Senior System Engineer

Born from Hong Kong's demand for fast, convenient, and reliable payment solutions, Octopus introduced the world's first contactless multi-modal transit payment system in 1997. Since then, this homegrown FinTech company has pioneered innovative payment solutions for urban living across four continents. Our Vision To become the most preferred payment and lifestyle companion that connects customers and business partners through our best-in-class products and services. Our Mission Making everyday life easier. Our Values Customer Centricity, Simplicity & Trustworthiness. Dedicated to addressing customer needs and adapting to evolving market trends, Octopus has broadened its services beyond transportation to encompass retail, e-commerce, cross-border transactions, and travel abroad. Today, we serve approximately 98% of Hong Kong’s population, processing around 15 million transactions at more than HK$300 million on average daily. At the heart of our success are our colleagues. We value mutual respect, foster collaboration, and encourage innovation and partnership. Join us and shape the future of payment solutions. Your impact starts here!

Senior System Engineer (Back End)

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate and lead small team in handling full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including but not limited to requirement gathering, design, development, testing, system release and post launch maintenance of back end systems
• Participate in requirement gathering and analysis, design, testing and support of automatic fare collection systems with external clients
• Prepare documentations such as functional specification, technical specification and test plan
• Process, handle and integrate vast amount of data from various sources for calculation, settlement, and reconciliation
• Ensure on-time and quality delivery and comply with Quality Management System
• Handle ad-hoc projects as assigned

Requirements:

• Degree holder in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS or other related discipline
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in information systems design and development
• Hands-on experience in Java Development
• Knowledge and experience in Spring Framework (e.g. Spring Boot, Spring Batch) and web services, with solid experience in both Relational Databases (e.g., Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB)
• Knowledge and experience in backend development, including robust API design, development, and integration
• Knowledge and experience in design & development on cloud platform (e.g. AWS or Azure)
• Knowledge and experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, particularly Kubernetes would be an advantage
• Experience in utilizing AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to enhance daily software development and operational efficiency would be an advantage
• Experience in preparing high quality technical documents
• Client facing project experience would be an advantage
• Strong analytical, problem solving, interpersonal and organizational skills, and self-motivated
• Proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese with strong communication skills
• Candidates with less experience will be considered as System Engineer

We offer successful candidate an attractive remuneration package and excellent career prospects. Interested parties please send your resume, present and expected salary, contact details and quoting the reference number by clicking "Apply Now"

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