Senior Tech Lead for Enterprise App Transformation

Randstad Hong Kong Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Hong Kong Limited is recruiting for a technical leader to drive digital transformation at a leading university in Hong Kong. You will oversee end-to-end software delivery, modernise core administrative applications, and integrate AI workflows using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, and Next.js.

You will evaluate departmental workflows, lead AI readiness assessments, and ensure secure, high-performance enterprise applications across campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of enterprise software development experience.
• Strong mastery of Java/Jakarta EE, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, and relational databases.
• Hands-on with containerisation, API development, Redis caching, and Azure AD identity flows.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools and IDE agents for code generation and review.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and cross‑tier communication skills.
• Fluent in English; Chinese (Cantonese/Putonghua) proficiency is required.
• Experience in university or higher-education administrative systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end software lifecycles from requirements to design, build, deploy, and legacy modernization.
• Enhance, refactor, and migrate enterprise systems using Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, React, and Next.js.
• Evaluate workflows for automation, run AI readiness assessments, and integrate AI capabilities.
• Break down complex specs, use AI coding tools to accelerate development, audit output for security and performance.
• Design RESTful APIs, manage containerised environments, implement SSO/MFA via Azure AD.
• Optimise relational databases (Oracle 19c, MSSQL, MySQL) and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Java/Jakarta EE

Spring Boot

Node.js

React

Relational databases

Containerisation

API development

Redis caching

Azure AD identity flows

AI-assisted coding tools

IDE agents

English

Chinese (Cantonese/Putonghua)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Job description

Randstad Hong Kong Limited is recruiting for a technical leader to drive digital transformation at a leading university in Hong Kong. You will oversee end-to-end software delivery, modernise core administrative applications, and integrate AI workflows using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, and Next.js.

You will evaluate departmental workflows, lead AI readiness assessments, and ensure secure, high-performance enterprise applications across campus.