Lead Software Engineer (Kotlin / Cloud Platform)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join a team building and supporting a large-scale national trade platform that processes millions of transactions annually across import, export, and transshipment activities.

This platform is a critical digital service that plays a key role in supporting trade operations and economic activity. You will contribute to the design, development, and operation of highly available, secure, and scalable systems while working alongside talented engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, taking ownership of systems, and delivering meaningful outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

How We Work

We believe in building systems that are reliable, maintainable, and understandable.

Our engineering teams focus on:

Making thoughtful technology decisions that support long-term sustainability

Maintaining high standards of software quality, security, and operational excellence

Encouraging ownership and accountability throughout the software lifecycle

Fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and constructive feedback

Delivering practical solutions that create meaningful impact

Key Responsibilities

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will:

Design, develop, enhance, and support software products and platform capabilities

Translate complex business and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions

Drive software delivery from technical design through development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support

Troubleshoot issues and participate in incident response and service restoration activities

Identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, security, tooling, and development practices

Advocate technical solutions through data-driven discussions and sound engineering judgement

Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and business stakeholders

Mentor and support fellow engineers through knowledge sharing and technical guidance

Requirements

Technical Skills & Experience

Degree, diploma, or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline

Significant experience in software engineering, preferably involving complex, enterprise-scale, or high-transaction systems

Strong software engineering fundamentals across the development lifecycle, including: Software design and architecture; Automated testing; CI/CD practices; Observability and monitoring; Application security

Experience deploying and operating applications in cloud environments

Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies

Preferred Technical Expertise

Candidates may possess experience in one of the following areas:

Full Stack Development

Kotlin

ReactJS

RESTful APIs

Modern web application development

Backend Engineering

Advanced Kotlin development

Relational databases such as PostgreSQL

Distributed systems and backend architecture