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Head of Engineering – Based in Manila

Job description

A leading financial services organisation in the Philippines is seeking a seasoned leader to head their engineering teams, which manage digital applications and platforms. This exciting role is perfect for a hands-on technical leader interested in making a positive impact for millions of people. 
This role requires relocation to Manila if you are not locally based there.

 

Responsibilities

  • Manage the entire engineering lifecycle, ensuring adherence to standards across design, development, testing and deployment.

  • Set and enforce design principles for scalable, maintainable systems, focusing on microservices architecture.

  • Head the adoption of event-driven design and manage messaging systems like Kafka for efficient data processing.

  • Address technical debt and implement strategies to reduce risks impacting future development.

  • Manage several engineering teams, ensuring engineering standards and technical excellence. 

  • Drive process enhancements using best practices, CI/CD, automated testing and cloud-native strategies.

  • Ensure high code quality through testing, reviews and automation practices.

 
Requirements

  • Hands-on technical leader with a strong experience in backend development.

  • Proficient in programming languages, databases, microservices, system design and messaging systems (Java preferred but not mandatory)

  • Strong experience in Cloud technologies, containerisation and orchestration tools.

  • Strong understanding of DevOps, testing and monitoring. 

  • Able to manage several technical teams.

  • Good understanding of engineering best practices and IT governance.

 

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits

  • HMO, Car Plan and allowances

  • Collaborative culture and career progression

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Salary: Up to SGD250,000/annum (Negotiable)

 

If you are interested, please reach out to clarence@tenten-partners.com. 

 

Equal Opportunity Statement

TENTEN Partners is an equal opportunity firm and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable.