Lead Software Engineer

About EPAM:

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. EPAM has been expanding in Singapore since 2013 and delivering the best solutions to our customers. As a recognized leader, EPAM Singapore achieved Great Place to Work® Certification in 2023 and is committed to providing our team with inspiring careers.

You will have the opportunity to work with fellow talented technologists and accelerate your career by participating in our numerous upskilling, training, and certification programs. That is why EPAM Singapore was awarded Gold for Best In-House Certification Programmes in the Employee Experience Awards 2023 and Silver in the SkillsFuture Employers Awards 2022 for our efforts in championing employees' skills development and building a lifelong learning culture at the workplace. You can also look forward to developing holistically with the multiracial festivals and various wellness and cultural activities organized by our passionate colleagues here.

Why EPAM?

· By choosing EPAM, you're getting a job at one of the most loved workplaces according to Newsweek 2022 & 2023.

· Employee ideas are the main driver of our business. We have a very supportive environment where your voice matters.

· You will be challenged while working side-by-side with the best talent globally. We work with top-notch technologies, constantly seeking new industry trends and best practices.

· We offer a transparent career path and an individual roadmap to engineer your future & accelerate your journey.

· At EPAM, you can find vast opportunities for self-development: online courses and libraries, mentoring programs, partial grants of certification, and experience exchange with colleagues around the world. You will learn, contribute, and grow with us.

What You’ll Do:

Job Summary

Candidate should have extensive experience in Java development, Container technologies (Kubernetes, Openshift Container Platform), a strong background in solution architecture, and a deep understanding of payment systems. This role is crucial in driving technical excellence and leading our replatform project in Java Tech Stack. The ideal candidate will combine strong coding skills with leadership abilities to guide our development team and ensure high-quality software delivery

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyse code submitted by vendors for quality, efficiency, and adherence to best practices.

• Provide detailed feedback and recommendations for code improvements.

• Collaborate with vendors to address identified issues and implement solutions.

• Ensure vendor-provided code meets our organisation's standards and requirements.

• Develop and maintain code review guidelines and processes.

• Work closely and collaborate with the Business Analysts and Quality Engineers/application testers for user stories elaboration, test automation, bug fixes etc.

• Participate in architectural discussions to influence system design.

• Work with deployment team/DevOps team on setting up continuous integration, build and release automation.

• Review of source code scan reports and work with vendors to address the issues.

• Involve in application deployment to the various environments.

• To work closely with key stakeholders from various business units to understand their business requirements and ensure that vendor translate the requirements into systems and applications architectural specifications.

• Stay updated with the latest Java technologies and industry trends and provide recommendations to the team.

• To continually research current and emerging technologies and propose appropriate changes.

What Will Make You Shine:

• At least 9 years of experience serving as technical lead throughout the full software development lifecycle, from conception, architecture definition, detailed design, scoping, planning, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance is preferred.

• Strong proficiency in software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.

• Hands-on experience in designing and developing reusable components, microservices, containers and Kubernetes.

• Sound knowledge of Java, Containers, shell scripts, various operating systems, and databases (Oracle). Other programming languages will be an advantage.

• Proven experience in DevOps and CI/CD adoption and deployment.

• Knowledge on OpenShift Container Platform will be an advantage.

• Knowledge on SWIFT architecture and its systems will be an advantage.

• Working experience in Singapore payments system will be an advantage.

• Certifications in relevant skills (e.g., Java, AWS solution architect, Kubernetes, etc.) will be an advantage.

• Relevant knowledge in change management and business process improvement would be an advantage.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with stakeholders

How We Hire:

Here, we summarize the typical journey to finding a job within EPAM:

1. Apply and tell us about yourself

2. Go through some standard interviews:

· General interview with a recruiter

· Technical interview with our technology experts

· Manager interview or Offer interview with a hiring manager

3. Get ready to join the team

Not sure if you meet all the requirements? No problem. Let’s talk anyway and find out more.
It takes 1 min of application to start the journey with us. Apply now!