Technical Lead

Overview

Schedule: Monday to Friday (7:00 AM to 4:00 PM PHT).

What are we looking for?

Skills Required

• 10+ years in web development, with at least 3 years in technical leadership or senior architect roles.
• Proven track record delivering complex CMS-driven platforms (Craft CMS with Twig) and custom full stack applications (Laravel, Node.js, React, TypeScript).
• Hands-on experience in cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and high-performance API design.
• Backend: PHP (Laravel), Node.js, Python (AI/data), Go (high-performance services), MySQL with query optimisation.
• Frontend: React, Vue, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScripts
• CMS: Craft CMS (Twig), WordPress, Shopify.
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, RDS, Route 53, IAM), Vercel, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD (GitHub Actions).
• Testing & Quality: PHPUnit, Jest, Cypress, Postman, static analysis, TDD/BDD.
• Security & Privacy: OWASP Top 10, dependency scanning, GDPR/privacy principles.
• Observability: Sentry, Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry.
• Advanced English reading comprehension and communication skills.
• Ability to read, understand, and apply documentation quickly.
• Communicate clearly with team members and stakeholders.

What will you do?

The Technical Lead at Annix Digital is the key architect and technical strategist for our development team, ensuring that all digital solutions are scalable, performant, secure, and aligned with modern best practices. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities—driving architecture decisions, guiding developers across frontend, backend, and full stack disciplines, and setting high standards for code quality, testing, and delivery. You will collaborate closely with Project Managers, Designers, the QA/Traffic Manager, and Senior Management to oversee the successful delivery of projects from a technical perspective. The Technical Lead is also accountable for defining and evolving technical standards, mentoring developers, evaluating emerging technologies, and shaping our approach to DevOps, observability, and platform scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical architecture planning and solution design across frontend, backend, and full stack projects.
• Review scopes, functional specifications, and user stories to identify risks, dependencies, and optimal technical approaches.
• Approve technical decisions, integration patterns, and infrastructure configurations.
• Directly develop high-quality full stack solutions using React, Vue, Next.js, TypeScript, PHP (Laravel), Node.js, Python, and Go.
• Create and maintain custom Craft CMS implementations using Twig and ensure smooth integration with APIs.
• Drive a cloud-first approach using AWS, Azure, or GCP, incorporating containerisation and infrastructure-as-code (eg. Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
• Ensure all solutions meet security, privacy compliance (GDPR, Australian Privacy Principles), performance, and accessibility standards.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Coverage and Life insurance from day 1 of employment
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave (with Quarterly Sick Leave Conversion)
• Competitive salary package and annual appraisal
• Financial Assistance Program
• Mandatory Government Benefits and 13th Month Pay
• Complimentary Sleeping Quarters, Coffee at no cost
• Complimentary Office Fitness and Wellness Facilities at no cost
• Regular Company Events, Work Life Balance, and Career growth opportunities
• Accessible location at the heart of Metro Manila — the Mega Tower, EDSA

JOIN CONNECTOS NOW

ConnectOS is certified as a Great Place to Work and is a top-rated Philippines employer of choice. Our Australian client is the world's largest meat producer, and second largest food manufacturer with a global workforce of over 250,000 staff. The company is currently working through an exciting digital transformation strategy which provides global career opportunities. Specific roles will be sent to Australia for additional training.

Equal Employment Statement

Employment decisions at ConnectOS will be conducted without consideration of factors such as age, race, color, religion, gender, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and marital status. ConnectOS ensures the full confidentiality of the data it processes.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

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