Software Engineer - Growth and Incubation (Hybrid Working)

SEEK; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 30,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Software Engineer in a hybrid role, where you'll contribute to impactful growth initiatives. This is an opportunity to work within a dynamic, multinational tech environment that values collaboration and innovation. You will be responsible for developing scalable applications, ensuring system reliability, and mentoring fellow engineers. With a strong commitment to fostering inclusion and wellbeing, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact in a fast-growing organization dedicated to helping people achieve fulfilling careers. If you're passionate about technology and eager to grow, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Annual Performance Bonus Plan

Flexible working arrangements

Paid and unpaid leave benefits

Casual dress

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating, planning, designing, implementing, testing, and operating scalable applications.
• Expert knowledge in JavaScript or Typescript and modern software development languages.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical approach for growth initiatives within Seek Asia.
• Ensure systems are secure, reliable, and cost-effective.
• Drive customer focus to deliver great outcomes.

Skills

Test-driven development

Agile software delivery methods

JavaScript

Typescript

Node.js

Express

GraphQL

Jest

React Testing Library

AWS

Job description

Software Engineer - Growth and Incubation (Hybrid Working)

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 with a start-up working culture that focuses on 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.

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.

Company Description

Seek Asia provides products and services to candidates in job markets across the Asia region. We operate under the 3 brands of JobStreet, JobsDB, and SEEK to help over 150 million candidates find employment. The team comprises multiple squads focused on various applications and initiatives within the wider Seek business, focusing on growth and incubation.

About the role

A Software Engineer is an experienced member of our SEEK Group Engineering teams. You will develop software within product delivery/systems/platform teams, contributing to engineering quality.

Responsibilities

• Owning the technical approach for growth initiatives within Seek Asia.
• Evolving delivery processes to continuously improve the developed applications.
• Ensuring systems are fit for purpose, well architected, and follow current SEEK development practices.
• Maintaining platform health ensuring that our systems are secure, reliable, resilient, and cost effective.
• Driving customer focus to ensure that we are delivering great outcomes for our customers.
• Growing the technical and leadership capabilities through coaching and mentoring.
• Consult with stakeholders to translate technical concerns into business impacts.
• Act as an enabler for the team, removing obstacles and identifying potentials for delivery, business, and process improvements.
• Help facilitate the healthy tension between immediate delivery and long-term code base viability.
• Share operational support duties.

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Test-driven development and agile software delivery methods.
• Hands-on experience in estimating, planning, designing, implementing, testing, and operating scalable applications.
• Knowledge of relevant technologies and industry best practices.
• Experience working with geo-distributed teams and external consultants.

Personal Skills

• Positive attitude and a clear sense of initiative.
• Growth mindset - flexible, open, actively seeking opportunities to improve.
• Highly self-motivated team player with good analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Ability to grow other engineers’ personal and technical skills through coaching.

Technical Skills

• Expert knowledge in JavaScript or Typescript.
• Creates software in at least two modern software development languages.
• Working knowledge of modern stacks e.g. Node.js, Express, GraphQL, Jest, React Testing Library, Apollo.
• Solid knowledge of building solutions deployed on AWS.

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.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days.
• 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 welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.