Principal Software Engineer, Back End (AI-powered Data Querying) (Bangkok based, Relocation provided)

About the role

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to drive innovation across our AI-powered data experience and platform infrastructure.

This role combines leading the development of AI-powered data querying — enabling users to ask business questions in natural language and receive actionable insights — while shaping the evolution of our data quality tools, and analytical engines such as StarRocks.

This position is based in Bangkok, Thailand. (Relocation support is provided)

What you'll Get to Do

• Lead the development of AI-powered data querying solutions, enabling users to ask business questions in natural language and receive actionable insights.
• Architect and develop scalable data quality tools and frameworks to ensure reliable and trustworthy data.
• Act as a hands-on technical leader, tackling complex challenges across AI query engines, data quality systems, and analytical engines.
• Collaborate with TPMs and stakeholders to define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for AI-driven querying, query engines, and data quality tools.
• Mentor engineers and raise standards across data quality & governance tools, query engines, and the broader data platform.

What you'll Need to Succeed

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or related fields
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• SQL and large-scale data systems
• Modern analytical databases / data warehouses (e.g., StarRocks, Snowflake, BigQuery, ClickHouse)
• Backend development (e.g., Python, Java, Scala or similar)
• Experience building or working with:
• AI/LLM-based applications (e.g., text-to-SQL, conversational interfaces, cursor, copilots)
• Data platforms or analytical infrastructure at scale
• Strong understanding of data modeling, query execution, and performance optimization
• Proven ability to lead cross-team, high-impact technical initiatives
• Ability to navigate between deep hands-on work and strategic technical leadership
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Great if you have

• Experience with text-to-SQL systems or AI-driven data interfaces
• Experience implementing or scaling analytical engines such as StarRocks
• Background in data observability, quality, or governance frameworks
• Experience with tools like dbt, Airflow, Spark, or similar