Software Engineering Specialist, HSBC

HSBC

Location:
China, Guangzhou

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering Specialist. The role is responsible for working across the Technology delivery lifecycle including inception, construction, testing, release and ongoing management of a product or service in a pod within a Technology team.

Job Responsibility:

Working across the Technology delivery lifecycle including inception, construction, testing, release and ongoing management of a product or service in a pod within a Technology team
Provide support across the end-to-end delivery and run lifecycle, utilising their skills and expertise to carry out software development, testing and operational support activities with the ability to move between these according to demand
End-to-end accountability for a product or service, identifying and developing the most appropriate Technology solutions to meet customer needs as part of the Customer Journey
Liaise with other engineers, architects and business stakeholders to understand and drive the product or service's direction
Establish a digital environment and automate processes to minimize variation and ensure predictable high quality code and data
Create technical test plans and records, including unit and integration tests, within automated test environments to ensure code quality
Provide support to DevOps teams working at all stages of a product or service release/change with a strong customer focus and end-to-end journeys, ensuring they have an excellent domain knowledge
Working with Ops, Dev and Test Engineers to ensure operational issues (performance, operator intervention, alerting, design defect related issues, etc.) are identified and addressed at all stages of a product or service release/change
Provide support in identification and resolution of all incidents associated with the IT service, as directed by leadership of the DevOps team
Ensure service resilience, service sustainability and recovery time objectives are met for all the software solutions delivered
Responsible for automating the continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline within a DevOps Product/Service team driving a culture of continuous improvement
Keep up-to-date and have expertise on current tools, technologies and areas like cyber security and regulations pertaining to aspects like data privacy, consent, data residency etc. that are applicable

Requirements:

Demonstrable entrepreneurial spirit
A change driver and fast leaner
A university graduate
Full stack software engineering capability including front-end, middleware, backend is a must
Hands-on engineering capabilities in state-of-the-art technologies is a must
Business knowledge in financial services industry is preferred
Capability of reading newest academic and research papers in the areas of banking, financial services and technologies is a must
Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills
Strong communication skill in both verbal and written form
Experience of working in a DevOps focused environment and working in an Agile Team
Over 8-10 years’ experience after university bachelor degree
Familiar with over 2 programming language, like Java/Python/Golang/Node.js and relevant Design Patterns and databases including relational DB and NOSQL DB
Familiar with cloud platforms, including auto-scaling and global deployments of application architecture, with actual project experience on at least 1 cloud platform (including AWS, GCP, Azure and Ali Cloud)
Over 6-month project experience on Large Language Modelling (e.g. GPT / Llama / Bard) Transformation

Nice to have:

Proven contribution to international academic and industrial communities and/or open source communities will be a huge advantage
Knowledge of architecture disciplines and the ability put the governance into practice, knowledge of industry standards will be an advantage
Principles of Lean Startup Methodology and a VC-style portfolio management
Ecosystem knowledge and connectivity including incubators, accelerators, VCs and startups
Hands on delivery of digital products in a large enterprise

What we offer:

Continuous professional development
Flexible working
Opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 06, 2025

Expiration:
August 20, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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