Chapter Lead Engineer — Java/Kotlin, Cloud & Microservices

ING Wholesale Banking; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ING is seeking a Chapter Lead Engineer to lead and develop a team of 5–10 engineers while staying hands-on in software delivery. You will partner with Product Owners, Architects, and global stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions, strengthen engineering capabilities, and foster continuous improvement and innovation.

You will guide architecture decisions, champion DevOps and automation, and promote Agile methods across cross-functional teams, balancing people leadership with technical

Qualifications

• 5+ years of people leadership experience in software engineering.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven track record of leading enterprise-scale technology delivery.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Excellent communication and decision-making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers.
• Drive performance, career growth, and talent development within the chapter.
• Support hiring and build a strong engineering talent pipeline.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver business‑critical technology solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and contribute to architecture and design decisions.
• Champion engineering excellence, DevOps practices, and automation.
• Promote Agile ways of working and continuous improvement.
• Balance people leadership responsibilities with hands-on technical involvement.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Agile

Communication

Java

Kotlin

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Azure

CI/CD

DevOps

Git

Testing frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Java 11+

Kotlin

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Microsoft Azure

CI/CD

DevOps tools

Git

Testing frameworks

Job description

ING is seeking a Chapter Lead Engineer to lead and develop a team of 5–10 engineers while staying hands-on in software delivery. You will partner with Product Owners, Architects, and global stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions, strengthen engineering capabilities, and foster continuous improvement and innovation.

You will guide architecture decisions, champion DevOps and automation, and promote Agile methods across cross-functional teams, balancing people leadership with technical