Engineering Team Lead - Digital Channels, Institutional Banking

Job Objective

Group Technology enables and empowers the bank with an efficient, nimble and resilient infrastructure through a strategic focus on productivity, quality & control, technology, people capability and innovation. In Group Technology, we digitalise majority of the Bank's operational processes and inspire to delight our business partners through our multiple banking delivery channels.

This role will lead the design and delivery of large-scale digital banking capabilities across multiple business domains under the Institutional Banking Group, ensuring the platform is scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with the bank’s strategic objectives. The successful candidate will combine strong banking domain expertise with deep hands-on engineering knowledge, modern software architecture experience, and proven leadership of large engineering organizations.

Principal Responsibilities

The core responsibilities for this role involve providing technical leadership and strategic direction for the Corporate Internet Banking Platform and driving high standards in engineering practices.

• Technology Vision & Strategic Leadership
  • Define and drive the technology vision, engineering strategy, and architecture roadmap for the Corporate Internet Banking Platform.
  • Ensure consistent adoption of platform design principles, including Domain-Driven Design, API-first development, event-driven integration, microservices architecture, and cloud-native engineering practices.
• Engineering Delivery & Technical Leadership
  • Lead engineering delivery across business domains such as Payments, Trade Finance, Accounts, Entitlements, Approvals, Notifications, Reporting, Dashboard, and Shared Services.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, solution reviews, code reviews, design governance, and production readiness assessments.
  • Lead engineering teams across workstreams and vendor partners, ensuring high-quality delivery and predictable execution.
• Architecture & Engineering Standards
  • Drive solution architecture, technology selection, engineering standards, and development practices across the platform.
  • Establish and enforce enterprise engineering standards covering architecture, API design, microservices, event-driven systems, security, observability, testing, and release management.
• AI-Assisted Engineering & Governance
  • Champion the adoption of AI-enabled software engineering practices and development accelerators across the engineering organization.
  • Establish and enforce governance and controls for the use of AI engineering tools to ensure compliance with architecture, security, risk, and regulatory standards.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Talent Development
  • Partner closely with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions.
  • Mentor Engineering Leads, Architects, Senior Engineers, and Domain Leads, building long-term technology capabilities within the organization.
• Engineering Excellence & DevSecOps
  • Drive DevSecOps and engineering excellence initiatives, including CI/CD, automated testing, performance engineering, resiliency testing, observability, and production support practices.
• Brand Enhancement
• Collaborate with other DTC teams to continuously improve our Tech branding and service quality in China.

Education and Relevant Experience

To be considered for this role, candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or an equivalent field.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 15 years in software engineering, with at least 8 years leading large-scale banking technology programs.
  • Proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale platforms in areas such as Corporate Internet Banking, Transaction Banking, Cash Management, Trade Finance, Payments, Digital Banking, or Corporate Banking.
  • Experience leading technology organizations distributed across multiple countries, vendors, and development

Technical Expertise

Candidates should possess strong hands-on experience and a deep understanding of the following:

• Architectural Design & Principles:
  • Extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise platforms using:
    • Microservices Architecture
    • Event-Driven Architecture
    • Domain Driven Design (DDD)
    • API-First Architecture
    • Cloud-Native Design Patterns
    • Micro Frontend (MFE) Architecture
  • Demonstrated ability to review complex architectures, technical designs, and codebases, guiding teams towards high-quality engineering outcomes.
• Core Technologies:
  • Java
  • Angular
  • Spring Boot, Spring Cloud
  • REST APIs
  • Kafka, AMQ, or other Event Streaming Platforms
  • SQL and NoSQL Databases
  • Docker, Kubernetes
• DevOps & Engineering Practices:
  • Strong understanding of:
    • DevSecOps, CI/CD
    • Application Security, Secure Coding Practices
    • Observability and Monitoring
    • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
    • Performance and Scalability Engineering
  • AI-Assisted Software Engineering:
    • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools and modern development accelerators, including:
      • Claude Code
      • Gemini CLI
      • GitHub Copilot
      • Agentic AI Development Platforms
      • AI-assisted Testing and Code Review Tools
    • Demonstrated experience establishing governance and controls for AI-generated code and AI-assisted software delivery.

Domain Knowledge

A strong understanding of banking products and processes is essential, including:

• Payments and Cash Management
• Trade Finance
• Accounts and Deposits
• Entitlements and Access Control
• Approval Workflows and Maker-Checker Processes
• Customer Notifications and Alerts
• Regulatory, Audit, and Risk Controls

Leadership & Agile Practices

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments using Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and DevOps operating models.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage senior business, operations, risk, and technology leaders.

Certifications (Added Advantage)

Cloud, Architecture, Security, Agile, or AI Engineering certifications.

Location:

Guangzhou (DTC)

Job:

Technology

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time