Platform Engineering Lead — Backend & AI Infra

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Maya's Platform Engineering team is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to design core services, shape system architecture, and lead hands-on engineering. You will focus on performance, resilience, and long-term scalability while improving how teams build and operate software.

As a key technical leader, you will build internal MicroSaaS platforms using Java and Python, embed AI where it matters, and mentor engineers to deliver reliable, scalable systems on AWS.

Qualifications

• Backend expertise in Java and Python with focus on scalable architectures.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems on AWS.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship in engineering teams.
• Strong product sense and continuous learning mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build internal microservices platforms and maintain reliability.
• Integrate AI where it matters most to improve platform velocity.
• Partner with internal engineering stakeholders to meet developer needs.
• Design scalable AWS infrastructure and ensure security and resilience.
• Lead and mentor engineers in backend excellence.

Skills

Java & Python

AWS Pro

Systems Thinker

Tech Leader

Continuous Learner

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

JUnit

Mockito

Wiremock

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Port

Gradle

AWS

Job description

Maya's Platform Engineering team is seeking a Platform Engineering Manager to design core services, shape system architecture, and lead hands-on engineering. You will focus on performance, resilience, and long-term scalability while improving how teams build and operate software.

As a key technical leader, you will build internal MicroSaaS platforms using Java and Python, embed AI where it matters, and mentor engineers to deliver reliable, scalable systems on AWS.