Technical Lead

Job description

Individuals in this role are responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining both new and existing (often legacy) applications. Much of the initial work will involve enhancing, modernizing, and refactoring older codebases while also contributing to the design and development of new systems.

Newer applications are built using modern Microsoft technologies and frameworks as well as Angular. Legacy applications have been built using a variety of previous-generation Microsoft technologies and frameworks. One of the key focuses for this role will be to steadily reduce technical debt and improve stability while innovating at the same time.

This role is ideal for engineers who take satisfaction in improving and extending complex, existing systems—making them more robust, maintainable, and future-ready. It requires strong technical expertise, great attention to detail, deep familiarity with the Microsoft stack, comfort with ambiguity, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The person in this role will:

• Provide immediate leadership in terms of modern software development methods and practices
• Write and design code 75-90% of the time across a mix of modern and legacy Microsoft frameworks, tools, and codebases
• Partner with Product Management and other team members to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Apply a cloud-first perspective to the code and architecture, ensuring that solutions support cost efficiency, maintainability, scalability, and deployability.
• Work closely with QA to ensure code quality, test coverage, and defect resolution.
• Support Customer Success by addressing technical issues impacting client delivery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Software Development & Design

• Develop and maintain web applications using C#, all versions of ASP.NET, Angular (6+), JavaScript, jQuery, LINQ, and related technologies.
• Modernize and refactor legacy systems to improve maintainability, performance, and security. Collaboration & Cross-Functional Delivery
• Partner with Product Managers, Customer Support, and others across the organization to understand requirements and deliver business-ready features.
• Work with Quality Engineers to ensure robust testing, bug resolution, and deployment readiness.
• Contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives within Agile ceremonies. Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure reliability and maintainability.
• Participate in code reviews, contributing to team standards and knowledge sharing.
• Continuously improve technical skills, tools, and processes to increase efficiency. Governance & Reporting
• Ensure work is delivered according to agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Track and report development progress, risks, and blockers to team leads and PMO.
• Establish and adhere to secure coding standards, compliance requirements, and internal audit processes.

Skills

Metrics for Success (Developer KPIs) Code Quality: Maintain defect density below agreed threshold (< 5% post-release defects).

• Velocity: Deliver on average 90–100% of committed sprint story points.
• Testing: Ensure >80% unit test coverage on assigned modules.
• Collaboration: Demonstrate active participation in >90% of sprint ceremonies and cross-functional reviews.
• Delivery: On-time completion of features aligned with release commitments.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Strong fundamentals in OOP, C#, .NET Framework, etc.
• Hands-on experience with C#, .Net, message brokers, stored procedures, and unit testing tools.
• Experience with REST or SOAP services, XML/JSON data structures, and API integrations.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of MS SQL Server, LINQ, and relational database design.
• Familiarity with source control (Git and TFS), CI/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery practices.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Ability and enthusiasm to understand, maintain, and improve large, existing codebases.

Experience & Education

• 5+ years of experience as a software developer in enterprise or SaaS applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Preferred: Experience working with a variety of Microsoft frameworks as well as cloud providers such as Azure and AWS.

Other details

Training & Certifications (Preferred but Not Required)

• Microsoft Certified: .NET Developer or Azure Developer Associate.
• Agile/Scrum fundamentals training.
• Secure coding standards (OWASP Top 10).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Php100, Php130,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Paid training

Work Location: In person