Software Engineer (Java)

Mpowerts; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Singapore is looking for a software engineer with 2 to 5 years of Java EE experience, preferably in the financial sector. The candidate should provide technical leadership, participate in the full Software Development Life Cycle, and demonstrate strong problem-solving skills. Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, and modern Java frameworks is essential. This role also requires good communication skills and a proactive attitude.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in Java EE development, preferably in financial industry.
• Strong knowledge of Java and related frameworks.
• Experience with microservices architecture is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Provide technical leadership to the development team.
• Ensure high quality and delivery standards are met.

Skills

Java EE development

Proactive and optimistic

Team motivation

Front-End development

Good communication skills

Education

Degree in Computer Sciences / Software Engineering / Information Technology

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring framework

Hibernate

PostgreSQL

Job description

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle – Design, Development, Testing, Deployment, post Deployment maintenance.
• Provide technical leadership to the development team
• Able to work independently, proposing viable technical solutions through self-study and in-depth understanding of the existing code base
• Produces or validates the schedule and effort estimate for each task they perform, commit to the assigned task
• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of schedule and will endeavor to estimate accurately and deliver according to those estimates
• Demonstrates maturity, skill and adeptness in team collaboration, technical discussion and negotiation.
• Continually improve personal understanding of the programming languages, frameworks, technical concepts, methods and measurements that underpin the Engineering disciplines and practices.
• Demonstrates the ability to understand, challenge, contribute or construct software specification and is capable of building software in line with the specifications
• Exploits appropriate software development methods, languages, libraries and techniques and applies these to software engineering tasks to realize the most effective outcome
• Ensures that all work is consistent with defined standards where standards exist and to withstand professional scrutiny in any case
• Ensures that high quality and delivery standards are met and consistently delivers quality code on time and within estimate.
• Demonstrates the ability to reflect on and improve personal performance

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Sciences / Software Engineering / Information Technology.
• 2 to 5 years of working experience in Java EE development (preferably in financial industry).
• Individual that is optimistic, proactive, good initiative, passionate, strives to achieve more as a team, and able to motivate others.
• Essential to master one programming languages with in-depth knowledge and related framework technologies
  • Java: Core Java, J2EE, J2EE Application Servers, Spring/Strut/Hibernate…etc
  • Front-End: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, ES5, AngularJS/Backbone/jQuery/React
• Experience in various Java EE frameworks and design patterns. Preferably on Micro services architecture.

• Exposure in Java MVC frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Involved in implementing applications leverages on various Java EE services including but not limited to Enterprise Java Bean, Java Database Connectivity, and Java Messaging Services.
• Individual that is able to learn new knowledge independently & able to apply the knowledge to the task.
• Working experience on Docker, Kubernetes, Spring framework or equivalent framework, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, TiDB and others.
• Good verbal and written communication in English, technical, analytical, troubleshooting and consultative skills. Proficiency in National Language will be an added advantage.
• Experience in traditional waterfall or agile methodology
• Ability to cope with tight deadlines and adhere to the delivery plan.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the region