Senior Full-Stack Engineer (React/NestJS) - Hybrid + Mentoring

Umpisa Inc.; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Umpisa Inc. is a progressive technology services company in the Philippines that partners with select industries to deliver digital transformation, modern software development and venture building.

The role focuses on building full-stack features with React on the frontend and NestJS on the backend, mentoring engineers, and supporting KT sessions during Singapore and Manila trainings. The position requires 5+ years of experience, strong communication, and willingness to travel for October

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with React (hooks, state management, component architecture).
• Strong hands-on experience with NestJS or a similar Node.js framework (Express, Fastify).
• Deep proficiency in TypeScript, with a solid grasp of type-safe design across frontend and backend.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Familiarity with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or similar).
• Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with microservices architecture and message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.).
• Contributions to open-source projects or a strong personal project portfolio.
• Prior experience mentoring or leading engineers
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities and driving successful project outcomes.
• Prior experience conducting Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions, training, or facilitation for teams and/or clients is highly preferred.
• Willingness and availability to travel to Singapore for training in October, and to continue training in Manila from November to December.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack features using React on the frontend and NestJS (Node.js/TypeScript) on the backend
• Architect scalable, well-tested APIs and services, and contribute to our data modeling and system design
• Own features from technical design through deployment and monitoring in production
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested TypeScript code and participate in code reviews
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and other engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, technical debt, and scalability challenges
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and help raise the technical bar across the team
• Contribute to engineering best practices, tooling, and CI/CD processes
• Familiarity and relevant experience with the insurance industry
• Conduct Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions and training for team members and stakeholders, including during the Singapore (October) and Manila (November–December) training engagements.
• Develop and deliver training materials, guides, and documentation to support upskilling and smooth knowledge handover.

Skills

React

NestJS

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Jest

React Testing Library

Cypress

Git

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure-as-code

Microservices

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Mentoring

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Umpisa Inc. is a progressive technology services company in the Philippines that partners with select industries to deliver digital transformation, modern software development and venture building.

The role focuses on building full-stack features with React on the frontend and NestJS on the backend, mentoring engineers, and supporting KT sessions during Singapore and Manila trainings. The position requires 5+ years of experience, strong communication, and willingness to travel for October