Software Engineer

Hong Kong Education City Limited (EdCity) is a wholly-owned company of the Government of HKSAR. Our portal, EdCity.hk, is a one-stop professional educational portal in Hong Kong which incorporates information, resources, interactive communities and online services, and promotes the use of information technology (I.T.) in improving the effectiveness of teaching and learning. We are now looking for a high caliber professional to join our dynamic team in the following position.

Responsibilities
• Design, implement and document Web based and mobile application services;
• Assist in software, database and architectural design according to project requirements, as well as program testing and deployment of systems;
• Provide various technical and programming supports to the project team;
• Take up any other duties as assigned by supervisor or Division Head.

Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science / Information Technology or related discipline;
• At least 2 years of experience in web based application development;
• Good knowledge in PHP, Node.js, JavaScript, JSON, CSS, HTML5, Ajax and major database systems such as MySQL;
• Familiarity with one or more of the following: Laravel, Express.js, SSO technologies and cloud computing is an advantage;
• Ability to work under pressure, proactively to meet strict deadlines;
• Self-motivated and team player;
• Strong desire to learn new technologies;
• Good command of spoken and WRITTEN Chinese and English.

Candidates with less experience will also be considered as Assistant Software Engineer.

We provide attractive remuneration and fringe benefits to the right candidates:
• 5-day workweek
• Annual Leave
• Performance Incentive
• Medical and Dental Insurance (Including dependents)
• Annual Health Check-up Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Employer MPF Voluntary Contribution (No cap)
• Training Subsidies

Interested parties looking for a promising career, please send your application letter and resume stating your academic result in public examination(s), current and expected salary by clicking "Apply Now". Applicants please submit one application for each post only. Review of applications begins immediately until the position is filled. Applicants not invited for interview after 12 weeks from the application submission date may consider their applications unsuccessful. The Company reserves the right not to fill the post(s).

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