Principal Software Developer

IDEMIA Group; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA Group in Manila, Philippines is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to transform requirements into robust software solutions. You will guide architecture decisions, mentor developers, and ensure secure, scalable delivery across projects.

The role emphasizes design leadership, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and delivery of high-value software within budget and timelines. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of hands-on software development experience, including complex business applications.
• Proven experience serving as a technical lead, senior developer, or lead engineer.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, system integrations, and modern development practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize software solutions using programming, scripting, and database technologies to meet business and technical requirements.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable software architectures, reusable components, design patterns, and frameworks.
• Apply secure coding, code reviews, CI/CD, testing, and operational excellence practices.
• Contribute to requirements analysis, technical assessments, effort estimations, and solution design.
• Deliver large and complex software modules within quality, timeline, and budget objectives, including deployment support.
• Drive technical governance through architecture reviews, performance optimization, and engineering standards.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor for developers, guiding and influencing technical decisions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software architecture

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Job description

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Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.

Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.

Purpose

This role transforms requirements into software according to design, to maximize business value and customer satisfaction.

Key Missions

Responsibilities:

Develop, maintain, and optimize software solutions using programming, scripting, and database technologies to meet business and technical requirements.

Lead the design and implementation of scalable software architectures, reusable components, design patterns, and frameworks that support long-term product and custom development needs.

Apply software engineering best practices including secure coding, code reviews, source control management, testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence.

Contribute to requirements analysis, technical assessments, effort estimations, and solution design while providing expert recommendations to stakeholders.

Deliver large and complex software modules within agreed quality, timeline, and budget objectives, while supporting deployment, maintenance, and continuous enhancements.

Drive technical governance through architecture reviews, performance optimization, technology evaluations, and the promotion of engineering standards across the team.

Act as a technical leader and mentor for developers, providing guidance, fostering knowledge sharing, influencing technical decisions, and championing innovative solutions to business challenges.

Profile & Other Information

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of hands-on software development experience, including the delivery and support of complex business applications.
• Proven experience serving as a technical lead, senior developer, or lead engineer, with responsibility for guiding and mentoring other developers.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, application design patterns, system integrations, and modern development practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions.

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

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