Senior Full Stack Engineer (React, NestJS, TypeScript)

Umpisa Inc.; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel to Singapore for training

Hybrid work setup

Job summary

Umpisa Inc. seeks a seasoned full-stack software engineer to design, build, and maintain features using React on the frontend and NestJS on the backend.

You will architect scalable APIs, own features from design through production, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating cross-functionally. The role requires 5+ years in full-stack development, strong TypeScript skills, and experience with cloud and container tech.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience.
• Experience with React and NestJS (Node.js/TypeScript).
• Proficiency in TypeScript and API design (REST/GraphQL).
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, RTL, Cypress).
• Experience with Git and collaborative workflows.
• Cloud and container tech (AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge transfer and training delivery experience.
• Mentorship of junior/mid engineers and driving best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack features using React on the frontend and NestJS on the backend.
• Architect scalable APIs and services; contribute to data modeling and system design.
• Own features through design, deployment, and production monitoring.
• Write clean, tested TypeScript code and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineers to translate requirements into solutions.
• Address performance bottlenecks, technical debt, and scalability challenges.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; raise technical bar across the team.
• Contribute to engineering best practices, tooling, and CI/CD processes.

Skills

Strong communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Knowledge transfer

Mentor engineers

Agile / Scrum

Training & facilitation

Tools

React

NestJS

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Jest

React Testing Library

Cypress

Git

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Microservices

Job description

At Umpisa Inc., our mission is to make the Philippines be known globally as a tech hub.

Umpisa Inc. is a progressive technology services company that partners with select industries, clients and people to work on pioneering and industry-changing solutions via digital transformation, modern software development and venture building.

We create a set of world-class and impactful products and solutions to help organizations and individuals live better lives. We offer demanding, challenging and rewarding careers in software development, product development, emerging technologies, and more for the right candidates.

Essential Skills:

• Aligns with our values: Excellence, Integrity, Professionalism, People Success, Customer Success, Fun, Innovation and Diversity
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Would like to work as part of a self-organizing Scrum team in a scaled agile framework
• Must be a self-starter and loves to collaborate with the team and client
• Strong training and facilitation skills, with the ability to conduct effective Knowledge Transfer (KT) sessions and upskill team members and stakeholders

Work Set-up:

• Hybrid set-up
• October: On-site training in Singapore (travel provision included).
• November – December: Continuation of training on-site in Manila.
• Standard work arrangement resumes thereafter, in line with the assigned project’s requirements.

Requirements, Duties and 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.

• 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.

NOTE: The list of qualifications is a guide. Best case if the candidate possesses ALL the required/desired criteria, but then again this is a GUIDE. If you think you can do the task and would be a great fit with us, send your professional profile to [e-mail]. We prefer candidates who are residing in Metro Manila.