Software Engineer (Senior/Lead)

TIME dotCom Berhad; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Shah Alam seeks a Software Engineer to lead the design and development of business-critical applications. You will guide a team in delivering high-quality software solutions, overseeing the entire software lifecycle, and fostering technical excellence. If you enjoy a dynamic work environment with flexible hours and unique perks, this position is for you.

Benefits

Cool and innovative work environment

Flexible working hours

Smart casual dress code

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Learning and growth opportunities

Indoor slide and cafe

Free car park

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Java and Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of microservices and API design.
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full Software Development Lifecycle from design to deployment.
• Drive technical design and architecture of complex software solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and ensure high software quality standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful API

Object-Oriented Programming

SQL

Git

Microservices

Docker

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology

Tools

Maven

Gradle

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

The position reports to the Head of Engineering.

Job Overview:

• To lead the design, development, and enhancement of business-critical applications, providing technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• You will be a key player in driving our technical strategy and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and robust software solutions.

Your work life:

• To lead and own the full Software Development Lifecycle, from technical design, development, testing, deployment and support of end users.
• Drive the technical design and architecture of complex software solutions, making key decisions on technology stacks and implementation approaches.
• Set and enforce high standards for software quality, including code reviews, testing strategies, and performance benchmarks.
• Establish and promote best practices for software development, including coding standards, design patterns, and documentation.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Lead project planning, estimation, and execution, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of technical documentation, ensuring it is clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date.

To be considered, you’ll need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Strong experience (at least 5 years) in Java and Spring Boot framework, as well as its associated ORM frameworks such as JPA with Hibernate, MyBatis.
• Proficient in using dependency management tools such as Maven or Gradle to manage project dependencies.
• Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and SOLID principles.
• Strong background in RESTful API design principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security principles, including input validation, authentication, authorization, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Basic understanding of front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Familiarity with any modern framework (React, Next, Vue) is a huge plus.
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as well as modern software engineering tools and practices such as Confluence, JIRA, Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into system designs, solutions and design concepts using tools such as ER diagrams, UML, flow charts
• Well versed in relational database design and implementation, and proficient with relational database such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Ability to write unit tests and familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
• Experience with JVM tuning and performance optimization, including garbage collector tuning.
• Strong understanding of microservices and design patterns, including API Gateway, service mesh, circuit breaker.
• Experience with containerization technologies, particularly Docker, for application development, packaging and deployment.
• Solid experience working with *nix systems and git.
• The following points are nice to have and will help us prioritise your application:
• Experience leading technical teams and projects.
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• CI/CD pipeline experience (e.g. GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI)
• NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, AWS DynamoDB)
• HashiCorp Vault & Consul
• Message queues & Kafka streams
• Monitoring tools e.g. ELK, Grafana

What you get:

• Cool and innovative work environment
• Work-life balance and our working hours are flexible
• We are too cool for ties. Smart casual is our game!
• We care about you and your family’s health and wellbeing
• Learning and growth opportunity
• We have an indoor slide and a cafe! How fun is that?!
• Free car park within the company compound

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. So, make your CV as fun and interesting as possible!