Cloud-Native Solutions Architect for Digital Channels

Globe Telecom; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Globe Telecom is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to own end-to-end architecture across mobile (iOS/Android), backend microservices, and integration layers. You will translate product requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions, define API standards, and drive non-functional requirements like scalability, resiliency, and observability.

You will lead architecture reviews, collaborate with product, UX, engineering, and external partners, and ensure production-readiness

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in software engineering, system design, or solutions architecture.
• At least 3 years in a Solutions Architect or equivalent role for high-scale digital platforms.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end systems across mobile, backend, and integrations.
• Experience in telco, fintech, e-commerce, or other high-traffic digital platforms.
• Hands-on involvement in production systems handling high concurrency and traffic spikes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture across mobile (iOS/Android), backend microservices, and integration layers
• Translate product requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions
• Define and enforce API standards, integration patterns, and data flows
• Drive non-functional requirements: scalability, resiliency, performance, observability, and security
• Lead architecture and design reviews, actively challenging weak or incomplete solutions
• Ensure system readiness for high-traffic events (promos, campaigns, peak loads)
• Design for failure by default (timeouts, retries, circuit breakers, fallbacks)
• Collaborate with product, UX, engineering, and external partners to align solutions
• Identify and mitigate technical risks early, before they impact delivery
• Guide teams in adopting modern architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native)
• Translate architecture into working code, prototypes, or technical spikes
• Build reference implementations to validate: API contracts, Integration patterns (REST, async messaging), Performance assumptions, Failure handling (retry, timeout, fallback strategies)
• Capable of implementing a minimal but production-realistic service or API
• Demonstrates how architecture decisions impact actual code structure and runtime behavior
• Expected to spend 10–20% of time on hands-on validation, prototyping, or deep technical reviews

Skills

Architecture design

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Node.js

MongoDB

GCP

AWS

Job description

Globe Telecom is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to own end-to-end architecture across mobile (iOS/Android), backend microservices, and integration layers. You will translate product requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions, define API standards, and drive non-functional requirements like scalability, resiliency, and observability.

You will lead architecture reviews, collaborate with product, UX, engineering, and external partners, and ensure production-readiness