Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Until 9/24/2026 2+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted July 26, 2026 Last posted July 26, 2026
Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

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

 

Business: IWPB Technology

Job ID:50721

 

Principal responsibilities

• Manage complicated, cross platform production issues involving OS, Networking and Databases and on externally hosted platforms 
• Develop and manage robust CI/CD pipelines that implement DevSecOps principles as code. 
• Agreed and develop SLOs/SLIs across engineering teams and with our Product Owners.  • Engage in new features and builds at inception to ensure and contribute to the overall quality of delivery 
• Form part of the wider banks’ community of SREs to share technology, run trials on new tools and to share success with wider teams 
• Build Application & Infrastructure performance tools while taking steps to improve overall stability of Production. 
• Develop and enhance our existing Observability tooling stack 

 

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

• Previous SRE experience. 
• Solid track record delivering agile projects at scale in a Fintechs or IBs 
• Ability to drive large scale organizational change in complex technical environment • Experience building and configuring monitoring/alerting (AppDynamics, Geneos, Datadog, Splunk, Datadog, AWS Cloudwatch) 
• Demonstrable experience of working closely with Product Owners preferably in the Equites, FX and Structured Products space. 
• 2+ years of software engineering experience in one or more of the following languages - Python, Java, C/C++, Ruby, and JavaScript  
• Experience developing enterprise technology in the Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, ACS) 
• Fluent in both Mandarin and English 

 

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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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***Issued By HSBC Software Development (GuangDong) Limited***

About this role

Summary

Lead software engineering and SRE initiatives in fintech environment.

Job title

Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

financial services

Location requirements

Guangzhou, China; remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

SRECI/CDDevSecOpsmonitoringAWSPythonJavaC/C++GCPAzureFluent in Mandarin and English

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

SRECI/CDDevSecOpsMonitoringCloud
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Work arrangement unknown City