Principal Full Stack Engineer Fully Remote- Only Filipino Citizens

Teamified; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 2,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible hours & remote-friendly

Learning budget for professional dev

Job summary

Rosterfy, a global volunteer engagement platform, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to set technical direction while staying hands-on. You will work across two product squads, designing architecture and unblocking critical initiatives, with a focus on PHP/Laravel backend, Next.js frontend, and AWS/GCP infrastructure.

You will mentor engineers and help elevate engineering standards across the platform. You will contribute to scalable, secure cloud architecture and collaborate with product

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering, including staff/principal-level experience.
• Deep expertise in backend with Laravel (Laravel10+ and PHP8+), SQL, caching, and RESTful APIs.
• Strong frontend design/architecture experience with React/Next.js.
• Experience with scalable, secure cloud infrastructure (AWS & GCP).
• Familiarity with event-driven or modular architectures and containerized environments (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Bonus: Looker/BigQuery, ML pipelines, distributed system performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and technical direction for core platform domains across product squads.
• Spend 60-80% of time hands-on: design, code, review, pair, and debug in Laravel, Next.js, and cloud environments.
• Lead technical discovery and delivery of high-impact initiatives crossing team boundaries.
• Mentor senior/mid-level engineers through design reviews, pairing, and feedback.
• Act as a senior engineering voice in roadmap planning and trade-off decisions.

Skills

Laravel & PHP

React/Next.js

AWS & GCP

Event-driven architecture

Kubernetes/EKS

SQL/Databases

AI/ML pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Laravel

PHP

SQL

REST APIs

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

Job Description:

Ourclientisagloballeading,end-to-endenterprisevolunteerengagementplatformpoweringover100millionvolunteerhours. Theyexisttoconnectcommunitiestoeventsandcausestheyarepassionateabout. Usedbyover3millionvolunteersacross26differentcountries,their Saa Splatformpowersmassvolunteerprogramsacrosstheglobefor Not-for-Profits,localgovernment,sportingfederations,andmajorevents. Ourallinonesolutionhelpsourclientstorecruit,retain,rewardandtraintheirvolunteers,whilstalsoensuringcompliance. About Teamified Teamifiedisatalentpartnerhelpingcompaniesbuildexceptionalremoteteamsacross IT,software,product,anddigitalinnovation. Wecollaboratewithleadingenterprisesandfast-accelerategrowth. Withoperationsacrosstheglobeourmissionistomakebuildinghighperformingglobalteamssimple,fast,andcost-effective. Teamifiedhashundredsofclientswithmorethan200engineers,testers,productmanagers,designers,andtechnologyexpertsdeliveringimpactfulsolutionseveryday. About The Role Asa Principal Software Engineerat Rosterfy,youarethemostseniorindividualcontributorintheengineeringteam,responsibleforsettingtechnicaldirectionwhilestayingdeeplyhands-on. Youworkacrossourtwoproductsquadsasaforcemultiplier:designingarchitecture,pairingonhardproblems,andunblockingdeliveryoncriticalinitiatives. Reportingtothe Ho E,youconnectproductstrategytoimplementationdetail,ensuringtheclient'sv3(event-driven,domain-driven, AI-augmented)isrobust,scalable,andmaintainableacrossour PHP/Laravelbackend, Next.jsfrontend,and AWS/GCPinfrastructure. Youspendasignificantportionofyourtimebuilding(coding,reviewing,debugging,pairing)whilealsoshapingengineeringstandards,architecture,andlong-termplatformevolution. Youdonotmanagepeopledirectly;instead,youleadthroughtechnicalexcellence,influenceandmentoring.

Key Responsibilities

Ownthearchitectureandtechnicaldirectionforcoreplatformdomainsusedbybothsquads(e.g.event-drivenworkflows,modularboundaries, AIcapabilities). Spend60-80%ofyourtimehands-on:designing,coding,reviewing,pairing,anddebuggingin Laravel, Next.jsandourcloudenvironments. Leadthetechnicaldiscoveryanddeliveryofhigh-impactinitiatives,especiallythosethatcrossteamboundariesorrequiresignificantarchitecturalchange. Mentorseniorandmid-levelengineersthroughdesignreviews,pairing,andfeedback,helpingthemownsystemsend-to-endratherthanakingworkaway. Actasaseniorengineeringvoiceinroadmapplanning,estimationandtrade-offdecisions,ensuringtechnicalhealthisrepresentedalongsideproductgoals Worksacrossbothproductsquadsratherthanbeingembeddedinoneteam,focusingoncross-cuttingsystemsandthehardesttechnicalproblems. Partnerswiththe Engineering Leadershiponlong-termarchitectureandwith Tech Leadsonexecutionandengineeringpractices. Technical8+yearsinsoftwareengineering,includingexperienceasastaff/principalengineerorarchitectina Saa Scompany Deepexpertiseinbackendengineeringwith Laravel(Laravel10+and PHP8+)orsimilarlanguages, SQL/relationaldatabases,caching,and RESTful APIs Strongfrontenddesignandarchitecturalexperiencewith React/Next.js Experienceworkingwithscalable,securecloudinfrastructure(AWSrequired,&CGP)Familiaritywithevent-drivenormodulararchitecturesandcontainerizedenvironments(e.g., EKS/Kubernetes)Bonus:experiencewith Looker, Big Query, MLpipelines,ordistributedsystemperformancetuning Bonus: Agent AIArchitecture AIDriven Skills Building AI-augmentedproductexperiences(LLMAPIusage,promptdesign)Coachingothersonintegrating Gen AIintoworkflows

Character & Mindset

Resilientandadaptable-Youembracechangeandhelpothersnavigateambiguitywithcalmandconfidence. Proactiveproblemsolver-Youidentifyissuesearly,takeownership,andpushsolutionsforwardwithoutwaitingtobeasked. Clearcommunicator-Youarticulateideasclearly,writewell,andlistenwithintent. Youcreatesharedunderstanding. Product-minded-You'recuriousaboutcustomerneeds,ask"why?",andadvocateforsolutionsthatdeliverrealvalue. Leadsthroughinfluence-Youraisethebarbymentoringothers,settingstandards,andsharingknowledge—notbyauthority. Documentation-firstthinker-Youvaluewrittenclarity,andhelpyourteambydocumentingdecisions,code,andprocesses. Leadbyexampleinteststrategyandvalidation

Success Measures

Enableslong-termscalabilityandstabilitythrougharchitecturaldesign Trustedadvisorto Productsharingfunctionalknowledge Supportssuccessfulimplementationofnewplatformcapabilities(e.g., AIreadiness,multi-cloudarchitecture)

Nicetohave

Experiencewithdataproductslike Looker, Big Query,oranalyticspipelines Experiencewithdesignsystems|frontendarchitecture Passionateaboutproductqualityandcustomerexperience Experiencewithplatformengineeringorbuildingsharedinfrastructureinmodularmonoliths Flexibilityinworkhoursandlocation,withafocusonmanagingenergyratherthantime. Accesstoonlinelearningplatformsandabudgetforprofessionaldevelopment Acollaborative,no-silosenvironment,encouraginglearningandgrowthacrossteams Adynamicsocialculturewithteamlunches,socialevents,andopportunitiesforcreativeinput Healthinsurance