Senior Software Engineer

ILLUMINA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company in Singapore is seeking a skilled technical professional to join their team. The candidate will work closely with architects and support groups to design and troubleshoot applications that fulfill operational needs for AMEA and China. Applicants should have a strong background in web development, API communication standards, and must be proficient in various technical frameworks including Node.js and Angular. The role also involves mentoring junior engineers and leading investigations to resolve technical issues, ensuring smooth operation of systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in technical roles, preferably in software development.
• Strong foundation in Node.js / Express / NestJS (JavaScript / TypeScript).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create architecture and design proposals at the subsystem level.
• Lead investigation and resolution of technical problems.
• Mentor supporting engineers on technical skills.

Skills

API communication standards

Web development

Node.js

Angular

Database design

Version Management using GitHub

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft SQL

Node.js

Angular

GitHub

Job description

Position Summary

Position Summary: This position works closely with the Enterprise System Architect and Network Support group. The group develops, maintains, and troubleshoots the technology and applications that drives the operation needs for AMEA and China region. This role is also responsible for identifying problems within programs, creating, and implementing solutions and keeping the technical architecture running as smoothly and effectively as possible.

Position Responsibilities

• Create architecture and design proposals at the subsystem level and provides inputs to product-level architecture.
• Lead investigation and resolution of technical problems within department, with oversight.
• Provide recommendations for risk mitigation in area of responsibility and at critical interfaces to other teams.
• Understand the relationship of project work to departmental goals.
• Enforce database development standards and processes, including naming, coding, database security, data access, and documentation.
• Able to produce required documents for new and existing manufacturing systems in well explained and concise way.
• Evaluate business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Able to lead investigation and resolution of technical problems within department, with oversight.
• Provide recommendations for risk mitigation in area of responsibility and at critical interfaces to other teams.
• Mentor supporting engineers on technical skills in one's area of expertise.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in technical roles in software development preferably in web and having completed at least 3 software development life cycle.
• Good background in web development.
• Experience in API communication standards using XML and/or JSON.
• Framework & development experience- Strong technical foundation in Node.js / Express / NestJS (JavaScript / TypeScript), Angular and modern full stack experience. .NET (C#) is an added advantage.
• Database design in Microsoft SQL with ability to write and optimized queries or stored procedures.
• Good understanding of software development principles, programming languages, and software architecture.
• Experience with Version Management tool such as GitHub.
• Ability to provide guidance, feedback to help the team to build up the technical skills. Eagerness and willingness to learn new technologies and share with the team, and able to help peers on analyzing and solving system performance problems.
• Experience managing projects, coordinating tasks, and working with other teams or stakeholders to deliver good quality large scale systems.
• Able to contribute and propose suitable technologies to improve the stability and scalability of the system. Fluent with functional, imperative and object-oriented languages would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of data processing, hardware platform and enterprise software applications would be advantageous.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with others as part of a highly skilled team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and possess logical and analytical skills with attention to details.
• Possess a positive attitude and sense of urgency to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.
• Proactive and have the initiative to drive and get things done ahead of plan.
• Performing requirements analysis, ability to mediate conflicts and use your experience to drive change and help stakeholders to solve complex problems.
• Able to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.