Senior Software Engineer - Alpha Domain (Hybrid Working)



Kuala Lumpur

09/05/2025

Senior Software Engineer - Alpha Domain (Hybrid Working)

Company Description

About SEEK

At SEEK, we serve a noble purpose: to help people live more productive and fulfilling working lives and to help organisations succeed.

Join a global tech company with a start-up vibe, embracing collaboration and diverse cultures.

Why join us?

Join a global tech firm with solid values, addressing intricate problems for an exciting career.

As one of Asia Pacific’s largest tech companies, you’ll contribute to multilingual systems, solving high-impact problems to the benefit of millions of people within the region. Be part of a fast-growing company with a strong culture and clear purpose, innovation and strong investment in responsible AI. SEEK offers you the opportunity to be involved in impactful work and be part of a great team.

Expect a great investment in your career development with access to workshops, conferences & courses while you work alongside seasoned experts.

The Team

Step into the dynamic world of our Alpha Domain team – think corporate muscle with a startup soul, powering growth and innovation for SEEK! As the engine room exploring new frontiers and building the wave of impactful solutions for the millions of candidates across APAC who rely on our JobStreet, JobsDB, and SEEK brands, you'll find a fast-paced environment fuelled by experimentation, rapid iteration, and a passion for turning ambitious ideas into reality. We operate with the agility of a startup, embracing change and tackling evolving requirements head-on across multiple squads focused on various applications and initiatives driving growth within the wider SEEK businesses, which helps over 150 million candidates find employment.

Collaboration is key, and you'll be working alongside a diverse group of talented individuals who are not afraid to challenge the status quo and push boundaries. If you thrive in ambiguity, are energised by solving sophisticated problems, and are eager to make an impact on the job market across multiple countries, you'll feel right at home in our vibrant and forward-thinking team.

Job Description

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer within our Alpha Domain team, this fully autonomous individual contributor role demands an exceptional level of technical competence and a comprehensive skillset across all facets of software engineering, from independently tackling complex problem resolution and designing robust solution architectures to leading system implementation and driving critical technical decisions. You will have significant influence in determining when, where, and how technology is strategically employed to solve our most intricate challenges and unlock substantial growth opportunities, frequently collaborating with cross-functional teams such as Product, Data, Analytics and Growth to align technical vision with business objectives. In our dynamic, startup-like environment, your deep technical expertise and ability to navigate ambiguity will be essential as you contribute to rapid iterations and mentor fellow engineers. If you are a highly skilled and autonomous engineer who excels at solving complex problems, possesses a strong architectural mindset, and is passionate about making a significant impact on a massive scale across the world job market, this role offers an unparalleled opportunity to shape the technological landscape of our mission to connect talent with opportunity.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Contributing to the technical approach for growth initiatives within Seek Asia.
  • Help evolve delivery processes to continuously improve the developed applications.
  • Contributing to SEEK’s overall technology strategy and aligning systems with that strategy.
  • Ensuring systems are fit for purpose, well architected and follow current SEEK development practices.
  • Maintaining platform health ensuring that our systems are secure, reliable, resilient, and efficient.
  • Driving customer focus to ensure that we are delivering great outcomes for our customers.
  • Help facilitates the healthy tension between the desire for immediate delivery and the long-term viability of the code bases.
  • Employ pragmatic coding practices, understanding when solutions are vital for efficient learning and experimentation.
  • Share operational support duties.

Qualifications

So, what we are looking for?

Experience

  • Experience in agile software delivery methods and development practices.
  • Hands-on experience in estimating, planning, crafting, implementing, testing and operating highly scalable, available, performant, maintainable and secure applications, including supporting fellow engineers.
  • Applies relevant technologies' knowledge to the development and improvement of software applications, being able to drive better technical decision at the team level.
  • Engage with collaborators to grasp business challenges and customer needs, address bottlenecks, and pinpoint fresh growth opportunities.
  • Understanding standard methodologies, regulations and compliance requirements (GDPR, PDPI), and quality assurance techniques.
  • Experience working with geo-distributed teams.

Personal Skills

  • Positive attitude and a clear sense of initiative.
  • Has a growth mindset - flexible, open, and actively seeking opportunities to improve.
  • Continuously learn and understand the business requirements, customer, and end-user feedback to further improve the products.
  • Actively investing time in technical growth.
  • Manage own time well, being able to support fellow engineers and be critical on inefficiencies.
  • Highly self-motivated great teammate with good analytical and conceptual thinking, standout colleague and customer focus.
  • Ability to share new knowledge and new tools to cultivate constructive conversations and improve team capabilities.
  • Open-minded collaborator and clear communicator who can manage collaborators' expectations.

Technical Skills

  • Knowledge in JavaScript or Typescript.
  • Builds software in at least two modern software development languages.
  • Builds and maintains continuous delivery pipelines using current agile practices, patterns & tooling.
  • Builds software using secure coding practices and mitigates common vulnerabilities.
  • Working knowledge of modern stacks e.g. Node.js, Express, GraphQL, Jest, React Testing Library, Apollo.
  • Uses current technical practices such as writing clean, testable code and pair programming.
  • Knowledge of building solutions deployed on AWS.

Additional Information

At SEEK, we are passionate about promoting a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purposeful business that works with heart.

Diversity of backgrounds and experiences is valued for creativity and innovation. We encourage applicants from all walks of life to join us in crafting a world-class workplace!