Objectives
About Total Marketing Elite 2026 - PMAX T.O.M.E: a program built to find true talent and develop them into PMAX's next generation of leaders, and the largest Trainee program we have ever run. We are looking for high-potential young talent across 7 tracks: Management Trainee, Media, Strategy, Influencer Management, Creative, Account, and Tech. This role is part of the PMAX Total Marketing Elite program, seeking talent for the Engineering & Data Trainee position.
This is where you experience the very best of Total Marketing: Learn for real - start with the Total Performance Marketing foundation, then go deep into your own specialization Own for real - work directly on real clients, real budgets, real deadlines; reviewed against clear milestones Absorb real-world expertise from industry-leading experts - you'll learn directly from the sharpest minds in the Marketing industry
Job Description
ABOUT THE PROGRAM:
What awaits you on this journey?
Learn from experienced professionals working at one of the leading Digital Agencies in the APAC region.
Develop your potential through a fast-track career path, with opportunities to take ownership, build expertise, and grow into future marketing leaders.
Work on real client projects across multiple industries, gaining hands-on experience in
digital marketing while building practical skills that matter in the industry.
What You'll Do
Phase 1 - Foundations (3 months)
Learn PMAX's platform stack and how our engineering teams work.
Get engineering discipline into your bones: Git workflow, code review, testing standards, CI/CD hygiene.
Build working SQL literacy and understand data flow through the platform.
Ship small features into real internal codebases, each reviewed end-to-end by a senior engineer.
Sit in on a live incident to see what production reality looks like.
Phase 2 - Real work with mentorship (2.5 months)
Grow into your specialization - as a Software, Data, or DevOps Engineer - with hands-on ownership under senior guidance.
Ship production code, pipelines, or infrastructure improvements every sprint.
Take on components internal teams and clients depend on.
Phase 3 - Graduation
Complete a graduation project that demonstrates you can operate independently at the Junior level.
Present your work to the team and stakeholders.
Promotion review to Junior
Software Engineer / Data Engineer / DevOps Engineer.
The TIA (Training Investment Agreement) is signed at the trainee level but becomes effective for 12 months starting from the official contract commencement date.
What You'll Learn
Code discipline - testing, Git hygiene, code review as a two-way practice.
System design foundations - how services, APIs, data, and infrastructure fit together.
SQL and data flow - how the semantic layer works and why it matters.
The PMAX platform - how agency operations, client relationships, AI agents, and internal tools are all software problems underneath.
Deployment and reliability - CI/CD, monitoring, on-call thinking, incident response.
AI-native engineering - using Claude Code and other AI-assisted development tools with discipline on verification, security, and correctness
Recruitment Process
Please join the Zalo group to stay updated on the program information and receive detailed guidance about the recruitment process: PMAX - TRAINEE PROGRAM 2026
Phase 1: Application & Entrance Test
Phase 2: 1st Interview with Functional Manager
Phase 3: 2nd Interview with Head of Department
Phase 4: Offer
The test will be sent to applicants within approximately 24 hours after submitting the application. Please make sure to check your email regularly.
Candidates will have 3 days from the time of receiving the test to complete it. The test duration is 45 minutes.
Job Requirements
Must-have
4th-year student or recent graduate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related (strong non-CS majors welcome if aptitude + coding floor pass).
Strong logical reasoning and structured problem-solving.
At least one non-trivial personal or class project you can walk through end-to-end (any language; Python or JavaScript preferred).
Comfortable with Git, command line, and reading unfamiliar codebases.
Basic SQL literacy - deeper expertise not required.
Ownership mindset - finishes things properly.
Curiosity about how systems actually work under the hood.
Intermediate English.
Nice-to-have
Exposure to any: TypeScript/[protected info], Python, React, Docker, cloud (AWS/GCP), CI tools.
Prior internship, hackathon, or open-source contribution.
Side project involving AI/LLM APIs, data pipelines, or infrastructure.
Comfort with AI-assisted coding tools with awareness of when to trust and when to verify.
PMAX-er Identification
Client Impact: Everything we do is ultimately to deliver real client impact and value.
Innovation: Innovation is to drive change and innovative new ideas to create more values for clients, teams and society.
People development: People development is to attract, develop, and retain the most talented people. Development is a responsibility, not a choice, of both the individual as well as the organization.
Integrity: Integrity is to be honest and show a consistent and uncompromising adherence to what is right, even if it is at our own cost.
Teamwork and fun: Teamwork and fun is the cooperative and collaborative effort of a team to achieve a common goal or to complete a task, and trying to build a joyful & enjoyable atmosphere for everyone.
Extreme ownership: Extreme Ownership is the practice of owning everything in your world, to an extreme degree. Think of yourself as the owner of the company. It means you are responsible for not just those tasks which you directly control, but for all those that affect whether or not your task is successful.
Benefits
Competitive salary range with yearly & quarterly incentives after the program, and 13th-month salary.
Flexible working time with up to 4 days working from home per month and 15 paid leaves per year
Parking allowance
Team bonding budget quarterly, snack time to engage team members
Quarterly, Yearly Recognition Gifts & Awards and gifts on special occasions (birthday, New year...)
Holiday activities; Company trip; Year End Party; Company Birthday; Culture Day; Quarterly Town Hall.
Insurance as full salary (SHUI) after the program (for official employees).
Annual health check-up and Healthcare Insurance VNI (for official employees).
Laptop supply/allowance or support for laptop purchase costs on an individual basis (for official employees).
Internal training & career development opportunities, and external L&D budget sponsorship (for official employees).
Other staff welfare allowances.
Job Summary
Year of Experience:
Not required
Job Level
Trainee
Report Line
Senior
Engineering ManagerPeer
Tech & Data team
Subordinate
None
Salary Range
10,000,000 VND Gross
Hiring Purpose
New Hire
Working Location
5th, 6th & 7th Floors, CIENCO4 Building, 180 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Xuan Hoa Ward, HCMC
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