--- title: 'Engineering Manager at Affinidi' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-manager-affinidi-singapore-m4gyh2r9mpmh' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Engineering Manager at Affinidi - **Company:** Affinidi - **Location:** Singapore - **Posted:** 2026-08-26 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/affinidi/jobs/7977848003 ## Job description ## About the Company Affinidi is a technology company dedicated to changing data ownership for good. We empower businesses and individuals with control and ownership of their data, with a comprehensive approach to managing their holistic identity – accounting for all aspects of their digital footprint while ensuring privacy and security. Affinidi’s technology enables users to benefit from decentralised digital identity solutions. We believe that everyone has the right to own and control their data, and we are committed to creating a trusted digital credentials ecosystem that empowers businesses and individuals to securely exchange data and services across borders and industries. About the role: We are in search of a self-motivated, solution-oriented and experienced Engineering Manager to join our Affinidi Elements team. In this role, you will work with global peers on teams dedicated to areas of the product portfolio, from the product, design, infrastructure, architecture, and back/front-end engineering teams. You will be responsible for leading continued enhancement and development of a multi-component platform, where your expert skills in designing, architecting, and building quality systems will intersect with your leadership skills of building high performing team culture and growing your team members. Our work culture at Affinidi is shaped by the following tenets: - We are unapologetically customer-focused - We invest in cultures and teams to enable high performance - We embrace experimentation and build fast - We have the courage to be misunderstood - We work together to unlock data What’s in it for you: - Lead the engineering team to develop features and improvements to the Affinidi Elements product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way, primarily using Typescript with NodeJs and React. - Analyze and interpret highly complex problems and convert them into actionable tasks for the team. - Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders (e.g. UX) to maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment. - Collaborate in building the product and technology roadmap with peers, product managers, designers, and stakeholders. - Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance. - Guide the team in solving technical problems with large scope and complexity. - Guide the team in crafting code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale systems environment. Maintain and advocate for these standards through best practices within the team and department. - Own delivery of significantly complex features and improvements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and peers on larger projects. - Lead by example and constantly coach and mentor engineers in achieving the next level of career and professional growth. - Lead and create a diverse, dynamic, collaborative, transparent culture where everyone's ideas and opinions are equally valued. You will be a great match if you: - Have experience with a proven track record of leading engineering teams delivering production-quality products in fast-paced, global environments. - Possess strong leadership skills in setting vision, fostering autonomy, mentoring, and driving collaboration across global, fast-paced environments. - Have strong experience leading teams to deliver production-quality products according to industry standards, combined with excellent technical writing skills and the ability to guide the development and deployment of complex systems into production. - Are a hands-on technical leader with strong coding skills and a pragmatic approach—able to balance direct contribution with strategic delegation. - Deep experience in diagnosing and preventing performance and optimization issues, and passionate about scaling knowledge through mentorship. - Champion clean architecture, CI/CD, testing best practices, and coding standards. - Bring a solid background in cloud-native environments (AWS serverless preferred), microservices, and event-driven architectures. - Proficient in design patterns and architectural documentation (C4 Model, ADRs). - Have experience in building developer tools such as CLIs, SDKs, and developer portals, ensuring seamless developer workflows. - Possess extensive experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and React; Familiarity with other languages like Rust, Dart, or Go is a plus. - Are hands-on with REST APIs, Test-Driven Development, and committed to privacy by design, security, high-performance systems, and inclusive communication. What can you expect from us: - Hybrid working model - Flexible working hours - Unlimited vacation policy - Competitive compensation package - Work within international environment - Learning Budget - Mobile Allowance - Home Office Allowance - Urban Sport Membership Sounds like you? Apply now! ## #LI-DS1 ## Equal Opportunity We believe in hiring different and diverse talent and providing a safe space where everyone can share their views without fear, where differences are celebrated, and where no one is left out. Inclusive cultures are the foundation for collaboration and innovation within our team. Privacy Notice By applying for this position, you confirm that you have read and understood [Affinidi’s Candidate Privacy Policy](https://www.affinidi.com/assets/Candidate_Privacy_Policy-Bh-PGpoS.pdf), and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data for recruitment purposes, as described in the [policy](https://www.affinidi.com/assets/Candidate_Privacy_Policy-Bh-PGpoS.pdf). ## About Affinidi ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Affinidi builds the internet’s missing trust layer by providing privacy-first, consent-based infrastructure for identity, verifiable credentials, and secure AI agent interactions. - **Entity Type**: Private (Temasek-backed) - **Headquarters**: Singapore (with offices in Bangalore, India and Berlin, Germany) - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Founded by Temasek Holdings (sovereign investment company); leadership includes CEO Glenn Gore, CTO Jin Tan, CFO Brian Kim, and CHRO Nupur Sadiwala. ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Decentralized identity and trust infrastructure; operates at the intersection of security, identity, and privacy. - **Target customers**: **B2B** – enterprises, high‑trust industries (healthcare, employment, finance), developers building verifiable credential solutions, and organisations requiring interoperable trust ecosystems for AI agents. - **Mission/purpose**: To create a world where individuals, businesses, and AI agents interact within interoperable trust ecosystems, with digital interactions built on verifiable, consent‑based foundations and data ownership remaining in the hands of individuals. ## Products & Services - **Affinidi Elements**: A verifiable credentials platform that allows issuing, verifying, and managing W3C Verifiable Credentials using OID4VCI and OID4VP standards. Includes schema builder, multi‑wallet support, and domain verification. - **Affinidi Forge**: Developer tools and SDKs (multi‑language – TypeScript, Python, PHP, Java) along with CLI tools, API reference, code samples, and a developer portal for building trust solutions. - **Affinidi Trust Fabric**: Trust network and registries that enable governance frameworks, entity management, and runtime trust queries via TRQP endpoints. Supports HTTP and DIDComm protocols. - **Affinidi Radix**: (Product referenced on website, further details not publicly detailed) – appears to be part of the trust infrastructure suite. - **Agent Gateway (within Trust Fabric)**: An identity‑first gateway for agentic AI, providing cross‑boundary DIDComm v2.1 tunnels, end‑to‑end observability, and policy enforcement (supports protocols MCP, A2A, UCP, AP2, x402). Gives AI agents an identity at birth. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (the company is privately held by Temasek). - **Key Metric**: **Total Funding** – Not known beyond initial backing by Temasek; the company states it is “well‑capitalized” with a “multi‑year runway” and “no fundraising pressure”. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Temasek Holdings is the sole known backer. Board includes senior Temasek executives (e.g., Wong Heng Tew, Chia Song Hwee, and the CEO of Temasek Global Investments). - **Growth Signals**: 100+ employees across 25+ nationalities; average tenure of 3+ years; active hiring across engineering, product, and go‑to‑market roles (22 open roles as of the latest greenhouse board); active contributor to W3C, DIF, and other open standards; ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 Type II compliant, GDPR and Singapore PDPA compliant. ## Competitive Advantages - **Open‑standards driven**: Builds on W3C, DIF, and other open standards, ensuring interoperability and avoiding vendor lock‑in; active contributor to the global standards community. - **Privacy‑first architecture**: Selective disclosure, consent management, and cryptographic verification protect user data; compliance with GDPR, PDPA, ISO 27001, and SOC 2. - **Developer‑first approach**: Multi‑language SDKs, comprehensive documentation, CLI tools, a developer portal, and a supportive community – built by developers for developers. - **Enterprise‑grade security**: Certified management system for information security (ISO 27001), best‑in‑class encryption, and tamper‑evident credential storage. - **Strong backing and stability**: Temasek‑backed with a long runway, enabling startup speed without the distraction of fundraising. ## Strategic Focus - **Building the Internet of Trust**: Focus on creating interoperable trust ecosystems that connect individuals, businesses, and AI agents through consent‑first infrastructure. - **Enabling AI agent identity and trust**: With the Agent Gateway and Trust Fabric, the company is positioning itself at the forefront of secure, identity‑based interactions for autonomous AI agents. - **Open‑source and community development**: Continued contribution to open standards and sharing of SDKs and design systems to compound industry‑wide impact. - **Horizontal sector expansion**: Targeting high‑trust industries such as healthcare, employment credentials, and workforce onboarding to reduce verification costs and increase user control. ## Why Work Here - **Well‑capitalised stability**: Temasek backing provides multi‑year runway, eliminating fundraising pressure and pivot risk. - **Flexibility**: Offices in Singapore, Berlin, Bangalore, and support for fully remote work; async‑first culture with flexible hours, measured by outcomes. - **Autonomy and impact**: Engineers get production access in week one; architecture decisions made through open proposals regardless of seniority; small cross‑functional squads with real decision‑making authority. - **Learning and growth**: Annual learning budget, mentorship from founding leaders, and open‑source work that stays with you. - **Inclusive culture**: 25+ nationalities, equal opportunity employer, flexible leave (min 20 days in Singapore/India, 25 days in Europe), cross‑office visits encouraged (three‑year milestone unlocks a week at another location). - **No AI screening**: Recruiters read every application personally; no keyword filters. - **Meaningful mission**: Work on solving fundamental internet trust challenges with real ownership and direct founder access. ## Sources 1. [affinidi.com/about](https://www.affinidi.com/about/) – About Us, vision, leadership, board, compliance 2. [affinidi.com](https://www.affinidi.com/) – Product descriptions, trust principles, industries 3. [affinidi.com/careers](https://www.affinidi.com/careers/) – Why join, culture, hiring process, FAQ 4. [boards.greenhouse.io/affinidi](https://boards.greenhouse.io/affinidi) – Open roles, locations, list of 22 jobs 5. 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