Software Engineer II

Job Title: Software Engineer II

Location: Kuala Lumpur and Bangalore

About AirAsia MOVE

AirAsia MOVE is a dynamic ASEAN-focused budget travel company thats redefining the way people experience travel. As part of the Capital A Group, we aim to deliver seamless, customer-centric solutions that combine innovation and operational excellence. By focusing on creating delightful customer journeys, were shaping the future of budget travel.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer II, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining services and features that directly impact our users. Youll work as part of a squad alongside senior engineers, product managers, and designers, contributing to everything from backend services and APIs to mobile and web integrations-depending on your stack.

This is an ideal role for someone with a strong engineering foundation whos ready to take on bigger ownership and grow toward a Senior Engineer or Specialist track.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Domain & Engineering Excellence

• Design, develop, and deliver solutions for well-defined components and services.

• Apply sound technical design and architectural practices, ensuring security, performance, and scalability.

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using modern best practices (TDD, CI/CD).

• Contribute to technical discussions, code reviews, and the adoption of new technologies.
  

2. Execution & Operational Excellence

• Participate actively in Agile/Scrum teams, contributing to backlog refinement, sprint planning, and retrospectives.



• Provide task-level estimates and proactively flag potential blockers.

• Maintain focus on delivering quality outcomes by incorporating testing, documentation, and best coding practices into everyday work.

• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and Product teams to ensure smooth delivery to production environments.
  

3. Organizational Building & Collaboration

• Be a strong team player, collaborating across functions and building trusted relationships.

• Share knowledge openly through documentation, mentorship, and internal sharing sessions.

• Contribute to internal knowledge management practices, creating a learning and growth-driven environment.

• Embody AirAsia MOVEs culture of continuous learning, openness, and customer focus.
  

4. Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Experiment with emerging technologies and introduce improvements to tools, processes, and systems.

• Participate in internal initiatives to drive engineering excellence, DevOps improvements, and operational automation.
  

Required Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Proficient in backend development using Java (Spring Boot) and Python. Familiar with front end development technologies such as React.js is a plus

• Solid understanding of Git. Branching strategies, merging strategies and best practices

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  Strong proficiency in Data Structures & Algorithms, problem-solving aptitude

• Deep understanding of the challenges associated with operating large-scale production systems with experience in continuous integration, test automation, and monitoring

• Solid understanding of JavaScript (ES5) and front-end integration.

• Strong grasp of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).

• Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle) and Git best practices.

• Experience in building scalable, highly available, and secure applications.

• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred:

• Experience with application monitoring tools (AppDynamics, Dynatrace, New Relic).

• Exposure to Agile development, cloud cost optimization, and security best practices.

• Experience with performance testing, load testing, and monitoring at scale.

Why Join AirAsia MOVE

• Shape the future of travel technology across Southeast Asia.

• Work with talented, passionate engineers in a collaborative, supportive environment.

• Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies and large-scale systems.

• Enjoy a dynamic, fast-paced culture that supports personal growth, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are all different - one talent to another - that is how we rely on our differences. At AirAsia, you will be treated fairly and given all chances to be your best.We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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