Senior Full Stack Engineer

About Penbrothers

Penbrothers is an HR & remote talent management partner and one of the fastest-growing companies in the Philippines. We provide talented Filipinos with global opportunities in high-growth startups and dynamic companies, from the comfort of their own homes.

About the Client

A fast-moving team, senior enough to assure effectiveness, but young enough to be flexible and transparent. We started out in 2000 and we're a company with a soul, driven by our values and dedicated to fulfilling our mission to offer world-class services, by continuous learning.

With active investment in our people's professional development and with the creative touch, we support our clients throughout the project's life cycle, providing end-to-end technology solutions for mission critical systems, products and services.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Engineer with a strong background in Java and Spring Boot development, microservices architectures, and cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on coding expertise with architectural thinking, contributing to design, implementation, and operations in agile teams. The role requires someone comfortable across the backend, API integration, event-driven systems, and modern frontend frameworks (React/Angular), with solid DevOps knowledge to ensure scalable and reliable delivery.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, Quarkus

• Build and integrate microservices and event-driven architectures (Kafka or Camel or Streams)

• Contribute to fullstack development using React/Angular when needed

• Support cloud-native deployments on Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure with Kubernetes/Docker

• Participate in DevOps pipelines (GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) and ensure smooth automated deployments

• Implement authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, IAM)

• Work in agile teams (Scrum, SAFe) with close collaboration with product owners, architects, and UX teams

• Conduct code reviews, ensure software quality via unit/integration testing, TDD

• Take ownership of technical concepts, architecture discussions, and migrations from legacy to modern systems

• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability

What You Bring

• 8+ years professional experience in backend/fullstack software development

• Strong expertise in Java (8/11/17), Spring Boot, REST APIs

• Solid experience with cloud environments, preferably with Google Cloud Platform, but very appreciated also the experience with AWS, Azure and Kubernetes/Docker

• Proven knowledge in microservices and event-driven systems (Kafka, Camel, Streams)

• Familiarity with databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle)

• Hands-on frontend skills with React or Angular

• Strong DevOps mindset, CI/CD experience (GitLab/GitHub/Azure DevOps)

• Knowledge of domain-driven design, design patterns

• Agile mindset, experience with Scrum/SAFe

• Excellent communication skills in English

• Experience with Kotlin, Go, , GraphQL is very appreciated

Hiring Process

We utilize AI tools to enhance our hiring efficiency and ensure a fair evaluation of all candidates. As a result, candidates who passed our initial evaluations should expect an AI Interviewer as a component of our recruitment process. This is supervised by Human Talent Acquisition Experts who will also engage with you throughout your application journey.

What You'll Get

At Penbrothers, we are obsessed with creating positive employee experiences. Here you'll find an environment that nurtures learning and provides opportunities for growth. You'll have the opportunity to make an impact on fast-growing startups and dynamic companies.

·   Meaningful work & Growth: We take every opportunity to stretch ourselves and deliver an excellent client experience.

·   Employee as our biggest asset: We are genuinely invested in our people's career and welfare.

·   Global reach & local impact: Get to work with high-growth startups and dynamic companies from the comfort of your own home.

·   Powering global startups: We've created 1,400 Filipino jobs that empower global start-ups to focus on growth.