About the role

We’re looking for a skilled, motivated Backend Developer to join our team. You’ll bring hands-on experience in system design and development, and you’ll work alongside other Appnovation team members at our client’s offices in Hong Kong.

What you’ll do

• Own the full development lifecycle of online services and Mobile Octopus solutions: requirements analysis, system design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing maintenance
• Write clear technical documentation, including requirements, functional, UI, interface and data specifications
• Find and fix bugs
• Work with stakeholders across the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Provide technical support outside office hours for urgent issues on a shift basis, when needed

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related IT field
• At least 2 years of experience developing Java web applications
• Solid knowledge of Spring, Spring Boot and Hibernate
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and container services (EKS or AKS)
• Practical experience with relational databases (Oracle or PostgreSQL)
• The ability to work independently and think critically
• Strong written and spoken English and Chinese, and good communication skills

Why Appnovation?

Our development teams are collaborative, friendly and open, and the work is varied. We support both your professional and personal growth, in a fun, dynamic culture that puts people first.

Benefits include:

• Work-life balance
• Plenty of opportunities to grow personally and professionally
• Health benefits package
• Mental health support
• Personal days off
• Fertility and menopause leave
• Fitness allowance
• Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives
• And much more

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