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What they do

AirAsia started in 2001 as a low-fare airline with two planes. Its line is "Now Everyone Can Fly". It has over 20,000 staff, whom it calls Allstars, in more than 10 brands. Its parent, Capital A, holds Santan (food), Teleport (logistics), Asia Digital Engineering (aircraft maintenance), AirAsia MOVE (a travel app), and AirAsia Next.

What they value

• All For One, One For All: work and win as one team.
• Dare To Dream: have a vision, see the opportunity, and take the leap.
• Make A Difference: get things done and serve the people that others do not serve.
• Keep It Simple: break things down and cut the risk of errors.
• Be Transparent: be honest, own your mistakes, and keep a flat structure.
• Safety is #1: the company treats safety as its first responsibility.

Where they hire

Of 117 Postings, 89 are in Malaysia, most at RedQ in Sepang, Wisma Capital A, and KL Sentral. Thailand has 9, Indonesia 7, Cambodia 4, and the Philippines 2. No Posting is marked remote. No Posting mentions visa sponsorship. Two internships are for Malaysian citizens only, and one aircraft engineer role prefers Malaysians or permanent residents.

Teams and roles

The board has 117 Postings. It groups them into 20 categories.

• Digital and information technology: 31 Postings. They include software engineers, engineering managers, a Principal Engineer, a Staff Engineer, a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, data engineers, data scientists, and information security managers.
• Product: 4 Postings for product managers.
• Internships: 16 Postings, in legal, finance, tax, commercial, marketing, procurement, and operations.
• Commercial: 10 Postings in sales, partnerships, growth, and marketing.
• Aircraft engineering: 8 Postings for technicians, asset engineers, and a Licensed Aircraft Engineer.
• Finance, governance, and people: 8, 7, and 7 Postings. They cover internal audit, company secretary work, payroll, and employee relations.
• Airline operations: Postings in aviation management, ground operations, flight operations, security, and safety.
• Retail and food: 4 Postings at Santan, the food brand.

Many companies of the group hire on this one board. They include the airlines in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Cambodia, and AirAsia MOVE, AirAsia Next, Santan, Asia Digital Engineering, and BigPay.

What they look for

Most Postings ask for a degree in a related field. The technology roles often accept equivalent practical experience in its place. About a quarter of the Postings ask for good or fluent English. Some roles add a local language, such as Bahasa Malaysia or Tagalog, as an advantage.

Engineering and data Postings name Google Cloud Platform again and again. The Senior Software Engineer role asks for 5 or more years with React and Node.js, automated tests, and CI/CD pipelines. The Senior Site Reliability Engineer role asks for 5 or more years with Terraform, GitOps, and on-call work. The data roles ask for Python, SQL, and BigQuery. The Principal Engineer role asks for 10 to 18 years of backend work on distributed systems. Engineering Postings also ask people to use AI tools to write and review code, and to mentor other engineers.

Product roles ask for experience with high-traffic e-commerce sites and with Agile work. Company secretary roles ask for experience with listed companies in Malaysia. Audit roles ask for the standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Airline roles ask for knowledge of the industry. Many Postings state the hiring steps: screening, interviews, a background check, and an offer.