Software Engineering - AVP

OCBC Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Community initiatives

Job summary

OCBC Group Wealth is hiring a Senior Full Stack Developer (Java, ReactJS) to build scalable microservices and rich frontend interfaces powering wealth and trading workflows. You will own major backend services with Spring Boot, Spring Data, and Spring Batch while delivering responsive UI with ReactJS in a fast-paced financial environment.

We expect 10+ years in enterprise Java/J2EE, strong SDLC, and hands-on Kubernetes/Docker, Kafka, and an Agile mindset.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in enterprise Java/J2EE applications.
• Proven experience in Agile delivery and full SDLC execution.
• Strong hands-on experience building and deploying microservices using Spring ecosystem technologies.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and related standards (JSON, Swagger/OpenAPI, XML).
• Hands-on frontend experience with ReactJS, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design.
• Experience with React workflows/state management (Redux).
• Experience with containerisation/orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with messaging/event-driven systems (MQ, Kafka).
• Familiarity with engineering and DevOps toolchain (Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Liquibase).
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Owners, business users, and SMEs to shape requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Design and develop microservices using Java technologies (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Batch).
• Build and enhance responsive, high-usable frontend applications using ReactJS and modern JavaScript.
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers, software engineers, QA engineers, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners.
• Deliver enhancements across wealth/trading application workflows in a microservices architecture.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and provide production support for business-critical applications.
• Implement automated testing and CI/CD practices to improve software quality and release efficiency.
• Contribute to engineering excellence through code reviews, standards adoption, and occasional pair programming.
• Proactively improve system performance, reliability, maintainability, and developer productivity.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

Spring Data

Spring Batch

ReactJS

HTML5/CSS3

REST APIs

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jira

Confluence

Jenkins

Bitbucket

Liquibase

Job description

WHO WE ARE

As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we're on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Full Stack Developer (Java, ReactJS), Group Wealth (AVP)

About the job

Who We Are At OCBC Group Wealth, we build technology platforms that enable wealth and investment journeys for our clients. Our teams deliver reliable, scalable, and secure solutions that support critical front-office and order-management workflows across wealth products. We are continuously modernising our platforms through microservices, cloud-native practices, and strong engineering discipline to deliver better business outcomes and client experience.

Why Join

As a Full Stack Developer, you will build and support both backend services and frontend applications powering wealth and trading capabilities. You will contribute across the full development lifecycle - from requirements and design to implementation, deployment, and production support. If you are passionate about building robust systems in a fast-paced financial environment, this role offers meaningful impact and strong growth opportunities.

How You Succeed

You combine strong technical depth with ownership mindset, clear communication, and cross-team collaboration. You deliver high-quality software, adapt quickly to evolving priorities, and continuously improve systems and engineering practices.

What you do

• Partner with Product Owners, business users, and SMEs to shape requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Design and develop microservices using Java technologies (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Batch).
• Build and enhance responsive, high-usable frontend applications using ReactJS and modern JavaScript.
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers, software engineers, QA engineers, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners.
• Deliver enhancements across wealth/trading application workflows in a microservices architecture.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and provide production support for business-critical applications.
• Implement automated testing and CI/CD practices to improve software quality and release efficiency.
• Contribute to engineering excellence through code reviews, standards adoption, and occasional pair programming.
• Proactively improve system performance, reliability, maintainability, and developer productivity.

Who you are

• Must-have 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in enterprise Java/J2EE applications.
• Proven experience in Agile delivery and full SDLC execution.
• Strong hands-on experience building and deploying microservices using Spring ecosystem technologies.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and related standards (JSON, Swagger/OpenAPI, XML).
• Hands-on frontend experience with ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design.
• Experience with React workflows/state management (e.g., Redux).
• Experience with containerisation/orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with messaging/event-driven systems (MQ, Kafka).
• Familiarity with engineering and DevOps toolchain (Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Liquibase).
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

Preferred

• Experience in wealth management, capital markets, and order management systems.
• Domain exposure to products such as OTC, Bonds, Cash Equities, Funds, IPO, Loans, and Deposits.
• Experience supporting front-to-back integration in investment/trading platforms.

What We Offer

Opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative OCBC Group Wealth engineering environment. Exposure to modern architecture and industry-standard tools and practices. Continuous learning and mentorship from experienced professionals in finance and technology. Meaningful work on platforms that support clients’ wealth and investment goals.

What we offer:

• Competitive base salary.
• A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle.
• Community initiatives.
• Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities.
• Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

Let's build the bank we need for the future we want. Find the best version of yourself in a friendly, supportive team. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

As the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932 from the merger of three local banks, we have grown from strength to strength to become a regional financial services group. With a deep history in Asia, we offer the most comprehensive coverage across ASEAN and Greater China, complemented with a presence in the leading economies of New York, London and Sydney. We are the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets with one of the world’s highest credit rating (Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P). We offer private banking services through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Singapore, which operates on a unique open-architecture product platform to source for the best-in-class products to meet its clients’ goals. Our insurance subsidiary, Great Eastern Holdings, is the oldest and most established life insurance group in Singapore and Malaysia.