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title: 'Engineering Team Lead - AI Wallet at HRS'
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# Engineering Team Lead - AI Wallet at HRS

- **Company:** HRS
- **Location:** Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs/f8791f25-03a2-486f-a0e4-19a1995a8084

## Job description

## HRS AS A COMPANY

HRS reinvents how businesses Work, Stay and Pay. Counting more than 5.000 corporations and 40 % of Fortune 500 companies in our customer base, HRS has emerged to the most trusted platform of digital software solutions in business travel hospitality worldwide. The HRS platform is composed of three engines that each optimize one core building block along the corporate hospitality supply chain: Intelligent Procurement, Smart Booking and Invisible Payment. Through the integration of those engines into one large data-driven platform approach, our Lodging-as-a-Service value proposition enhances satisfaction of corporate employees and travelers, delivers the highest grade of process automation for corporate stakeholders and ensures strongest compliance end-to-end.

## BUSINESS UNIT

Enterprise Solutions is a business unit in HRS which integrates multiple solutions through the interchange of information from various business processes and related databases. Working in Enterprise Solutions means working on our core systems which enable our business processes on a daily basis. Pay2Reclaim platform is at the core of HRS’s value proposition—simplifying travel payments, automating invoicing, and transforming spend data into actionable insights. Key HRS innovations such as seamless payments, automated invoice validation, fully eligible VAT reclaim, and actionable spend data insights are all powered by the Pay2Reclaim platform. These capabilities not only drive bottom-line improvements and ensure regulatory compliance for our customers but also play a critical role in enabling HRS’s go-to-market strategy. As Pay adoption grows, it strengthens our global partner ecosystem—unlocking network effects that drive greater value and scalability across the platform. Pay2Reclaim doesn’t just support the travel experience; it powers a strategic financial layer that helps enterprises manage risk, reclaim costs, and optimize spend. As a member of the Pay2Reclaim teams, you’ll operate at the crossroads of travel and finance, helping some of the world’s leading businesses streamline complex payment flows and gain control over their global travel spend - with visibility, automation, and intelligence at every step.

## POSITION

We are looking for an Engineering Team Lead to lead a high-performing engineering team to develop an AI-agentic wallet platform, where autonomous AI agents orchestrate the end-to-end lifecycle of corporate spending through event-driven workflows, replacing manual operations and enabling real-time, compliant, and personalized experiences.

## CHALLENGE

- Lead an engineering Scrum team to design, develop and build a next-generation AI-powered wallet platform for global enterprise travel and expense management, eliminate manual processes through AI-driven orchestration and smart agents managing complex event lifecycles, with backend systems where AI Agents act as the core orchestration layer, enabling dynamic workflows and intelligent decision-making
- Proactively collborate with the Product Manager and other stakeholders at Head Quarter to ensure that the technical point of view is brought into consideration while planning and growing the products.
- Collaborate with other responsible people for the relevant products to ensure that the technical solution is optimum and best fit to the latest cloud architecture.
- Manage and support team members to become a high performing engineering team.
- Coach engineers to adopt best practices in software development lifecycle, such as Infrastructure as Code, Automated testing, Continuous Integration - Continuous Delivery/Deployment, etc.
- Coach engineers to leverage generative Al tools such as Claude Code etc., to accelerate software delivery.
- Collaborate across teams with regards to overarching technical concepts and practices
- Participate in the full development cycle: design, development, QA, experimentation, analysis, and launch. You'll be reviewing code, writing design documents, giving feedback on product specification and mocks, and generally helping out wherever is needed.

FOR THIS EXCITING MISSION YOU ARE EQUIPPED WITH

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience building software using Java and modern cloud-native architectures.
- 3+ years of technical leadership experience guiding high-performing engineering teams.
- Deep expertise in Java and Python, with a track record of delivering scalable, high‑performance backend systems.
- Strong understanding of core software engineering principles, API design patterns, and microservices architecture.
- Hands-on experience deploying and operating containerized applications at scale on Azure or AWS.
- Proven experience designing modular, secure, and resilient cloud-native systems.
- Direct experience building AI agents, workflow orchestration systems, and integrating them into backend architectures.
- Familiarity with AI-based development and testing tools.Solid understanding of payment systems, compliance frameworks, and enterprise-grade security for global deployment.
- A strong product mindset with the ability to connect technical decisions to user experience and business impact.
- Ability to operate effectively in complex environments, balancing technical excellence and usability.
- Passion for building SaaS platforms that integrate seamlessly across ecosystems and deliver measurable business outcomes.
- Excellent leadership and coaching skills, with the ability to inspire and grow engineering talent.
- Strong presentation and communication skills, with fluency in English and experience collaborating across international teams.

LOCATION, MOBILITY, INCENTIVE

- Competitive Pay: Attractive salary package with a 13th-month bonus and Reward bonus
- Hybrid Working Model: Embrace flexibility of working from both home and office that supports better work-life balance and boosts productivity
- Recognition That Matters: We celebrate your milestones with meaningful rewards and long-term commitment opportunities (after 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, etc. of service)
- Comprehensive Benefits: Private health insurance for you and family member, plus full statutory coverage (social, health, unemployment)
- Time to Recharge: 18 days of paid leave per year, including sick days
- Continuous Growth: Dedicated learning budget, access to Udemy, English classes, mentoring, and global workshop/business forum opportunities
- Support for Your Day-to-Day: Meal and parking allowances to keep life simple
- Culture That Empowers: Company trips, year-end celebrations, structured quarterly team bonding, culture activities for x-team collaboration - because strong teams drive meaningful outcomes
- Refer and Earn: Generous referral bonus for every successful hire you bring in
- Location: Anna Building, Quang Trung Software City, Trung My Tay Ward, HCMC.

## About HRS

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HRS is a global technology platform that reimagines corporate lodging and meetings management through an AI-powered end-to-end SaaS solution.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped, owned by CEO Tobias Ragge)
- **Headquarters**: Cologne, Germany
- **Founded**: 1972
- **Founders**: Founded as a regional reservation service; current CEO and owner is Tobias Ragge

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Corporate travel management (lodging and meetings), Fintech (payment solutions), Sustainability tech (Green Stay Initiative)
- **Target Customers**: B2B — Enterprise (Fortune 500), SMBs, and business travelers
- **Mission/Purpose**: "To reinvent the way business travelers can STAY, WORK and PAY" by challenging legacy structures and over-engineered ecosystems.

## Products & Services
- **[HRS Connect](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: An all-in-one booking and procurement platform for lodging (transient, groups, longstay) and meetings. It connects to GDS, non-GDS, OTA, and direct inventory, automates rate filtering, rebooking, payment, and invoicing.
- **[HRS Copilot](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: A patent-pending AI-powered assistant that provides real-time, data-driven recommendations to optimize savings, compliance, traveler satisfaction, and carbon emissions. Integrates with existing tech stacks and expense systems.
- **[HRS Green Stay](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: An ISO 14067-certified initiative that provides science-based property-level data on water, waste, and energy consumption, enabling companies to report, reduce, and remove CO₂ emissions from hotel stays. HRS is a Climate Pledge signatory.
- **[HRS Payment Solutions](https://corporate.hrs.com/)**: Automated payment and invoicing tools that include VAT reclaim, line-item invoice data, and credit card rebate optimization.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (privately held by CEO)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue not disclosed; the company serves **35% of Fortune 500 companies** [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: HRS is privately owned. It partners with 200+ solutions (TMCs, OBTs, expense and payment systems). Strategic equity investment in Itelya for integrated payment solutions.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Recognized among **Germany’s TOP 100 Most Innovative Companies** [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/about).
    - Member of the **Global Sustainable Tourism Council**.
    - **EcoVadis Bronze Medal** (top 35% globally) for sustainability management.
    - Operates in **30 markets** globally including London, Milan, Mumbai, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Our-history/?locale=en_US).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data-First Moat**: Their patented rate filter, automated rebooking, and Copilot AI generate unique, actionable data that creates lock-in with enterprise clients.
- **End-to-End Automation**: Unlike traditional TMCs, HRS offers a fully automated process from procurement to payment and reclaim, reducing manual work and delivering VAT rebates.
- **Sustainability Standard-Setting**: The Green Stay Initiative is a first-of-its-kind, science-based, ISO-certified tool that directly ties sustainability data into procurement decisions.
- **50-Year Heritage + Startup Agility**: Described as a "50-year-old start-up," they combine the stability of a mature company with the innovation culture of a tech firm.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Transformation**: Deepening the role of Copilot to move from a booking tool to a strategic decision-making assistant for travel and procurement managers.
- **Fintech Expansion**: Integrating payment and invoicing deeper into the platform to create a unified "stay, work, pay" experience (e.g., investment in Itelya).
- **Net-Zero Leadership**: Pledging net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 (a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement) and scaling the Green Stay initiative globally.
- **Platform Convergence**: Unifying lodging, meetings, and longstay under a single, seamless interface to increase adoption and spend visibility.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a "tribe of Intrapreneurs" with a focus on entrepreneurship, passion, enthusiasm, and teaming. The CEO Tobias Ragge says: "Be a missionary, work hard, have fun, and make history" [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US).
- **Diversity**: Over **850 employees** representing **57 nationalities**, with a strong emphasis on DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US).
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated as fully remote. The company operates from 30+ global markets (Cologne HQ, London, New York, San Francisco, etc.), suggesting a hybrid or in-office collaborative environment depending on role.
- **Perks & Engineering Culture**:
    - Ranked among Germany’s TOP 100 most innovative companies, indicating strong R&D and engineering investment.
    - Culture of "learning from failure and scaling through operational excellence."
    - Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI, fintech, and sustainability solutions at a global scale.
    - Young, agile environment with a 50-year history of stability.

## Sources
1. [corporate.hrs.com](https://corporate.hrs.com/) – Official corporate site (products, mission, partners)
2. [corporate.hrs.com/about](https://corporate.hrs.com/about) – About page (history, leadership, sustainability, DEI)
3. [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Culture/?locale=en_US) – Culture and careers page
4. [jobs.hrs.com](https://jobs.hrs.com/content/Our-history/?locale=en_US) – History & team success factors
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hrs) – Official careers portal (Ashby)

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