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HSBC

Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering

HSBC
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onsite senior full-time Guangzhou

First indexed 29 May 2026

Description

Some careers have more impact than others. If you're looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you'll be.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering. As a key member of our technology department, you will be responsible for leading the engineering transformation across our Customer Due Diligence application.

Principal Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the CIB Client Services Engineering Leadership team to design and build solutions using microservice architecture.
  • Collaborate with the product team to understand requirements and impact of changes being made.
  • Lead by example, delivering solutions at high cadence for the build out of both new functionality and the replacement of legacy systems.
  • Support other teams to achieve the same.
  • Release change to production every day, owning requirements through discussions with the business through to development, testing, release to and support of production.

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications:

  • Extensive experience building applications using non-breaking principles, particularly in developing RESTful APIs.
  • Extensive experience developing microservices using highly iterative methods to deliver change to production regularly.
  • Experience delivering microservices without using frameworks like SpringBoot is a plus.
  • Extensive experience working with Java, preferably more recent versions (17 and greater).
  • Extensive experience building and managing database schemas using PostgreSQL.
  • A keenness to learn new skills and technologies as the role requires.
  • Both experience in and a passion to influence global teams of engineers in transforming the engineering mindset and culture amongst the group.
  • Experience dissecting business requirements and supporting teams to deliver them iteratively to production at high cadence without large planning cycles.
  • Experience with building and supporting tooling for CI/CD on Kubernetes is a plus.

Basic understanding of generative AI models, LLM, RAG, Document Intelligence, and AI agents, with practical experience in implementing these technologies in real-world applications.

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC. HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment.

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