Senior Software Engineer

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: Singapore

Role:

• The Senior Software Engineer role focuses on the design and implementation of in-house software solutions, or the integration of third-party products (including software-as-a-service) used by our business teams.
• A successful candidate will be involved in the entire development cycle, starting with the support of the business analysis phase up to production deployment and third-level support.

Responsibilities:

• Designs and implements solutions that are high-performing, secure, and cost-efficient.
• Prepares and validates technical specifications for junior colleagues and external developers.
• Understands the business aspects of the platform and assists in defining project scope and objectives, engaging all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Delivers projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Possesses extensive experience in designing, programming, and implementing large-scale software solutions while collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
• Creates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation.
• Plans time diligently, prioritizes tasks effectively, and communicates progress transparently with the project team.
• Manages relationships with internal clients and peers.
• Proposes strategic approaches to advance the business applications platform.

Required Skills:

• Excellent record of academic achievement, ideally holding a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or another scientific or quantitative discipline.
• 7 years of experience in software engineering, preferably within the financial industry.
• Strong personal organization skills.
• Experience coordinating with business users and developers to solve business problems, with an entrepreneurial mindset focused on continuous improvement.
• Advanced knowledge of Java and/or Python.
• Confirmed hands-on experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS services and cloud infrastructure
• Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented approach.
• Practical experience with cloud computing.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Practical experience with cutting-edge technologies, including:
• Application and data integration strategies, such as AWS Glue, Apache Airflow and Control-M
• Serverless computing architectures
• Microservices architecture and RESTful services
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Messaging and data streaming technologies, such as Kafka or Amazon Kinesis
• AI-powered coding tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot and Amazon Q
• Snowflake for data warehousing solutions
• Using pre-trained AI models to enhance software functionality.
• Familiarity with the Private Equity industry.