Lead Engineer/ Senior Engineer, FinTech Software Development

The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Communications Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies, Advanced Electronic Components and Systems, IoT Sensing and AI Technologies, and Innovative Mind.

It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. To date, ASTRI has transferred almost 1400 technologies to the industries and been granted more than 1000 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.

To support our constant endeavour to position Hong Kong as a world-class smart city and an international hub of innovation and technology, we are seeking qualified professionals to fill the following position(s):

Job Responsibilities: 

• Develop back-end software for fintech applications.
• Develop front-end software to demonstrate back-end software capabilities.
• Draft technical documents and reports.
• Monitor online fintech sandbox and support system, provide resolution and response to customers submitted requests, inquiries and problem reports.
• Generate fintech sandbox monthly statistics reports.
• Work in a team setting and engage in the full cycle of product development and testing.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Information Engineering or relevant disciplines with minimum 3 years of related experience. Candidates with less experience will also be considered.
• Proficient in Java/Kotlin language. 
• Experience in blockchain and smart contract development.
• Knowledge in digital token standards.
• Experience in RESTful API development.
• Experience in spring boot framework.
• Experience in reactJS, bootstrap, jQuery is preferred.
• Experience in Linux and GIT version control.
• Experience in machine learning is a plus.
• Proficiency in technical documentation writing in English.
• Fast learner, interest in new technologies.
• Candidate with less experience may also be considered.
• Live ASTRI values.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV within two weeks of the post date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

The resume should not include any sensitive personal information such as ID card no. or passport number, photo, etc.

Position offer is subject to the applicant’s experience and academic qualification. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. ASTRI reserves the right not to fill the position.

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