Senior C++ Engineers

Manulife Financial; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Financial in Makati City is seeking a Senior C++ Developer to help build best-in-class software solutions, prototype, test, and deliver new functionality. You will work with product managers and engineers to turn ideas into reliable, scalable code while embracing agile practices and continuous improvement!

Key focus areas include high-performance C++ development (C++11/14/17/20), STL/Boost, memory management and multithreading, COM/COM+ experience, Windows APIs, and enterprise

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience using C++.
• Strong knowledge of modern C++ standards (C++11/14/17/20) and legacy C++ codebases.
• Extensive hands-on experience with COM/COM+ and Windows development.
• Experience with STL/Boost, memory management, multithreading, and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Build best in class software solutions, prototyping, building, and testing new functionality.
• Maintain high quality software with reliability and usage in production.
• Design, code, unit test and integrate features as defined by the PO and team.
• Contribute to automated test harnesses and update progress in Jira/Kanban.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to deliver new business value.

Skills

C++

OOP

Design Patterns

Multithreading

Template programming

STL/Boost

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Visual Studio

WinDbg

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

The customer is at the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering engineers with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you.

We are self‑motivated engineers, who are obsessed with delivering value, are forward-thinking, love to learn from both successes and failures, and are excited to see the successful implementation of the products they deliver while remaining open to change and continuous improvement!

We are growing, and we are looking for Senior C++ Developer to complete our team! Our current opportunity is available in Makati City.

As a Senior C++ Developer, you will:

• Build best in class software solutions to drive our products, including prototyping, building, and testing new functionality.

• Maintain and ensuring high quality software, with accountability for production reliability and usage.

• Designing, coding, unit testing and integrating new features and functionality as defined by the PO and team.

• Contribute creative problem solving that bring software designs to life.

• Apply agile principles and methodology within the squad.

• Contribute the development of automated test harnesses as necessary to ensure delivery of high-quality code.

• Updating progress daily through the tracking tool (Jira) or Kanban board.

• Completing any of the documentation required e.g. deployment, maintenance, support and business needs.

You will bring and continuously build upon the following skills:

• Apply organizational and problem‑solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion.

• Leverage strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes.

• Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, and operations engineers to uncover pain points and opportunities to deliver new business value through software.

• Driving the participation in ideation and brainstorming sessions to devise creative and disruptive digital solutions. We need and value fresh ideas!

• Contribute in various investigative "Spikes" in order to mitigate technical uncertainty and risk.

• Be part of initiatives to develop and improve standards and methodologies.

• Working closely with the Product Owner to refine the Product Backlog including providing initial estimates and actively participating with the weekly Look Ahead meetings.

Required Qualifications:

Core C++ Development

• 8+ years of professional software development experience using C++.

• Strong knowledge of modern C++ standards (C++11/14/17/20) and legacy C++ codebases.

• Expert understanding of:

  • Object‑Oriented Programming (OOP)

  • Design Patterns

  • Memory management

  • Multi‑threading and concurrency

  • Template programming

  • STL and Boost libraries

• Experience developing high‑performance, scalable, and maintainable applications.

COM/COM+ Development

• Extensive hands‑on experience designing, developing, and maintaining COM and COM+ applications.

• Strong understanding of:

  • COM architecture and lifecycle

  • COM interfaces (IUnknown, IDispatch)

  • Reference counting and memory management

  • Apartment threading models (STA/MTA)

  • COM registration and deployment

  • Type libraries (TLB)

  • Marshaling and proxy/stub architecture

  • COM+ Services and component configuration

• Experience troubleshooting complex COM registration, activation, and interoperability issues.

Windows Development

• Deep expertise in Windows application development.

• Strong knowledge of:

  • Win32 API

  • ATL (Active Template Library)

  • MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes)

  • Windows Services

  • DLL development

  • Registry management

  • Windows Security and User Permissions

• Experience debugging native Windows applications using Visual Studio and WinDbg.

System Integration

• Experience integrating COM/COM+ components with:

  • .NET applications

  • Web services

  • Database systems

  • Third‑party components

• Familiarity with COM Interop and migration strategies from COM to .NET technologies.

Database & Enterprise Technologies

• Strong SQL development skills.

• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and stored procedures.

• Understanding of transactional processing and distributed transactions.

• Experience working with enterprise‑scale client‑server applications.

Software Engineering Practices

• Strong understanding of:

  • Software architecture and design principles

  • SDLC methodologies (Agile/Scrum)

  • Code reviews and mentoring

  • Unit testing and integration testing

  • CI/CD processes

  • Version control systems (Git, Azure DevOps, TFS)

Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization

• Expert‑level debugging and root cause analysis skills.

• Experience analyzing:

  • Memory leaks

  • Deadlocks

  • Performance bottlenecks

  • Thread synchronization issues

  • COM activation and registration failures

• Proficiency with diagnostic tools such as:

  • Visual Studio Debugger

  • WinDbg

  • Process Explorer

  • Performance Monitor

  • Debug Diagnostics Tool

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience modernizing legacy COM/COM+ applications.

• Knowledge of .NET Framework/.NET Core and migration strategies.

• Experience with REST APIs and Windows‑based integration platforms.

• Familiarity with Azure or cloud‑hosted Windows workloads.

• Understanding of cybersecurity best practices for Windows applications.

Soft Skills

• Ability to lead technical design discussions and architectural decisions.

• Strong stakeholder communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

• Ability to work independently in complex enterprise environments.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well‑being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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