Hands-On Technical Lead — Scalable Platform

BJAK; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

BJAK is seeking a Lead Engineer to take technical ownership of complex products and systems. This remote role requires designing scalable architectures, writing and reviewing code, and guiding engineers from idea to production.

You’ll balance speed with reliability, mentor peers, and drive major initiatives across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. The role emphasizes hands-on coding and architecture decisions, staying close to implementation while setting a high bar for

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background with production systems experience.
• Deep technical expertise in backend, frontend, APIs, databases or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong system design and architecture skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of major products and engineering initiatives.
• Stay hands-on with coding, prototyping, reviews, debugging and production problem-solving.
• Make architecture decisions balancing speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Review designs and code, providing clear feedback to engineers.
• Mentor engineers and strengthen technical capability across the team.

Skills

System design

Code review

Leadership

Hands-on coding

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

BJAK is seeking a Lead Engineer to take technical ownership of complex products and systems. This remote role requires designing scalable architectures, writing and reviewing code, and guiding engineers from idea to production.

You’ll balance speed with reliability, mentor peers, and drive major initiatives across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. The role emphasizes hands-on coding and architecture decisions, staying close to implementation while setting a high bar for