Senior Software Engineer - Growth and Incubation (Hybrid Working)

SEEK; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic multinational tech company as a Senior Software Engineer, where you'll drive innovation and technical excellence. Collaborate with talented teams to architect scalable solutions that serve millions. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact the lives of users across Asia Pacific while fostering your career growth through continuous learning. Enjoy a flexible work environment that values collaboration and creativity, and be part of a culture that embraces diversity. If you're passionate about technology and eager to tackle complex challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Annual Performance Bonus Plan

Flexible working arrangements

Casual dress code

Qualifications

• Expert proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with Node.js and React.
• Strong background in designing microservices and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable solutions for growth initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers and ensure engineering excellence.

Skills

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

Express

GraphQL

React

Jest

Apollo

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Tools

AWS

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

Company Description

About SEEK

At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more productive and fulfilling working lives and to help organisations succeed.

By joining us, you’ll be part of a multinational technology business that is far-reaching with a start-up working culture that focuses on a set of collaborative values and appreciates dynamic cultures. SEEK is a place where potential meets possibility – it’s where your career aspiration and our purpose can make great things happen.

Why join us?

Be part of a multinational tech company with strong core values to help us solve complex challenges while building a flexible, exciting career – one that could take you anywhere. We’re looking for people who thrive in dynamic teams and enjoy tackling regular new challenges in a large-scale, modern, and agile environment.

As one of Asia Pacific’s largest tech companies, you’ll contribute to multilingual systems, solving high-impact problems to the benefit of millions of people within the region. Be part of a fast-growing company with a strong culture and clear purpose, innovation and strong investment in responsible AI. SEEK offers you the opportunity to be involved in impactful work and be part of a great team.

Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences & courses while you work alongside seasoned experts.

Job Description

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at Seek Asia, you'll drive technical excellence and innovation within our growth-focused engineering teams. You'll shape the architecture of our solutions while mentoring team members and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver exceptional products that serve millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable technical solutions that power growth initiatives across Seek Asia
• Champion engineering excellence through code quality, testing practices, and continuous delivery
• Design robust, secure systems that align with Seek's architectural principles and best practices
• Optimize platform health metrics including security, reliability, performance, and cost-effectiveness
• Mentor junior engineers and elevate the team's technical capabilities
• Translate complex technical concepts into business impacts for stakeholders
• Balance immediate delivery priorities with long-term code sustainability

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

Technical Expertise

• Expert proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript
• Demonstrated experience with our stack: Node.js, Express, GraphQL, React, Jest, and Apollo
• Strong background designing and building microservices and RESTful APIs
• Experience deploying and managing solutions on AWS infrastructure
• Proficiency in at least one additional modern programming language
• Mastery of secure coding practices and vulnerability mitigation

Engineering Approach

• Strong commitment to test-driven development and agile methodologies
• Experience building and maintaining efficient CI/CD pipelines
• Track record of delivering highly scalable, reliable applications
• Ability to make sound technical decisions that balance business needs with engineering excellence
• Familiarity with evolutionary architecture principles

Leadership & Collaboration

• Proven ability to mentor and develop engineering talent
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to understand business challenges
• Success working with geo-distributed teams and external partners
• Outstanding communication skills, particularly explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong prioritization skills and ability to plan for long-term team success

Our Culture Values

• Growth mindset - we continuously learn and seek improvement
• Customer obsession - we deeply understand our users' needs
• Innovation - we challenge conventions and explore new approaches
• Collaboration - we achieve more through teamwork and knowledge sharing
• Technical excellence - we take pride in quality engineering

Additional Information

Perks and benefits
At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Casual dress – every day

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those with eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.