Associate Director, Software Engineering

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering.

Business: IWPB Technology

Principal responsibilities

• Establish, maintain and grow a cross-team community of API and Cloud engineers.
• Define, govern and promote the “HSBC way” of engineering for APIs and Cloud platforms.
• Design, maintain and continuously improve CI/CD tools, build pipelines and developer tooling.
• Collaborate with technical leaders, product owners and stakeholders on product strategy, roadmaps, architecture and requirements.
• Mentor and grow engineers (junior to senior), share best practices and raise technical standards across teams.
• Recruit and onboard talent in partnership with regional Heads of Engineering and the recruiting team to build diverse, high-performing teams.
• Advocate modern software practices (DevOps, Agile, open source) and foster a strong engineering culture.
• Participate in platform-level architecture discussions and act as a technical escalation point.
• Promote quality and testability be an ambassador for writing testable code and enforcing the definition of done.
• Document technical solutions and contribute to knowledge sharing (show & tells, blogs, community talks).
• Actively participate in the API & Cloud Engineering Discipline and related communities.

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications

• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong practical experience with Java, microservices and Cloud platforms.
• Proven experience as a Lead / Senior API and Cloud Engineer or equivalent in large-scale API engineering environments.
• Hands-on experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.
• Demonstrated leadership and people skills, including mentoring and coaching engineers.
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments and promoting modern development practices.
• Track record of driving improvements that increase developer productivity and software quality.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering centres/regions.
• Excellent communication skills and experience presenting technical topics (show & tells, blogs, internal talks).

Desirable

• Passion for open source practices and community-driven development.
• Experience acting as a gatekeeper for release quality and definition of done.

HSBCAL/GZ*

About HSBC Technology China

We develop, implement and support software and IT services and processes that allow HSBC to remain at the forefront of high-quality banking systems.

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. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”

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Candidate with less relevant experience or skills may be offered a lower Global Career Band than stated above.

Due to the urgent hiring need, candidates with immediate right to work locally and no relocation need will be prioritised.

***Issued By HSBC Software Development (GuangDong) Limited***