Software Engineer

Key highlights & benefits

Working with a highly collaborative team and face pace environment using AGILE methodologies and your effort will have a direct impact on the company’s product. You are encouraged to innovate, test and learn new ideas
Learn new technologies, design test plans and write great code
High growth and learning opportunity with a flat and open office culture
Competitive compensation, modern/cool office, pantry available with free snacks/coffee/tea, office next to MRT (TTDI station)
Flexibility to work from home
Casual dress code and fun group activities

The opportunity

Direct Lending is a fintech with a mission to make simple, safe & affordable financing accessible to every hardworking adult. We are on the lookout for a junior software engineer to join the team, help us deliver a simple yet delightful borrowing experience. You will be working closely with the product team in maintaining, improving and adding new features to our digital lending application framework.

You don’t need to know a lot (even we don’t!). But the work is fast paced, challenging and will require us to push boundaries. So, we’re looking for someone with a strong drive to make things happen, a team player with a passion to build great stuff and meanwhile, want to keep improving yourself.

If you are the person we are looking for, let’s chat!

What will you be doing?

Maintain, improves, troubleshoot and debugging existing software and application
Perform complete testing of developed work to reduce follow-up requests and bug fixes
Working with the product team in developing new module, product features or enhance existing modules
Integrate 3rd party services and APIs as needed
Identify and solve problems and inefficiencies in the code base to produce a stable, reliable, scalable, and fast application

Are you the one?

Determined, highly motivated and passionate about learning, research and building great stuff
Creative, willing to push boundaries and challenge conventional thinking. Dare to make mistakes and learn from it
Organised, attention to detail and able to work under pressure
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Familiar with some of the following languages, databases, operating system:
– Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap
– Language: JAVA, Groovy
– Database: MySQL, NoSQL
– Web Server: Apache HTTPD
– Understand MVC design pattern
– OS: Linux
Has experience on RESTFUL API concept & web services (REST, JSON or SOAP) and Version Control System (SVN)
Having knowledge on Groovy or Java is a big plus
Ideally with minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply

If not you, who? If not now, when? Send us your CV with cover letter to careers@directlending.com.my and tell us more about your career aspiration and what excite you about this role. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Compensation

Competitive monthly salary, incentive bonus, travelling allowance and medical.

Location

Oval Damansara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

If this is what you are looking for, let’s chat. Send us your CV with cover letter to
careers@directlending.com.my and tell us what excite you!