Engineering Lead (Java)

Our client is Singapore's largest ticketing agency and one of the leading e-commerce players, selling over 6 million tickets annually. 

Under a new leadership team, SISTIC is preparing for the next stage of hyper growth.

Work Location: Changi Biz Park, SIngapore

Work Type: Hybrid

Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Key skills:

- Java

- SpringBoot

- Microservices

- Team management of at least 3 developers

- Good communication & interpersonal skills

Job Description:

Overall Software Engineering Output

The engineering team works across multiple products including e-commerce engine, mobile apps, backend systems and more. You will be responsible for the software engineering output of your team and you will own the full software development life cycle process. This includes tangible metrics like velocity and quality but also intangible measures like team morale, learning and improvement and advocating best practices across the team.

Process Management

You will be part of the software development and organizational processes, that enables efficiency, is scalable and minimizes friction between engineering and other key stakeholders: Product, Architecture, UI/UX, Security, other business units.

Effective communication and Delegation: You will be leading a team of 3+ engineers (which is expected to grow rapidly over the next 3 years) with diverse skillsets, personal backgrounds and across multiple time-zones. You’ll communicate and delegate, taking care to make sure everybody on your team understands where we’re going next and why. You will mentor and develop a deeply motivated, diverse and growing team. You will Assist the Engineering Manager to plan sprints and ensure quality code is delivered on time

Recruitment You will be responsible for identifying areas of key need with the Engineering Manager. You will also work with Technology leadership to optimize engineering culture and help attract and retain top talent.

In Your Role

• You will be responsible for designing, building, improving, or maintaining our products and systems

• You will also be managing a team (or teams) of engineers, growing and empowering them to accomplish great things, and ensuring that best practices, standards, and processes are adhered to.

• You will spend 60-80% time in engineering and product, and 20-40% time in people management and coaching depending on team size.  

• You will need to acquire contextual breadth and depth in your product domain and manage stakeholders' expectations.

• You will work in cross-functional teams and meet great people regularly from top-tier technology, consulting, product, or academic background.  

Job requirement

• Bachelor's degree/diploma in Computer Science or other technical fields 

• 3+ years of experience developing web-based products

• Expertise in Java tech stack - Java, SpringBoot & Microservices (3+ years)

• Good experience with SQL and NoSQL (ideally Redis and Cassandra) databases is preferred 

• Willing and able to learn new technologies quickly

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influence skills and personal maturity

• Technical leadership experience is preferred but not compulsory; no formal technical leadership experience can be considered

• Experience with RabbitMQ and Kafka would be advantageous 

• Passion for software engineering, application development, or systems development

 Passion for leading and growing people

• Strong sense of responsibility

• Excellent understanding of software engineering concepts, design patterns, and algorithms

If this interests you, pls submit your MS Word formatted CV to [email protected] .