Senior Software Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, integration, testing and deployment of complex application software solutions. The ideal candidate needs to have strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills coupled with strong communication skills and a proactive approach to delivering high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.

• Report to a technical lead and/ or project manager, engage in the full life cycle software development and project implementation works assigned. This may include design, develop, integrate, test and deploy application software, and involved in the execution of product specification, system design, development and system integration
• Involve in requirement analysis phase to determine the implementation feasibility of functional specifications and proposed solution. Highlight requirement gaps, disproportional construction efforts, technical challenges and any other issues to business analyst team
• Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code
• Implement solutions by designing system specifications, standards, and programming
• Engage customers to explain the rationale of proposed solutions, or other technical issues
• Coordinate and collaborate with other project team members throughout the project implementation to meet project goals
• Engage in the maintenance and support activities, which include troubleshooting and breakfix of software application systems when required
• Improves operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance to best practices, approved frameworks and re-useable components are employed in the development project

• Must have at least 6 years’ experience with core competencies in software development using:

1. Core Java and J2EE (including JSP/ Servlets)
2. Web MVC (Spring MVC, Struts)
3. Object/ Relational Mapping frameworks (JPA, Hibernate, etc)
4. RESTful APIs and Web services
5. DHTML Javascript framework (Bootstrap, JQuery, ExtJS, Angular JS, DOJO, etc)
6. ANT build tool

• Experience in the setup and configuration:

1. J2EE application servers (Apache, Tomcat, Jboss, Glassfish, IBM WebSphere)
2. RDMS server: MySQL, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle or similar database

• Experience developing web-based applications, data processing systems, and enterprise integration systems
• Experience in full SDLC (requirement, design, develop, test, validate, deploy)
• Experience working with and developing design and architecture documents such as entity relation diagrams, use cases, swim lanes, etc.
• Must be able to work independently on the assignment – including communicating with end users, requirements, design, and development
• Should be able to translate non-functional and functional requirements into design within the enterprise context
• Ability to multi-task, perform under pressure, and be a strong team player
• Proficient in written and spoken English

Knowledge in the following areas will be an advantage:

• Web 2.0 portal (Liferay, Wordpress, IBM WebSphere portal & WCM)
• Mobile application (iOS/ Android)
• GIS and map technology
• SOA development
• Experience in application and data migration
• BigData application framework (Hadoop, PgLatin, Flume, etc)
• NoSQL (CouchDB, Cassandra, etc)