Steve Tan

Steve Tan is a Senior Engineering Manager at Ninja Van, a logistics company based in Singapore. He has over 12 years of experience in engineering management and has been with Ninja Van since July 2016. He currently oversees the Mile 0 vertical within the tech organization, where he has significantly expanded his team from a small group to six teams comprising 42 engineers.12

In his role, Steve has implemented strategies to enhance the company's technology output, including employing a team augmentation model to increase engineering capacity. This approach led to a rapid growth in team size and the successful launch of the Ninja Dash mobile app ahead of schedule. His responsibilities also include managing key product developments such as custom API integrations for major partners like Amazon and Lazada, ensuring scalability during high traffic periods.1

Prior to his current position, Steve served as an Engineering Manager at Ninja Van and held a tech lead role at Qanvast Pte Ltd. His technical expertise includes working with various technologies and frameworks such as Java, MySQL, Kafka, and Hazelcast.1