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: AI Platforms 

Job ID: 35537

Principal responsibilities

Cloud, DevOps, and automation

• Design and operate resilient, compliant multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP and Alibaba Cloud.
• Containerize and deploy services on Kubernetes; design Helm charts and GitOps workflows.
• Implement infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, deploy, and rollback.
• Set up observability (logging, metrics, tracing), autoscaling, and cost optimization.

Full-stack application development

• Develop backend services in Python, Java or Go.
• Build secure, scalable microservices and event-driven components; integrate with internal and third-party systems.
• Implement frontend/admin tooling for configuration, monitoring, and governance of AI prompt systems.

AI/LLM experience

• AI search and retrieval: semantic/vector search, hybrid search, and ranking.
• LLMs and prompt engineering/orchestration using LangChain or similar.
• RAG pipelines, embeddings, and vector databases.
• Open-source LLMs and serving stacks (e.g., Llama, Mistral, Qwen; vLLM, TGI, Ollama) alongside hosted services (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Bedrock).
• Agent frameworks and tool-use (agentic workflows)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages such as Python, Java.
• Proven experience in AI and machine learning, preferably in the banking or financial services industry.
• Experience with natural language processing (NLP) technologies, including LangChain.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to develop creative solutions to complex challenges.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong commitment to maintaining data privacy and security standards.

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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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