Senior Software Engineer

Engineer Platforms Powering Global Property Valuation Intelligence

Upgrade your career from minor refurbishment to full-scale redevelopment. Step into an international opportunity where your code turns raw location data, market trends, and asset details into powerful valuation engines. Build a global career from your home base, gain daily exposure to international portfolios, and make your mark by delivering stable, scalable platforms that keep property decisions future-ready, globally connected.

Job Description

Be part of our client's team as a Senior Software Engineer, contributing to high-quality development across microservices, APIs, and cloud-native platforms. You'll interpret outcomes, refine solutions, uphold security, enhance observability, guide technical decisions, support testing, mentor teammates, and ensure each release meets the standards of performance, clarity, and maintainability.

Job Overview

Employment Type: Full-Time

Shift: Day Shift (Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Brisbane Time) | Weekends Off

Work Setup: Permanent Work From Home

Exciting Perks Await

• Day 1 HMO coverage with free dependent
• Competitive Salary Package
• Permanent WFH arrangement
• Day shift schedule
• Fixed weekends off
• Fully customized Emapta laptop with peripherals
• Salary Advance Program through our banking partner (Eligibility and approval subject to bank assessment. Available to account holders with minimum of 6 months company tenure.)
• Unlimited upskilling through Emapta Academy courses (Want to know more? Visit )
• Free 24/7 access to our office gyms (Ortigas and Makati) with a free physical fitness trainer
• Exclusive Emapta Lifestyle perks (hotel and restaurant discounts, and more)
• Unlimited opportunities for employee referral incentives across the organization
• Standard government and Emapta benefits
• Total of 20 annual leaves to be used on your own discretion (including 5 credits convertible to cash)
• Fun engagement activities for employees
• Mentorship and exposure to global leaders and teams
• Career growth opportunities
• Diverse and supportive work environment

The Qualifications We Seek

• 3-5 years of commercial experience in microservices, REST APIs, containerization, automated CI/CD pipelines, instrumentation, and cloud hosting (GCP and AWS).
• Hands-on experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, , Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, Datadog, and MuleSoft.
• Strong learning agility and a technology-agnostic mindset preferred.

Your Daily Tasks

Core Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality implementations that are maintainable, readable, secure, and performant.
• Interpret and clarify requirements to develop functionality aligned with intended user outcomes.
• Recommend implementation options that support the desired results.
• Provide accurate development estimates, commit to timelines, and communicate variances or risks to the scrum master.
• Share knowledge, insights, and lessons learned across the squad and wider technology team.

Seniority & Leadership

• Demonstrate strong delivery capability by working through ambiguity, prioritizing effectively, and coordinating with Engineering and Tech teams to obtain needed information.
• Coach and mentor squad members and peers, proactively seeking and offering opportunities for growth.
• Communicate clearly across all levels-upward, downward, and across peer networks-while practicing active listening.

Technical Competencies

• Deliver production-ready, maintainable code following engineering standards for readability, test coverage, performance, and security.
• Apply appropriate mixes of unit, integration, and functional tests to validate end-to-end changes.
• Use Datadog to monitor, diagnose, and improve platform stability and performance, proactively preventing issues.
• Uphold security best practices, monitor package integrity, and adhere to CVE SLOs.
• Follow existing architecture and design patterns, raising deviations for discussion and alignment.

Delivery & Planning

• Collaborate with cross-functional squads to understand the backlog, sprint priorities, and research or investigation items.
• Participate in effort estimation and commit to Sprint deliverables.
• Break down work into tasks no larger than 2-3 days, minimize parallel work, and aim for thin vertical slices.
• Raise concerns proactively regarding delivery risks or commitments.

About the Client

Our client stands at the forefront of Australia's property valuation and advisory landscape, supported by more than 50 years of industry experience. With nationwide coverage and award-winning credibility, they provide unbiased assessments across residential, commercial, agribusiness, and government assets. Their culture blends professionalism, inclusivity, and innovation, allowing experts to deliver insights that help stakeholders make sound, high-value property decisions. In an industry built on trust, they remain a foundation others rely on.

Welcome to Emapta Philippines

Join a team that values camaraderie, excellence, and growth. Recognized as one of the Top 20 Dream Companies of Filipinos in 2024, Emapta offers stability, competitive compensation, and meaningful career opportunities. Work with global clients across industries in an environment that champions collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Supported by international exposure and a culture that empowers your personal and professional development, you'll thrive alongside passionate professionals making an impact.

Apply now and be part of the #EmaptaEra