operation.
-   Collaborate closely with product management and security research teams to conceptualize and deliver new, scalable capabilities that address complex security challenges.
-   Proactively identify potential production risks and implement resilient, observable solutions to prevent customer-impacting issues.
-   Engage in collaborative engineering practices, including thorough design reviews, rigorous code reviews, and constructive technical discussions to elevate team knowledge and code quality.
-   Contribute to the development and maintenance of AI-ready data infrastructure, such as knowledge graphs, RAG pipelines, feature stores, or vector indexes.
-   Ensure the reliability, observability, and performance of AI-driven systems.

  

**Required Skills & Qualifications**

-   7+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience in backend systems.
-   Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go.
-   Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in production, including replication, partitioning, backpressure, and idempotency.
-   Experience with graph data and graph databases such as Neo4j, JanusGraph, Neptune, TigerGraph, or similar tools.
-   Strong understanding of storage and streaming systems, including PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases, S3, Kafka, and Redis.
-   Experience designing APIs and backend services for high-traffic, multi-tenant workloads.
-   Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
-   Strong communication skills, including the ability to contribute to design discussions and write clear technical documents.

_Nice to Have_

-   Experience building cybersecurity products.
-   Background in graph-based analytics, knowledge graphs, or relationship-driven risk modeling.
-   Exposure to query engines, query optimization, or traversal and query layers.
-   Experience with observability or real-time stream processing tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Flink, or Spark Streaming.
-   Contributions to open-source distributed systems or graph-related projects.

_AI-Native Engineering Expectations_

As part of an AI-forward engineering environment, senior engineers are expected to use AI tools thoughtfully and contribute to AI-ready systems. You should be comfortable with:

-   Using AI-powered developer tools and critically evaluating AI-generated outputs.
-   Core AI/ML concepts such as LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval, inference, and evaluation.
-   Building AI-ready data infrastructure such as knowledge graphs, RAG pipelines, feature stores, or vector indexes.
-   Supporting reliability, observability, and performance in AI-driven systems.

**Why You’ll Enjoy Working With This Team**

-   Attractive salary range and we are open to negotiate if you're a strong fit
-   Flexible hours, async teamwork, 15 days of paid annual leave alongside all official public holidays
-   Work equipment support
-   Receive statutory insurance (BHXH, BHYT, BHTN) starting from your first day of work.
-   Allowance for Certification & Skill Development
-   Year-end bonus & performance-based rewards
-   Career growth with personal coaching sessions
-   Open, collaborative team culture - no micromanagement, only trust
-   Tools & AI-powered workflows that make remote work easier
-   Join the founding engineering team of a growing Vietnam R&D hub with strong long-term investment.
-   Own meaningful product features from design to production and contribute to engineering standards from an early stage.
-   Collaborate closely with experienced global engineering and security research teams.

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