Senior Software Engineering Manager

• The role is responsible for working across the Technology delivery lifecycle including inception, construction, testing, release and ongoing management of a product or service in a pod within a Technology team.
• They will be required to continually enhance their skills within a number of specialisms which include front end, development, security, testing, and operational support.
• Provide support across the end-to-end delivery and run lifecycle, utilising their skills and expertise to carry out software development, testing and operational support activities with the ability to move between these according to demand
• End-to-end accountability for a product or service, identifying and developing the most appropriate Technology solutions to meet customer needs as part of the Customer Journey
• Liaise with other engineers, architects and business stakeholders to understand and drive the product or service's direction
• Establish a digital environment and automate processes to minimize variation and ensure predictable high quality code and data
• Create technical test plans and records, including unit and integration tests, within automated test environments to ensure code quality
• Provide support to DevOps teams working at all stages of a product or service release/change with a strong customer focus and end-to-end journeys, ensuring they have an excellent domain knowledge
• Working with Ops, Dev and Test Engineers to ensure operational issues (performance, operator intervention, alerting, design defect related issues, etc.) are identified and addressed at all stages of a product or service release/change
• Provide support in identification and resolution of all incidents associated with the IT service, as directed by leadership of the DevOps team
• Ensure service resilience, service sustainability and recovery time objectives are met for all the software solutions delivered
• Responsible for automating the continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline within a DevOps Product/Service team driving a culture of continuous improvement
• Keep up-to-date and have expertise on current tools, technologies and areas like cyber security and regulations pertaining to aspects like data privacy, consent, data residency etc. that are applicable

• Demonstrable entrepreneurial spirit; A change driver and fast leaner
• A university graduate. Graduates from an international top university highly preferred, MS or PhD preferred
• Full stack software engineering capability including front-end, middleware, backend is a must
• Knowledge of “Talk is cheap. Show me the code” --- Linus Torvalds (2000) Hands-on engineering capabilities in state-of-the-art technologies is a must
• Proven contribution to international academic and industrial communities and/or open source communities will be a huge advantage
• Business knowledge in financial services industry (retail, wholesale and investment banking, wealth management, insurance, financial markets, etc.) is preferred
• Capability of reading newest academic and research papers in the areas of banking, financial services and technologies is a must
• Strong analytical, design and problem solving skills; excellent team player with ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
• We value intellectually curious, creative people who enjoy solving challenging, interesting problems and building breakthrough products with growth mind-set
• Strong communication skill in both verbal and written form; capability of delivering effective presentation to teammates and external and internal stakeholders
• Commitment to assigned task, attention to details and willing to dedicate efforts
• Experience of working in a DevOps focused environment and working in an Agile Team. Flexible and adaptable in accommodating change of requirement and willing to take new responsibilities when necessary
• Be able to work across multiple domains of knowledge and skills, and share knowledge across the team. We like people who dig down, understand concepts in detail
• Knowledge of architecture disciplines and the ability put the governance into practice, knowledge of industry standards will be an advantage

• Contributing to the broader HSBC Ventures agenda including industry knowledge, thought leadership, mentoring across the team and supporting other practice areas where relevant
• Be an essential part of a high performing team: developing talent, track record of followership, making tough decisions, bringing together cross functional teams to achieve ambitious outcomes, fostering a culture of inclusivity and achievement
• Experience coaching and mentoring technology talent

• Possess a proven track record of driving strategic transformation initiatives, effectively translating strategy into actionable plans and ensuring successful implementation and adoption.
• Strong solutions architecture and engineering hands-on experience with complex enterprise solutions
• Over 6-month project experience on Large Language Modelling (e.g. GPT / Llama / Bard) Transformation
• Good understanding of design on micro-service and containerization
• Strong experience delivering scalable solutions in finance industry area
• Familiar with cloud platforms, including auto-scaling and global deployments of application architecture, with actual project experience on at least 1 cloud platform (including AWS, GCP, Azure and Ali Cloud)
• Familiar with over 2 programming language, like Java/Python/Golang/Node.js and relevant Design Patterns and databases including relational DB and NOSQL DB
• Capability of using and extending common open frameworks (e.g. Spring, Tensor Flow, Ethereum, etc.)
• Capability to build up and setup PoC Environment rapidly with Cloud, Container, etc.
• Over 8 years’ experience after university Mater degree

• Principles of Lean Startup Methodology and a VC-style portfolio management; able to imbed those into HSBC’s Agile methodology. Critical is the ability to evolve new or start-up propositions to at least stage A or B.
• Ecosystem knowledge and connectivity including incubators, accelerators, VCs and startups.
• Hands on delivery of digital products in a large enterprise.

• Familiarity with LLM and GPT models
• The ability to implement strategic transformation
• A QS Top 100 educational background
• Substantial experience in innovation projects, along with the capability to deliver a project from inception to completion

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