Senior Engineer (Back-End)

TP ICAP; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

TP ICAP is seeking a highly experienced Senior Engineer to join our Credit Technology team in Manila. This role combines deep technical leadership with people leadership, delivering high‑performance front‑office trading systems while acting as Manila's local Credit Technology lead.

You will mentor engineers, guide recruitment, foster an engineering culture, and partner with global tech leadership to align local delivery with standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with latency-sensitive trading systems.
• Proven track record in leading engineering teams and delivering projects.
• Strong communication across distributed teams and business functions.
• Experience hiring, mentoring, and growing engineering talent is a plus.
• Background in distributed, event-driven, cloud-native apps and observability.
• Solid SDLC experience from design through production support.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example as a hands-on engineer and design high‑performance systems end‑to‑end.
• Own deliverables across the full lifecycle with emphasis on reliability.
• Mentor engineers and raise code quality standards within the Manila team.
• Act as local Credit Technology lead, representing the team in Technology org.
• Support recruitment and grow the Manila engineering capability.
• Collaborate with global leadership to align local execution with standards.

Skills

Leadership

Distributed systems

Stakeholder management

Mentoring engineers

Front-office trading systems

SDLC governance

Problem solving

Engagement with traders

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

SQL (MSSQL/MySQL)

REST/GraphQL

FIX protocol familiarity

Job description

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.

The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced and hands‑on Senior Engineer to join our Credit Technology team in Manila.

This role combines deep technical expertise, engineering leadership, and people leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the design and delivery of high-performance front‑office trading systems while also serving as the local Credit Technology lead for the Manila office.

As we continue to invest in and expand our Manila engineering capability, this individual will play a critical role in growing and developing the local team, supporting recruitment activities, mentoring engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture, and ensuring successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable designing complex distributed systems, working directly with engineers on implementation challenges, engaging with business stakeholders, and leading the development of a high‑performing engineering organisation.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead by example as a hands‑on engineer, working closely with Architects, Principal Engineers, QAs, DevOps and Trading SMEs to design, build, review, test, and deliver mission‑critical, high‑performance systems end‑to‑end.
• Own engineering deliverables throughout the full lifecycle, ensuring performance, scalability, resilience, and alignment with engineering best practices.
• Mentor engineers, elevate code quality standards, and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Act as the local Credit Technology lead for the Manila office, providing day‑to‑day leadership and representing the team within the wider Technology organisation.
• Help grow and develop the Manila engineering team through coaching, mentoring, recruitment, and talent development activities.
• Support hiring efforts including candidate screening, interviewing, and onboarding of new team members.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high‑performing engineering culture aligned with TP ICAP values.
• Partner closely with global technology leadership to align local execution with strategic objectives and engineering standards.
• Drive innovation through POCs, technical evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Leverage AI‑assisted tools to improve development efficiency and help shape our AI journey.
• Communicate progress proactively, highlighting risks and removing delivery impediments.

Experience / Competences

Essential

• Significant years of hands‑on experience building and supporting latency‑sensitive front‑office trading systems (OMS, Matching, Execution).
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across distributed teams and business functions.
• Experience supporting recruitment, team growth, or engineering leadership initiatives is advantageous.
• Strong background in designing and maintaining distributed, event‑driven, cloud‑native applications.
• Comprehensive SDLC experience across design, development, QA, deployment, and production support.
• Ability to balance rapid delivery with architectural rigour and long‑term maintainability.
• Proven problem‑solving capabilities and ability to validate ideas through POCs.
• Ability to engage effectively with traders, quants, and other business stakeholders.

Desired

• Domain experience in Credit or Fixed Income.
• Expertise in modern .NET technologies and C# (Java or similar OO languages considered).
• Strong relational database design and optimisation skills (MSSQL, MySQL).
• Deep understanding of low‑latency engineering, concurrency, multithreading, and performance optimisation.
• Experience implementing observability (metrics, tracing, logging) for distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerisation (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Experience designing APIs (REST, GraphQL).
• Knowledge of distributed messaging and caching technologies (e.g., Solace, Redis, or similar).
• Understanding of FIX protocol and FIX message handling.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS, microservices, and serverless patterns.
• Understanding of TDD, BDD, or similar testing methodologies.

Role Band & Level: Manager, 6

Not The Perfect Fit?

Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

Philippines - Ecoprime Building - Taguig City