Born from Hong Kong's demand for fast, convenient, and reliable payment solutions, Octopus introduced the world's first contactless multi-modal transit payment system in 1997. Since then, this homegrown FinTech company has pioneered innovative payment solutions for urban living across four continents. Our Vision To become the most preferred payment and lifestyle companion that connects customers and business partners through our best-in-class products and services. Our Mission Making everyday life easier. Our Values Customer Centricity, Simplicity & Trustworthiness. Dedicated to addressing customer needs and adapting to evolving market trends, Octopus has broadened its services beyond transportation to encompass retail, e-commerce, cross-border transactions, and travel abroad. Today, we serve approximately 98% of Hong Kong’s population, processing around 15 million transactions at more than HK$300 million on average daily. At the heart of our success are our colleagues. We value mutual respect, foster collaboration, and encourage innovation and partnership. Join us and shape the future of payment solutions. Your impact starts here!
Job Responsibilities:
Technical Collaboration
- Share knowledge and provide guidance to team members to maintain expertise in core technologies, including the effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted development tools (e.g. code generation, testing, and analysis tools).
- Promote best practices in software development, coding standards, and system design.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and quality improvement within development teams.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures to maintain operational integrity.
Product Realization
- Work in collaboration with multiple project teams to ensure consistent implementation across the backend systems.
- Perform requirement analysis and transform clients’ business needs into high quality technical specifications that meet technical and business objectives
- Perform design and development for the enhancements of various Octopus systems, in accordance with the planned schedule and quality.
- Leverage AI-assisted tools to improve development productivity, code quality, and defect detection where applicable.
- Perform source code review, optimization, and tuning.
- Perform testing and support production launch.
- Provide high-quality technical documentation including development and testing artefacts.
- Perform system support in compliance with Quality Management System.
Job Requirments:
- University Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in information systems development.
- Well experienced in development using Java/J2EE, JMS, XML, JSP, JavaScript, SQL and SOAP web services
- Hand-on experience in SQL server, Oracle, Scripting language.
- Knowledge and experience in WebLogic, JBoss, UML and object-oriented tools.
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices
- Experienced in preparation of high-quality technical documents.
- Basic understanding or working experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, code assistants, AI-based testing tools) is an advantage.
- Strong knowledge and proven experience in architectural design and relevant software development, implementation, integration and launch.
- Strong background in Java, Spring framework, etc.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management tools for efficient delivery
- Knowledge on system design principles
- Experience in Oracle, Web service, MQ, AWS and MS Azure.
- Basic understanding of AI concepts (e.g. API-based AI services, or data-driven system design) and their application in enterprise systems in a plus.
- Strong communication skills in both verbal and written English to collaborate effectively with stakeholders.
- Able to work under pressure and self-motivated.
- Excellent problem solving skills
We offer successful candidate an attractive remuneration package and excellent career prospects. Interested parties please send your resume, present and expected salary, contact details and quoting the reference number by clicking "Apply Now"
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Octopus is an equal opportunity employer and all employment decisions and Human Resources policies are administered; especially those relating to recruitment & selection, compensation & benefits, promotion & transfer, training & development and termination & redundancy; without discrimination on the basis of age, race, colour, religion, sex,national origin, marital status, pregnancy, physical and mental disability and family status but on genuine occupational qualification, job performance, employees’ ability and internal/ external relativities.