Senior Java Developer

Develab is an IT consulting company operating in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. We continuously seek innovation with a mission to help businesses realize their dreams with quality digital solutions and affordable IT consulting services. Our core services are Software Development, IT Consultancy, Project Management and Cloud Computing.

Title : Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Note: only candidate based in Malaysia will be considered

Responsibilities

Technical Ownership & Continuous Improvement

• Shape technical direction by influencing requirements and improving solution concepts

early.

• Drive ongoing technical enhancements and challenge existing practices within the Cloud

Development area.

• Take end-to-end ownership—design, build, test, deploy, and operate platform

components to solve complex technical challenges with autonomy.

• Identify and address technical debt and operational risks proactively.
• Design, Build & Operate Cloud Platform Capabilities
• Develop cloud development platform services, APIs, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code

modules, and backend components for company cloud ecosystems using Java, SpringBoot, AWS services, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies.

• Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability through robust designs, diligent

programming, testing and applying reliability engineering concepts.

• Execute controlled deployments, including rollback planning and validation, and provide

advanced 3rd level support.

Quality, Security & Engineering Excellence

• Apply high standards for secure coding, testing, observability, performance, and

documentation.

• Lead code reviews, refactoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Ensure adherence to coding standards and maintain product & technology knowhow.

• Contribute to DevSecOps maturity and organizational cloud engineering targets.

Collaboration, Teamwork & Mentoring engineers.

• Work closely with product owners, DevSecOps engineers, architects, and other platform
• Foster shared ownership, agile values, and collaborative ways of working within teams.

• Partner with technical leadership and product teams to align solutions with organizational

goals.

• Mentor developers, promote professional growth, and contribute to technical alignment across areas.

Lifecycle & Process Improvements

• Enhance the software development lifecycle for efficiency, maintainability, and scalability

by leveraging modern technologies such as AI.

• Lead by example in defining technical strategy and engineering standards.

• Promote best practices and continuous process improvement within the team.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional experience as a Software Engineer, SysOps Engineer, Software

Engineer, API Engineer, or similar role with proven experience in software development and operation roles in a cloud environment.

• Proven experience in following technologies is a must: microservices architecture, AWS

and public cloud, REST APIs design, Pub/sub and event-drive architecture, CICD, infrastructure-as-code, AI in SDLC.

• Proven hands-on experience with one or more programming languages (Java & SpringBoo

  t preferred), scripting language and CICD/DevOps tooling (GitLab, Terraform, EKS) using modern technologies.

  • Ability to take ownership, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and

  communicate clearly in an agile environment.

  • Solid understanding of cloud security, resilience, and operational best practices
  • Excellent analytical capabilities, ability to communicate with both technical and business

  stakeholders, highly committed, self-driven, and customer oriented

  Nice-to-have

  • Familiarity with DevSecOps, SRE or platform engineering patterns
  • Experience with cost optimization, monitoring/observability and system reliability

  engineering

  • Knowledge of event-driven design and distributed systems