About this role
It's more than a job
As a finance professional at Kuehne+Nagel, your work includes managing budgets, strategic planning, and overseeing financial operations. You also help make ordinary and special moments possible for people around the world. Because your financial diligence allows your colleagues across the company to stay focused on the core of their work, whether it's getting vital healthcare products to those who need them or fresh fruit to children playing in the park. Finance work at Kuehne+Nagel, means more than we imagine.
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our technology team in Hong Kong. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions that support our business objectives. You will provide technical leadership, contribute to architectural decisions, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
How you create impact
- Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance software applications
- Participate in system architecture and technical design discussions
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards
- Perform code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production issues in a timely manner
- Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, UX/UI designers, and QA teams to deliver solutions that meet business requirements
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps practices where applicable
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and proactively recommend improvements
What we would like you to bring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go)
- Solid experience with modern software development frameworks and architectures (e.g. microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven systems)
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
- Hands-on experience with version control systems (e.g. Git) and code review practices
- Good understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Effective communication skills in English (Cantonese or Mandarin is an advantage)
- Preferred: Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization and orchestration tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes), DevOps and CI/CD, security best practices and performance optimization
What's in it for you
At Kuehne+Nagel, you get to grow your expertise, shape processes and deliver innovative solutions. We are continuously building our local and global network and our product portfolio, creating career opportunities in different fields of work worldwide. As a leader in the logistics industry, we provide a collaborative and IT-driven environment where you will work with motivated and customer-centric colleagues across the world. We look forward to receiving your comprehensive online application.
Who we are
Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.
As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.
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