Senior Software Engineer - DevSecOps, Architecture & Mentoring

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX); Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in London is seeking an experienced software engineer to join a permanent IT team. The role focuses on delivering complex solutions, reviewing designs with product owners and architects, and maintaining high-quality documentation and develop processes.

You will contribute to DevSecOps, automate tests, and help implement scalable distributed systems. Applicants should have 5+ years in software development, strong Java/Scala/Kotlin and .NET

Qualifications

• Education at degree level in computer science/engineering or a related technical field.
• Bachelors or Masters preferred; strong technical foundation expected.
• Experience with JVM languages and modern software practices is required.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with analysts and architects to review requirements and design solutions.
• Develop and deliver software in line with development plans and estimates.
• Conduct peer reviews to improve code quality and share knowledge.
• Provide guidance and training to teammates; support QA and operations.
• Adopt DevSecOps practices including automated tests and deployments.
• Contribute to design documentation and product knowledge repositories.
• Mentor and review designs; help automate CI/CD and code quality metrics.

Skills

Java/Scala/Kotlin

.NET

Python Frameworks (Django/Flask)

Scrum/Agile

Distributed systems

Microservices

CI/CD

Big Data / MapReduce / Kafka

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

Dollar Universe

.NET (SQL Server)

SQL Server

Job description

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in London is seeking an experienced software engineer to join a permanent IT team. The role focuses on delivering complex solutions, reviewing designs with product owners and architects, and maintaining high-quality documentation and develop processes.

You will contribute to DevSecOps, automate tests, and help implement scalable distributed systems. Applicants should have 5+ years in software development, strong Java/Scala/Kotlin and .NET