Senior Software Engineer

AirAsia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to drive initiatives delivering secure solutions integrated with various applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, particularly with frameworks like NodeJs, React, and PostgreSQL. You will propose engineering solutions, collaborate with teams, and promote best practices in software engineering within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong PostgreSQL experience in a high-load environment.
• Experience with automation initiatives using CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Propose engineering solutions to complex problems.
• Develop tools and applications with clean code.
• Work closely with QA for automated testing.
• Drive excellent software engineering practices.

Skills

Full Stack Development

Google Cloud Platform

NodeJs

React

Angular

PostgreSQL

MSSQL

MySQL

Automated Testing

CI/CD

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Gitlab

Jenkins

Job description

Full stack software engineers at AirAsia focus on driving and leading initiatives to deliver secure, scalable solutions that are integrated with our large scale internal and external applications. We believe in the continuous pursuit of making things better and building a team passionate about learning and sharing knowledge. We’re looking for talent to be part of the enterprise domain within our software engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Propose engineering solutions to solve complex problems
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Work closely with QA to bring automated testing capabilities
• Execute strategies that allow for the team’s code to be analysed, reviewed and pushed to the pipeline efficiently
• Discover and debug issues swiftly, refactor code as well as automate repetitive tasks
• Practice security, performance and scalability as principles in your day to decisions and contributions
• Share and document knowledge as part of your workflow
• Work with multiple teams to deliver complex and cutting-edge software solutions for a growing business
• Evangelize and drive stellar software engineering practices across the entire engineering team
• Experiment and continuously explore new and emerging technologies and bring that perspective on how it can help the team
• Be an awesome team member of the AirAsia Group ICT SE team

Qualifications and Competencies

• Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Hands on experience with Google Cloud Platform and able to utilise the relevant services or components to enhance reliability, scalability and performance of an application.
• Must be comfortable working with some popular frameworks such as NodeJs, React, Angular, .Net
• Deep understanding of Next.js caching layers (Data Cache vs. Request Memoization) and Tag-based revalidation strategies.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate coding workflows, generate boilerplate, and write unit tests, while maintaining a strong focus on code quality and security reviews.
• Strong PostgreSQL Experience: 3+ years of experience designing and interacting with PostgreSQL databases in a high-load environment.
• Experience working in environments where PostgreSQL co-exists with legacy MSSQL or MySQL systems, including setting up replication or linked servers.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Solid understanding of 3rd party data transactions and security over operations such as RESTful API or WebSockets.
• Experience driving and executing automation initiatives to improve the Development/QA using CI/CD tools (Gitlab, Github, Jenkins).
• Knowledge/experience with Application Logging, Monitoring and Performance Management
• Experience with performance testing and load testing tools.
• Must have excellent communication, organisation and teamwork skills
• Possess great attention to detail and a sharp analytical mind