Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity

Aisling Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Software Engineer specialized in Engineering Productivity. You will lead efforts to improve developer velocity, design automated testing frameworks, and ensure code quality. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and a minimum of three years of experience using Python, PHP, Go, or Ruby, along with familiarity in cloud environments and CI tools. This role offers an exciting opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges and be a part of a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience improving developer velocity, code quality, and code health.
• Strong familiarity with deployment automation/configuration management tools.
• Experience with cloud environments like AWS, GCP or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead/contribute to engineering efforts from design to implementation.
• Design and establish advanced automated build, test, and release infrastructure.
• Drive adoption of best practices in code health and testing.

Skills

Python

PHP

Go

Ruby

Deployment automation

Configuration management

CI tools

Automated testing

Education

Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Chef

Ansible

Puppet

Terraform

Job description

Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the job Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity

A line of code can be many things – an amazing feature, a beautiful UI, a transformative algorithm. The faster this line of code reaches our visitors, the sooner it impacts their shopping experience. As a Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity, you will be at the heart of iPrice’s engineering process building software that empowers engineering teams to develop and deliver high quality products quickly. We are focused on solving interesting challenges of developing software at scale without sacrificing stability, quality, velocity or code health.

We ensure iPrice's success by partnering with engineering teams, researching and developing scalable tools and infrastructure that help engineers develop, test, debug and release software quickly. We maximise value delivery by increasing the pace of product development and ensuring our products are thoroughly tested. We are advocates for code health, testability, maintainability and best practices for development and testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead/contribute to engineering efforts from design to implementation, solving complex technical challenges around developer and engineering productivity and velocity.
• Design and establish advanced automated build, test, and release infrastructure.
• Drive adoption of best practices in code health, testing, and maintainability.
• Analyse and decompose complex software systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence design for testability.
• Provide analytics to measure the efficacy of our testing efforts, build velocity and the overall health of our code.
• Experiment with changes to increase productivity.
• Work closely with our QA Engineers to design and build advanced automated testing frameworks.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related subject.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in improving developer velocity, code quality and code health.
• Professional experience using Python, PHP, Go, or Ruby.
• Strong familiarity with deployment automation/configuration management tools like Chef, Ansible, Puppet, or Terraform.
• Possess experience with cloud environments – AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Have extensive experience in industry-standard CI tools like Teamcity, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Bamboo, or Circle CI for example.
• Experienced with test automation frameworks for both front-end and back-end testing.
• Experienced with setting up big data testing platforms.
• Have experience with logging and telemetry services.
• Solid knowledge of continuous integration, continuous delivery, automated testing and all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience of working in an agile and multi-cultural environment across many SCRUM teams at the same time.
• A Kaizen mindset and spirit of continuous improvement on a personal level and always up to date with the latest technology trends professionally.
• Ability to debug, optimize code and automate routine tasks.
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills and a sense of drive.