Lead Software Engineer [Kong API | Springboot]

NCS Philippines; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Philippines is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide the design, architecture, and development of advanced software solutions, acting as SME for Delivery and Pre-Sales groups.

The role requires coaching and mentoring the team, ensuring timely delivery, maintaining code quality with unit tests, managing deployments, reviewing requirements, and driving process improvements while staying abreast of industry trends.

Qualifications

• Strong backend development experience with modern frameworks.
• Ability to translate requirements into robust software designs.
• Experience coordinating large software deliverables across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Converts the technical component design into working back-end and/or front-end code.
• Consistently deliver projects on time and on budget.
• Apply standard programming practices for efficient data manipulation.
• Create and maintain unit tests before QA.

Skills

Kong API

Springboot

Tools

Kong API

Springboot

Job description

MAIN REQUIREMENTS:

• Kong API
• Springboot

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Lead Software Engineer is responsible for leading the design, architecture, and development of advanced software solutions. Leads the organization’s software solutions while following the best practices and standards set by the Software Development Group. Acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and technology evangelist for Delivery and Pre-Sales Group.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Converts the technical component design into a working back-end code and/or front-end code
• Consistently deliver projects on time and on budget
• Consistently apply generally accepted programming standards and techniques to assure efficient program logic and data manipulation
• Creates and maintain Unit Test before endorsing the application for QA Test
• Diagnose and resolve software problems quickly and efficiently
• Participates in reviewing project requirements
• Manages the deployment of the application to different staging environments
• Maintains and handle project source code repositories
• Provides an accurate project status report to the Project Manager/Delivery Manager
• Aware of technology trends with relation to system or software development trends as much as possible
• Provides coaching and assistance to the team
• Oversees and manage all deliverables for each project
• Oversees and manage revenue versus expenses (EBITDA) within the team
• Participates in proposal generation; i.e. review of the requirement, designing application features and architecture, coming up with the development estimates
• Participates in process standardization and/or improvement on team-related tasks
• Formulates and manage initiatives to increase the skills, quality & efficiency of the team
• Perform screening and interview for all Software Engineer applicants.
• Other job-related activities that may be assigned from time to time.