Description
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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 team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting Java-based microservices and APIs for lending products and platforms. You will work closely with Product Owners, BAs, QA, SRE/Operations, and Risk/Compliance partners to translate business and functional requirements into well-engineered technical solutions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and developing cloud-ready, observable services with strong non-functional qualities: performance, scalability, resilience, and security.
- Implementing automated testing (unit/integration/contract) and CI/CD pipelines to improve quality and release frequency.
- Troubleshooting production issues, performing root-cause analysis, and driving fixes through to completion.
- Contributing to engineering standards (coding, security, architecture), documentation, and knowledge sharing across the team.
Requirements include:
- Knowledge of credit-card system design.
- Strong hands-on Java experience (Java 11+) building enterprise-grade services.
- Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC/WebFlux, Spring Security) and RESTful API design (OpenAPI/Swagger).
- Microservices patterns (service decomposition, configuration, resiliency patterns, idempotency, backward compatibility).
- Database experience: SQL (Oracle/PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL; good understanding of transactions and data modelling.
- Messaging/eventing: Kafka and/or MQ (concepts like exactly-once/at-least-once, ordering, retries).
- Test automation: JUnit 5, Mockito, WireMock/Testcontainers; understanding of TDD/BDD is a plus.
- CI/CD and DevOps fundamentals: Git, build tooling (Maven/Gradle), pipeline automation (e.g., Jenkins/GitLab), containerisation (Docker).
- Security-by-design: OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, secrets management, OWASP awareness.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with global, cross-functional stakeholders.
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.