Senior Software Engineer

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Web/Mobile Architect to lead architecture, design, and deployment of cloud-native applications. You will drive micro frontend and microservices patterns, integrate with Kafka/MQ, and guide cross-team collaboration to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

You will mentor junior developers, apply GenAI to improve development and testing processes, and work in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or similar domain.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in web and mobile application development using agile or DevOps methodology.
• Strong proficiency in Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Reactive and Rest APIs.
• Hands-on experience with Cordova/Capacitor, React Native and Vue.js 2/3.
• Experience with Kafka, MQ and event-driven architectures.
• Familiar with Docker, Kubernetes and cloud technologies.
• Experience in financial services and regulatory environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the web and mobile application architecture and design.
• Lead the design, development and deployment of web and mobile applications using cloud-native Spring Boot/Java 17 stack.
• Architect scalable, maintainable codebases with modern frameworks and micro frontend architecture.
• Implement feature/user stories and participate in coding with the team.
• Build Deployment modules and CI/CD pipelines for SIT/UAT/Production.
• Practice test-driven development and ensure quality outcomes.
• Work with Kafka and MQ for event-driven systems.
• Collaborate across domain teams to manage technical and security dependencies.
• Provide L3 support and mentor junior developers; advocate GenAI in development and testing.
• Ensure application performance monitoring and governance in production.

Skills

Java 17

Spring Boot

Spring Batch

Spring Reactive

REST APIs

Micro Frontend Architecture

React Native

Vue.js 2/3

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

MQ

CI/CD

Selenium

Jenkins

GitHub

Bitbucket

SOP/Automation Tools

UML

JIRA

Confluence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or similar domain

Tools

Cordova

Capacitor

React Native for Web

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

The individual will be part of Channel and Data AI development team. The successful candidate is one who has deep understanding of the web and mobile application architecture & design, micro front-end architecture, micro-services architecture, API principles with hands-on experience in app publishing, SDK integrations, analytics tools, BAU support and GenAI technologies. This role combines technical leadership with active development and collaboration across teams.

• Contribute to the web and mobile application architecture and design.
• Lead the design, development and deployment of web and mobile applications such as design and develop cloud-native applications using Spring Boot and Java 17, build and maintain Restful APIs, Spring Batch jobs, and implement parallel processing using Spring Reactive or Java features.
• Architect scalable and maintainable codebases using modern frameworks and micro frontend architecture.
• Understand and implement feature/user stories.
• Participate in the coding together with the application development team.
• Build Deployment modules and CICD pipelines for SIT, UAT, and Production.
• Practice test-driven development.
• Work with Kafka and MQ for event-driven architecture.
• Plan & collaborate across different domain application teams to manage technical and security related dependencies of the solution.
• Plan, monitor and manage risks/issues related to technical application delivery and to provide L3 support as needed.
• Partner with Test Manager/Testers to ensure completion of SIT, UAT, Non-Functional Testing and Application Security Testing with quality outcomes.
• Act as a subject matter expert in the web and mobile application space and constantly keep up with knowledge of new concepts, emerging technology, and architecture, as well as propose innovative solutions.
• Mentor junior developers and enforce coding best practices.
• Apply GenAI technologies to enhance code development, code review plus testing, automate workflows, etc.
• Problem solver with ability to see things in multiple angles and constantly push boundaries to improve status quo. You are expected to interact with specialist teams like security, compliance and facilitate workshops/meetings to resolve issues.
• Escalate issues that impacts project schedule on timely basis and propose workarounds/resolutions.
• Provide BAU (“Business-As-Usual”) support for existing applications, including
  • Bug fixes
  • Performance tuning
  • Minor enhancements
  • Incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Manage app lifecycle including,
  • Publishing to Apple App Store and Google Play Store
  • TestFlight and Beta distribution
  • Versioning and release management
• Integrate and manage third-party SDKs and plugins:
  • Firebase plugins
  • Google Analytics
  • Push Notifications
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or similar domain. Related professional/technical qualification will be advantageous although not mandatory.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in web and mobile application development using agile or DevOps methodology.
• Strong proficiency and experience in Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Reactive, and Rest APIs.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Cordova and Capacitor
  • React Native and React Native for Web
  • Vue.js 2 and 3
  • TypeScript and JavaScript
  • Micro Frontend Architecture
  • AWS, VMware TAS
• Experience with Kafka, MQ and event-driven systems.
• Conversant on SQL.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) will be advantageous.
• Familiar with monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus, Granfana) will be advantageous.
• Experience with iOS mobile apps management/ development, ApplePay and other related services in the apple ecosystem will be advantageous.
• Worked in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environment with strong appreciation of change/version control process and methodologies.
• Worked with automation tools (such as Selenium, SOAPUI, Bamboo, Jenkins, Ansible, Marvin, Github, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Working knowledge of application design frameworks, UML or equivalent design artifacts is required.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, HPQC, ServiceNow, etc.).
• Knowledge of emerging technologies/platforms in Mobility, Analytics, Cloud, GenAI and AGI with a strong self-initiative to keep up with Digital trends.
• Application performance monitoring and tuning experience is desired.
• Working experience in a financial services industry and/or operating under strict regulatory constraints is an advantage.
• Worked on / have certification in Cloud technologies is an advantage.
• Good teamwork, good interpersonal and negotiation skill, working independently is essential.