Lead Software Engineer

HSBC; Kraków; On-site; PLN 279,000 - 390,600; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank in Kraków, Poland is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive software development initiatives and guide teams in delivering automation solutions. Candidates should have strong technical backgrounds in .NET, C#, and cloud technologies. The role involves interfacing with business partners and leading continuous improvement on deliveries. This opportunity is perfect for agile enthusiasts eager to shape the future of banking technology.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of programming experience.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work efficiently and independently under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology projects by analyzing and proposing solutions.
• Ensure successful delivery of .Net-based applications.
• Support team members during their development activities.

Skills

.NET

C#

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

TypeScript

Angular 4 or higher

Bootstrap 3 or higher

Micro-services architecture

Education

University or Technical College degree in IT

Tools

MS SQL Server 2012 or higher

PostgreSQL

Entity Framework

Continuous Integration

Continuous Deployment

DevOps

Cloud platforms (GCP or AWS)

Job description

Overview

Lead Software Engineer
Ref No: HTK/ The team – Wealth & Private Banking – Chief Technology Officer - Business Automation Technology (WPB CTO BAT). WPB CTO BAT team within HSBC Technology Poland is positioned as a nearshore location for European countries, widely supported by the bigger offshore teams on deliveries. The team is helping to build, implement and maintain new initiatives and systems mainly for the internal HSBC employees in EU region. We are building new internal solutions and enabling local businesses to strive and meet not only regulatory demands but also their growth agenda. Being located in Technology Centre is a strong enabler for EU region as the team is playing the role of a bridge between in-country IT teams and other technology teams within HSBC. Our products cover multiple aspects and areas – digital signature, workflow, content management, process streamlining and automation. All this is achieved with high level of autonomy and ability to choose our path and technology direction we would like to implement in the EU countries. We are seeking new team members who would help to guide and lead the delivery teams, help us to evolve technologically and bring new technologies and technical capabilities to the stakeholders and EU business.

The Role – We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to help our agile software development team build and deliver simplification/automation solutions across the region. The Lead Software Engineer is responsible not only for technical excellence and delivering multiple strategic initiatives, ensuring smooth technical implementation, but also for commercializing our solutions, increasing visibility across the bank and building strong, long-term relationships with Business partners. Additionally, he/she is responsible for proactively rolling out technical strategy such as cloud roadmap, DevOps tooling adoption and further DevSecOps adoption, helping to take the team to the next level. The Lead Engineer should also supervise and guide less experienced team members, not only from a technical perspective but also around best practices, security aspects and formal procedures like ITSA EHC etc. The role involves full stack development of .Net based solutions, software development and automated tests, agile discussions with business, and support as needed. The team works in an international environment supporting 20 countries in European time zone. There is strong emphasis on quality with TDD/ATDD and CI/CD in place.

Your role will be to proactively drive, lead and deliver various initiatives/projects, process simplification, adoption of good practices and be ready for non-standard projects. The role includes leading continuous improvement on delivery/tooling and usage of tools for CI/CD, software quality controls and security checks. The candidate should be equally technically strong and capable of business communication, with the ability to grasp the subject quickly and understand existing processes, system flows and components. We’re looking for passionate, team-loving, agile-evangelising technology enthusiasts to join the team and shape HSBC's future.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead is accountable for successful delivery of Technology projects by our .Net Team:
• Analyze and propose solutions based on business requirements
• Efficiently translate these requirements into working software
• Demo the solution to the business and incorporate feedback
• Amend and produce specifications/documentation as required
• Investigate live system faults, diagnose problems, propose and provide solutions
• Complete projects in a timely manner
• Proactively roll out technical strategy like cloud roadmap and DevOps tooling adoption, best practices, security aspects and formal procedures like ITSA / EHC
• Support other team members during their development activities, including supervision and guiding less experienced developers
• Support IT PMs & Delivery Managers to manage delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, resourcing, dependencies, communications and budgets
• Ensure adherence to standard controls and drive deliveries to achieve compliance and framework, capability management, security controls and technology architecture designs

Requirements

• University or Technical College graduate (preferable in IT) followed by at least 8 years of programming experience
• Good knowledge of & working experience with (order as per priority):
• .NET, C#
• Databases (MS SQL Server 2012 or higher; PostgreSQL would be an advantage)
• Web UI development and testing, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, Angular 4 or higher, Bootstrap 3 or higher
• Entity Framework, Unity
• Clean Code Principles, C# Design patterns
• TDD/ATDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment
• DevOps & DevSecOps
• Micro-services based architecture
• Cloud knowledge & experience (GCP or AWS) would be a big plus
• Excellent English language communication skills, both written and verbal
• Team player with good interpersonal skills and adaptable to change
• Curiosity and learning capabilities, ability to absorb new technologies & procedures quickly
• Self organized and have good business communication experience
• Ability to work in a team of diversified international environment
• Ability to work efficiently and independently under pressure
• Knowledge of how banks work and operate would be a plus
• Experience in a corporate world is a significant plus

We thank all interested candidates for their applications. Please send your CV to [e-mail]

We reserve the right to contact only selected candidates. Only those applications that include the candidate's consent to process personal data by HSBC Service Delivery (Polska) Sp. z o.o., in accordance with the Data Protection Act as of 29 August 1997 (Journal of Acts of 2002, No 101, pos. 926 with later amendments) will be considered.