Assistant Manager, GT-TBS, GCDB Application Delivery, Next Gen Clicks MY (Back End Developer 2)
CIMB Group Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Banking · 51-200 employees
About the role
Develop, enhance, and maintain backend services for core banking and digital channels while ensuring high performance and scalability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, architects, and DevOps to deliver features and resolve technical incidents.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and 4-7 years of hands-on experience in Java backend development. Candidates must possess strong proficiency in Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and relational database management.
Full description
Job Purpose *
An ideal candidate will be an experienced “full stack developer” who understands end-to-end stack with a larger amount of experience in Java, J2EE and Spring frameworks
Key Responsibilities *
- Develop, enhance, and maintain backend services for core banking and digital channels.
- Translate business and technical requirements into clean, maintainable code.
- Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA, and DevOps to deliver features on schedule.
- Write tests, perform code reviews, and uphold engineering standards and best practices.
- Investigate incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver long-term fixes.
- Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Contribute to technical design discussions and mentor junior developers when needed.
Job Specification *
Qualifications
(Basic Degree/Diploma etc) Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
Professional Qualification and/or Regulatory, Licensing requirements Relevant Certification
Relevant Work Experience • 4-7 years of relevant Java development experience in enterprise environments.
Proven experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL databases, and distributed systems concepts.
- Exposure to cloud/container technologies is a plus.
- Experience in banking, payments, or other regulated industries is preferred.
- Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Required Competencies and Skills *
Design and Development experience, with OOD/MVC design, Java/J2EE, web services, RESTFul API, JSON, XML, Linux/Unix development tools, scripting languages Python, Perl, JavaScript
Solid understanding of RDBMS data models. More than one database knowledge is essential
Competencies/Skills
(Essential to succeed in this job)
Technical/Functional skills
- 4-7 years of hands-on experience in Java backend development.
- Strong proficiency in Java 11+ and Spring Boot for building scalable services.
- Solid experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
- Good understanding of SQL, data modeling, and performance tuning in relational databases.
- Familiarity with messaging/event-driven architecture (for example Kafka or RabbitMQ).
- Working knowledge of CI/CD, Git, and automated testing (unit/integration).
- Good grasp of secure coding practices, API security, and production support.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in Agile teams.
Personal skills (Soft Competencies [Core/Leadership])
- Self-starter and motivated with ability to work in a fast paced Rapid Application Development environment. Ability to handle multiple development tasks and assignments simultaneously
- Skilled in communicating complex information with business and technical stakeholders as appropriate
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
- Result-focused with critical and strategic viewpoints
Travel Requirements (if any)
Frequency
(Incl typical Destinations and Duration) NA
With operations that span 15 different markets across the region, the opportunity to expand your experience, test your capabilities, and exhibit your resilience is ample. #teamCIMB is always keen to welcome the ones who are ready to make that very special difference – for themselves and the bank.
