Software Engineer (System)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time, high-availability payment and security systems supporting public transport fare processing.
• Participate in the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, system design, software development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop payment devices and security solutions for smart card-based transit systems.
• Produce and maintain project documentation, including requirements specifications, design documents, test plans, operation manuals, training guides, and maintenance documentation.
• Perform application testing, verification, and validation to ensure solutions meet business and technical requirements.
• Support system deployment, installation, field testing, and post-implementation activities.
• Deliver high-quality software solutions in accordance with project schedules and quality standards.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve application defects and issues reported by internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide application support and technical assistance to ensure system availability, reliability, and optimal performance.
• Adhere to established quality assurance processes, standards, and best practices.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of software development experience using C++ and/or Java on Windows, Linux, and/or embedded platforms.
• Strong experience in requirements analysis, use case development, software design documentation, object-oriented design, and UML modelling.
• Hands-on experience with multi-threaded application development, socket programming, and serial communication.
• Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and experience working in Agile and/or Rational Unified Process (RUP) environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work effectively both independently and within a team.

Preferred Skills

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas will have an advantage:

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, and web-based application development.
• Three-tier or distributed software architectures.
• Database design, SQL development, and ODBC integration.
• Virtualization and container technologies.
• Messaging technologies such as MQ and MQTT.
• Secure communication protocols, including HTTPS and FTPS.
• Payment systems, data processing and analysis, and EMV standards.
• Secure coding practices, cryptography, and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs).
• Security key management systems and related processes.