Associate Director, Software Engineering

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering.

Business: CTO Platforms

Job ID：59450

Principal responsibilities

• Lead solution design and hands-on technical delivery for DI products (React UI, Java/Python services, APIs, integrations).
• Own Technical solution for a project stream/module, API contracts, NFR definition and delivery, release readiness, day-to-day delivery governance, technical risk management, and stakeholder updates.
• Drive workflow/orchestration delivery and resilient long-running process patterns.
• Own delivery management: milestones, RAID, dependency management, sprint execution health, and stakeholder reporting.
• Ensure release and operational readiness: CI/CD quality gates, testing strategy, observability, runbooks, cutover/hypercare.
• Embed security and controls by design (secure APIs, secrets management, OWASP, auditability, data privacy).
• Mentor engineers through reviews, design sessions, and engineering standards.

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

• 7+ years engineering experience with proven Tech Lead ownership on production deliveries.
• Strong React/TypeScript + Java (Spring Boot) and/or Python (FastAPI/Flask), microservices, REST APIs.
• Azure cloud-native delivery, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing.
• Strong delivery governance experience: planning, estimation, dependencies, RAID, release management.
• Plus: IDP/OCR, RAG, agents, Camunda ops, Kafka/event-driven, regulated/banking experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years delivering production systems; demonstrable Tech Lead ownership across multiple releases.
• Strong in React/TypeScript and Java (Spring Boot) and/or Python (FastAPI/Flask); microservices and REST APIs.
• Azure cloud-native delivery, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and quality gates.
• Strong delivery management: milestone planning, dependency mapping, RAID, change control, release execution.
• Strong security/controls mindset suitable for a regulated environment.

What additional skills will be good to have?

• IDP/OCR, RAG, agents/tool-calling, vector stores; evaluation/quality approaches.
• Camunda operational experience (monitoring, incident handling, versioning).
• Event-driven architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ), idempotency/eventual consistency.
• Prior banking/regulated delivery experience.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”

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