Senior Applications Lead & Architect (Hands-on)

BOND FINANCIAL GROUP PTE. LTD.; Shenton Way; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BOND FINANCIAL GROUP PTE. LTD. is seeking an Applications Lead to own architecture, engineering standards, and end-to-end delivery across backend and frontend components.

You will lead hands-on development, design RESTful APIs, and ensure secure SDLC practices while mentoring the applications team. The role requires 10+ years of software engineering, experience with microservices and regulated sectors, and the ability to manage vendors and 24x7 incident support.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive fullstack software engineering with 3+ years in a technical lead or architect role.
• Experience building enterprise production systems using modern backend and frontend frameworks.
• Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, secure SDLC practices (SAST,SCA), and API gateway patterns.
• Background in regulated industries (financial services or fintech preferred); ISO 27001:2022 exposure advantageous.
• Experience managing software development vendors or third-party service providers.
• Familiarity with mobile application development (iOS or Android) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the applications team as a player-manager, providing hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.
• Manage sprint delivery, backlog prioritisation, capacity planning, and vendor/third-party provider oversight.
• Conduct code reviews and pull request approvals to maintain quality and security standards.
• On-call availability is required to support 24x7 incident response coverage.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

Tools

Golang

Java

Spring Boot

Python

React

TypeScript

Kafka

MQ

Docker

AWS

Job description

BOND FINANCIAL GROUP PTE. LTD. is seeking an Applications Lead to own architecture, engineering standards, and end-to-end delivery across backend and frontend components.

You will lead hands-on development, design RESTful APIs, and ensure secure SDLC practices while mentoring the applications team. The role requires 10+ years of software engineering, experience with microservices and regulated sectors, and the ability to manage vendors and 24x7 incident support.