Principal Software Engineer
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Summary
A senior engineering lead role in Kuala Lumpur: design, develop, and support enterprise applications across the SDLC while mentoring engineers, overseeing production support within SLAs, and driving modernization. Core stack is Java/Spring Boot microservices, React/TypeScript front end, and SQL databases with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, enhancement, maintenance, and support of enterprise applications throughout the SDLC.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance, ensuring scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions, system designs, and implementation plans.
- Review application architecture, technical designs, source code, and documentation to ensure compliance with engineering standards and best practices.
- Lead and mentor a team of software engineers and application support analysts, including performance management, coaching, workload planning, and career development.
- Oversee day-to-day application support and production operations, ensuring timely resolution of incidents and service requests within agreed SLAs.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive preventive and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, Delivery Managers, and cross-functional teams to manage requirements, priorities, timelines, resources, and delivery expectations.
- Drive technical innovation, application modernization, performance optimization, automation, and reduction of technical debt.
- Ensure applications and deliverables comply with security, governance, quality, audit, and regulatory requirements.
- Promote Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, code review, automation, and software engineering best practices.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in software development, application support, and system integration.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience leading software development and/or application support teams.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java (J2EE/JEE), Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, RESTful APIs, and Microservices Architecture.
- Experience with ReactJS, JavaScript, and TypeScript for modern front-end development.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
- Solid experience in system analysis, solution design, software architecture, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
- Proficient in source control and development tools such as Git, GitLab, GitHub, or Azure DevOps.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, code review, technical documentation, Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Professional certifications in Java, Cloud, Agile/Scrum, or Solution Architecture would be an advantage.