Head of Software Development




Roles and Responsibilities

• Management of development teams responsible for designing, developing, testing and supporting the software assets in an Agile and Waterfall environment
  
• Responsible for driving development teams and technical strategy across multiple platforms, including Web, Android, and iOS in multiple languages.
  
• Drive the design and architecture of the software assets to ensure that it is most up-to-date, leveraging the latest best practices
  
• Lead software engineering teams based in various parts of the world (eg. Singapore, Malaysia, China, India) in the development of software assets
  
• Drive technical vision, technology stack selection and R&D of emerging technologies as it relates to financial technology and ecosystems (API-driven)
  
• Partner product owners and business stakeholders to deliver the necessary digital solutions

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering At least 10+ years of relevant application development experience of mission critical systems from scratch, including experience in mobile and web applications development Experience in leading the various development practices Experience in large-scale development using some of the following technology stack: Java, Javascript (AngularJS, ReactJS) iOS, Android, ReactJS (Flux, Redux) Kafka, Redis, MariaDB, NoSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra Ability to work in a fast-paced environment both as an individual contributor and as a technical lead Extensive, demonstrable experience in building complex consumer facing digital products and internal facing systems across web and mobile applications in demanding environment. Experience in a leadership position responsible for building, motivating and leading high performing development teams Ability to lead high performance technology teams by example Knowledge and hands-on experience in API management platforms, API design standards, patterns, best-practices, API governance, API security standards and implementation (Oauth, OpenId) Very strong analytical skills to be able to manage complex problems using a number of techniques. Ability to demonstrate influencing and negotiating skills to align potentially conflicting views with internal and external stakeholders. Effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin to liaise with Mandarin and English speaking teams.