Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering

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

Business:IWPB Technology

Principal responsibilities

Android Application Development

• Design, build, and maintain Android applications and reusable components aligned to agreed architecture and engineering best practices.
• Develop customer-centric user experiences using modern Android UI frameworks (Jetpack Compose and/or XML Views) and implement robust application logic using current Android development approaches.
• Integrate applications with backend services and APIs, ensuring reliability, performance, and secure data handling.
• Contribute directly to feature delivery, bug fixing, and technical improvements across the mobile codebase.
• Partner with product and design to translate requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.

Engineering Quality and Governance

• Ensure high-quality code through clean architecture, unit testing, and peer code reviews.
• Follow governance processes to ensure long-view technical design is in place for robustness, scalability, and maintainability.
• Drive performance optimisation, stability improvements, and secure coding practices appropriate for banking-grade applications.
• Maintain and improve development standards, including coding guidelines, branching strategies, release readiness checks, and technical documentation.

Issue Resolution

• Identify and diagnose complex technical issues across devices, Android OS versions, OEM variations, and integration points.
• Develop and implement effective solutions in a timely manner, collaborating with other engineers where needed.
• Maintain a clear log of issues and resolutions, providing structured updates to stakeholders (including risks, mitigations, and timelines).

Continuous Improvement

• Gather feedback from users and internal teams to identify areas for improvement in the Android app and development lifecycle.
• Work closely with platform and engineering teams to implement enhancements and optimisations based on feedback and data (e.g., crash analytics, performance metrics).
• Stay up to date with Android ecosystem changes (SDK updates, Jetpack libraries, Play policies, security guidance), incorporating relevant advancements into the team’s approach.
• Contribute to documentation, including developer guides, FAQs, and troubleshooting tips to support maintainability and onboarding.

Communication and Collaboration

• Maintain open lines of communication with product, design, QA, security, and backend teams, providing regular updates on progress and risks.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to share insights and collaborate on mobile-related initiatives.
• Foster a positive, supportive environment that encourages knowledge sharing, mentoring, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Strong problem-solving abilities, with a proven track record of resolving complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong experience with version control (Git) and modern branching/release practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins (or equivalent).
• Good understanding of Android performance optimisation (startup time, rendering, memory, battery) and secure coding best practices.
• Experience integrating mobile apps with cloud services and APIs (REST/GraphQL), including authentication and secure session handling.
• Working knowledge of Agile development methodologies.
• Minimum 3+ years of professional Android development experience, including recent experience delivering production apps.Proficiency in Kotlin (and understanding of Java where required).
• Strong understanding of Android app architecture and patterns (e.g., MVVM, Clean Architecture), modularisation, and dependency injection (e.g., Hilt/Dagger/Koin).
• Experience building UI with Jetpack Compose (preferred) and/or Android Views, including state management and complex UI rendering.
• Experience with Android Jetpack libraries (e.g., ViewModel, Navigation, Room/DataStore, WorkManager).
• Solid understanding of concurrency and async programming (Coroutines/Flow, threading).
• Experience with testing practices: unit testing (JUnit), UI testing (Espresso/Compose UI), and testability by design.
• Awareness of security expectations for mobile banking (e.g., secure storage, encryption, certificate pinning/transport security, OWASP MASVS concepts).

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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