Software Engineer

The position reports to the
Head of Engineering.

Job Overview:

• To lead the design, development, and enhancement of business-critical applications, providing technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• You will be a key player in driving our technical strategy and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and robust software solutions.

Your work life:

• To lead and own the full Software Development Lifecycle, from technical design, development, testing, deployment and support of end users.
• Drive the technical design and architecture of complex software solutions, making key decisions on technology stacks and implementation approaches.
• Set and enforce high standards for software quality, including code reviews, testing strategies, and performance benchmarks.
• Establish and promote best practices for software development, including coding standards, design patterns, and documentation.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Lead project planning, estimation, and execution, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of technical documentation, ensuring it is clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date.

To be considered, you'll need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Strong experience (at least 5 years) in Java and Spring Boot framework, as well as its associated ORM frameworks such as JPA with Hibernate, MyBatis.
• Proficient in using dependency management tools such as Maven or Gradle to manage project dependencies.
• Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and SOLID principles.
• Strong background in RESTful API design principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security principles, including input validation, authentication, authorization, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Basic understanding of front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Familiarity with any modern framework (React, Next, Vue) is a huge plus.
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as well as modern software engineering tools and practices such as Confluence, JIRA, Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into system designs, solutions and design concepts using tools such as ER diagrams, UML, flow charts
• Well versed in relational database design and implementation, and proficient with relational database such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Ability to write unit tests and familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
• Experience with JVM tuning and performance optimization, including garbage collector tuning.
• Strong understanding of microservices and design patterns, including API Gateway, service mesh, circuit breaker.
• Experience with containerization technologies, particularly Docker, for application development, packaging and deployment.
• Solid experience working with *nix systems and git.
• The following points are nice to have and will help us prioritise your application:
• Experience leading technical teams and projects.
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• CI/CD pipeline experience (e.g. GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI)
• NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, AWS DynamoDB)
• HashiCorp Vault & Consul
• Message queues & Kafka streams
• Monitoring tools e.g. ELK, Grafana

Our Commitment to You

At Time, we believe great work deserves great support. Here's what you can look forward to when you join us:

• Comprehensive medical coverage
  for you and your immediate family, including outpatient care, hospitalisation, dental and optical benefits.
• Wellness support
  with an annual spending account for health-related needs, alternative treatments, or even paid-up premiums for personal insurance.
• Employee assistance
  during life's big moments, from celebrations to times of bereavement.
• Learning & growth opportunities
  through dedicated time for learning, access to LinkedIn Learning and rewards for upskilling.
• Cash rewards
  for recognised certifications and full reimbursement for up to two approved professional memberships each year.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.