Front End Developer

Internetwork Expert; Makati; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the Philippines is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Developer) to develop scalable web applications and mentor junior developers. This role requires expertise in React and AWS, along with a strong background in B2B SaaS applications. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ professional experience in web applications.
• Production experience in B2B SaaS applications.
• Strong knowledge of automation testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality software solutions using React and other technologies.
• Actively participate in recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Guide junior developers in best practices.

Skills

React

JavaScript

Golang

C#

TailwindCSS

Redux

AWS

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

High School Diploma in technical-related discipline

Tools

AWS

CI/CD tools

Git

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Developer) to join our team and deliver high-quality software solutions while supporting existing systems. The ideal candidate should promote a best‑in‑class experience for our users and participate in the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of software applications. The candidate must ensure the punctual delivery of projects to produce high-quality software, following industry best practices. They should show a commitment to ongoing professional development and stay current with the latest technological advancements. Additionally, they are expected to actively participate in the recruitment of developers and contribute to the continuous improvement of the recruitment process.

Responsibilities

• Develop services and products that consistently provide high-volume, low-latency, high‑availability, optimal performance, reliability, and security in implementations.
• Identify key details and focus on delivering incrementally. Support the design, implementation, and testing of new features. Engage actively in requirements refinement discussions.
• Review the technical specifications and architecture diagrams prepared by the Architect/Principal. Support change management, capacity planning, and emergency response as an expert in the runtime environment and business logic behaviour.
• Guide and supervise junior developers to understand the architecture and technical specifications. Participate in pair programming on complex tasks to reduce risk and facilitate knowledge exchange.
• Develop code in accordance with industry standards and company best practices. Ensure comprehensive automated testing coverage. Generate unit tests during the development process to enhance code quality. Conduct peer code reviews, including group open reviews.
• Assist in developing and maintaining the team’s CI/CD pipeline.
• Take part in and take ownership of deployment, monitoring, and alerting requirements for the team’s product. Engage in product support activities, debugging, and the resolution of issues.
• Engage actively in all agile ceremonies, including sprint refinement, planning, retrospectives, and daily stand‑ups. Share and implement ideas to advance the progress of our teams rapidly.
• Prepare thorough technical documentation. Translate technical and non‑technical requirements for appropriate audiences. Recommend improvements and propose innovative ideas and solutions.

Backend Specific Essential Functions

• Design and build APIs for both internal and external usage.
• Design and develop components using Golang, Java, and C# while collaborating closely with our backend platforms.
• Write technical documentation specific to BE (API documentation, data dictionary, etc).

Frontend Specific Essential Functions

• Design and build scalable, modular components in ReactJS + Next.js (SSR/CSR), working closely with our frontend platforms.
• Implement and manage Redux for stage management.
• Develop reusable UI with TailwindCSS and ShadCN for consistency and accessibility.
• Integrate real‑time feature using WebSockets for live updates and notifications.
• Build interactive data visualisations with Chart.js (via react-chart.js‑2).
• Implement robust form handling with React‑Hook‑Form, including validation and complex form states.
• Maintain and extend WordPress sites.
• Write technical documentation specific to FE.

Qualifications

All

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related technical discipline.
• Secondary School / High School Diploma Graduate of a technical‑related course or discipline.
• 5‑7 years’ of professional experience building web applications with React, Angular and Next.js.
• 5‑7 years of B2B SaaS enterprise applications with a large user base.
• 5‑7 years of mobile and/or desktop application development.
• 5‑7 years of Automation testing generating Unit, BDD (Behaviour‑driven development) and/or TDD (Test‑driven development). Preferred.
• Production experience with Redux for state management.
• Production experience with WordPress, including custom plugin development and third‑party form integrations (Gravity Forms, Pardot).
• Production experience implementing SSO authentication flows (e.g., JumpCloud, token‑based auth).
• Production experience building real‑time frontend features (e.g., WebSockets).
• Production experience with micro‑frontend principles is a plus.
• Production experience with TypeScript, Jest, and ESLint.

Backend Specific Work Experience

• 5‑7 years Java, Golang, C#, AWS.
• 5‑7 years of SAAS development experience.
• 5‑7 years of micro‑service backend architecture.

Frontend Specific Work Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience building web applications with React and Next.js.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Redux for state management.
• Experience with Angular (supporting and enhancing existing apps).
• Experience with WordPress, including custom plugin development and third‑party form integrations (Gravity Forms, Pardot).
• Experience implementing SSO authentication flows (e.g., JumpCloud, token‑basedauth).
• Experience building real‑time frontend features (e.g., WebSockets).
• Experience with micro‑frontend principles is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - All

• Deep knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Expertise in React + Next.js for SSR/CSR apps.
• Strong skills with TailwindCSS and component libraries like ShadCN.
• Familiarity with React‑Hook‑Form, and PptxGenJS.
• Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility, and cross‑browser compatibility.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git‑based workflows.
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills in frontend performance and rendering.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross‑functional team.
• Collaborative attitude, team player, friendly, passionate, and flexible to learn new tools and skillsets.
• Production experience building and shipping customer‑facing applications with thousands of users.
• Strong sense of ownership and focus on long‑term usability and extensibility.
• Strong experience solving complex problems.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies.
• Professional level communication skills with the ability to convey ideas to a broad audience of different specialisations.
• Ability to work toward goals, meet deadlines, and contribute positively to the team environment.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Production AWS hands‑on experience.
• Production experience with software engineering architecture, component design, coding, unit testing, documenting, and deploying.
• Production experience working with CI/CD environments is required.
• Experience working with pub/sub/messaging systems (SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka, ActiveMQ...).
• Experience working with Serverless Architecture.
• Experience in DevOps activities (AWS, k8s, Terraform, Docker...).
• Experience in automated software testing through unit/functional/integration test suites.
• Production experience with TypeScript, Jest, and ESLint.

Production AWS hands‑on experience

• Production experience with software engineering architecture, component design, coding, unit testing, documenting, and deploying.
• Production experience working with CI/CD environments is required.
• Experience working with pub/sub/messaging systems (SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka, ActiveMQ...).
• Experience working with Serverless Architecture.
• Experience in DevOps activities (AWS, k8s, Terraform, Docker...).
• Experience in automated software testing through unit/functional/integration test suites.
• Production experience with TypeScript, Jest, and ESLint.
• Experience with monitoring & logging technologies (Splunk, Wazuh, New Relic, Prometheus, Opentelemetry, Jaeger...).

Back end

• Experience with SQL, Entity Framework, and/or NOSQL solutions, GraphQL.

Front end

• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and CSS frameworks (such as Bootstrap and Tailwind).
• Production experience with Angular, React, Vue, TypeScript and other similar Frontend frameworks.
• Context API, React Query, AWS Signature.

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package.