Senior Full-Stack Engineer — AI-Driven Subscriptions Platform

scmp; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

SCMP’s Product & Technology team is seeking an engineer to join our product engineering team to design and maintain a world-class digital news platform with subscriptions. You will collaborate with product managers, UI/UX designers, and other engineers to deliver impactful features.

You will use AI-assisted development tools and participate in agile ceremonies while ensuring code quality and performance for a global audience, with work located at the Causeway Bay office.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of application development experience with web technologies such as JavaScript, React.js and GraphQL.
• 2+ years of hands-on back-end development with Node.js.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is desirable.
• Experience with AI development tools and Agentic Coding.
• Strong communication in English and Chinese.
• Open-source contributions are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable solutions for digital platforms including subscriptions and publishing.
• Collaborate with product managers, UI/UX designers, and engineers to build and test features.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools to accelerate prototyping, coding and testing.
• Act as human-in-the-loop to review and audit AI-generated code for quality and security.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure maintainability and architecture standards.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as daily standups and sprints.

Skills

JavaScript

React.js

GraphQL

Node.js

AI development

English/Chinese communication

Education

Diploma or Degree in Software Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenCode

GitHub Copilot

LLM agents

Job description

SCMP’s Product & Technology team is seeking an engineer to join our product engineering team to design and maintain a world-class digital news platform with subscriptions. You will collaborate with product managers, UI/UX designers, and other engineers to deliver impactful features.

You will use AI-assisted development tools and participate in agile ceremonies while ensuring code quality and performance for a global audience, with work located at the Causeway Bay office.