Senior Software Engineer

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Software Engineer.

Business: Asia & Middle East Technology

Principal responsibilities

• Deliver AEM-related front-end development and componentisation (page/template/component development, front-end engineering practices, performance optimisation and maintainability improvements). 
• Design and develop Spring Boot microservices, including REST API design, business logic implementation, exception handling, logging and observability integration. 
• Participate in application deployment and runtime optimisation on AWS and Kubernetes (containerisation, configuration management, environment handling, capacity and performance tuning). 
• Collaborate with Product, Business, Architecture, QA, Operations/SRE and Security to drive requirement clarification, technical solution reviews and delivery execution. 
• Write and maintain database scripts, data-fix scripts and automation scripts to support releases and rapid production troubleshooting. 
• Contribute to code reviews, unit testing and CI practices to improve engineering quality and delivery efficiency. 
• Respond quickly to production incidents, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and drive long-term fixes and preventive actions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software development experience with strong end-to-end delivery capability and solid engineering discipline. 
• Hands-on AEM front-end development experience with a good understanding of AEM component-based development and front-end best practices; able to deliver pages/components independently and optimise them. 
• Spring Boot microservices development experience; familiar with common microservices patterns, API design, and foundational capabilities such as authentication/authorisation, exception handling and logging. 
• Solid cloud-native fundamentals: working knowledge of core AWS services and architecture concepts; basic Kubernetes capability (deployment, service discovery, configuration and troubleshooting). 
• Strong database skills: proficient in relational databases (e.g., MySQL/Oracle/PostgreSQL) with data modelling and SQL; able to write release/rollback/data-fix scripts. 
• Scripting capability (Shell/Python, etc.) to support automation and troubleshooting. 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills: able to articulate technical solutions and risks clearly, and work effectively across teams to drive closure. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: able to diagnose issues under pressure, propose actionable solutions, and drive continuous improvement through post-incident reviews.

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