Senior Lead Software Engineer

Strato; Taguig; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Strato seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to steer the backend of a high-scale HCM platform built in Java/Spring Boot. You will architect and implement secure, scalable services and enable data integration with enterprise HR systems like SAP SuccessFactors, on AWS cloud.

Lead design decisions, apply best practices, and guide AI-assisted coding to optimize velocity and quality. This role emphasizes ownership, governance, and cross-functional collaboration in a modern cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience with ownership of complex systems or technical leadership.
• Expert-level Java and Spring Boot proficiency.
• Hands-on experience with AI coding agents and enterprise-grade review/refactor.
• Experience with RESTful API development and AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Experience with microservices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services with Java/Spring Boot.
• Apply SOLID, patterns, and clean architecture best practices.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate boilerplate, refactoring, and tests.
• Lead integrations with SAP SuccessFactors and other HR systems.
• Build API-driven data exchange and secure data handling.
• Develop and deploy on AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB).
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and governance, ensure security and quality.

Skills

Backend engineering

AI-augmented development

Enterprise integration

Cloud & platform engineering

Systems thinking

Business-Technical alignment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Java & Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

AWS

CI/CD tooling

AI tooling (Kiro/Claude Code/Copilot)

Job description

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer, you will lead the development and evolution of our high-scale, Java-based Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. Your primary focus will be designing and building robust backend services using Spring Boot, while enabling seamless data integration across enterprise HR systems such as SAP SuccessFactors.

You will work on modern, cloud-native architectures within AWS, ensuring that our systems are secure, scalable, and highly performant. In addition to core engineering responsibilities, you will contribute to targeted AI-enabled enhancements (e.g., intelligent validation, automation) that improve platform efficiency and data quality.

Technical Expertise & Leadership

Quality Orientation

Ownership Mindset

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Apply software engineering best practices (SOLID principles, design patterns, clean architecture)
• Leverage AI development tools (e.g., Kiro, Claude Code) to accelerate boilerplate generation, refactoring, and test creation.
• Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions

2) HCM Integration

• Lead development of integrations with SAP SuccessFactors and other HR systems
• Build and maintain API-driven solutions (REST/OData) for secure data exchange
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data and integration issues
• Develop and deploy applications on AWS (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB)
• Optimize performance, scalability, and cost in cloud environments
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and release processes

4) Quality & Governance

• Ensure high code quality through testing, reviews, and adherence to standards
• Critically review, audit, and refine AI-generated code to prevent hallucinations, security vulnerabilities, and technical debt.
• Maintain system integrity, including backward compatibility and regression prevention
• Support secure handling of sensitive HR data

5) Agile Delivery

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver incremental value

6) AI-Augmented Innovation

• Direct and collaborate with advanced LLM coding agents to efficiently solve complex engineering problems.
• Contribute to AI-enabled product features such as intelligent validation, anomaly detection, or automation.
• Integrate AI APIs/tools where applicable to enhance backend capabilities.

Key Qualifications

• 1) Backend Engineering Expertise: Ability to design and build scalable, maintainable backend systems using modern Java frameworks and architectural best practices.
• 2) AI-Augmented Development Proficiency: Demonstrated experience using, directing, and critically reviewing outputs from AI coding assistants and LLMs to increase engineering throughput without compromising enterprise quality or security.
• 3) Enterprise Integration Capability: Strong understanding of system integration patterns, API design, and data synchronization across complex platforms.
• 4) Cloud & Platform Engineering: Ability to design and operate applications in cloud environments with a focus on scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• 5) Systems Thinking & Problem Solving: Capability to diagnose and resolve complex system, data, and performance issues across distributed architectures.
• 6) Business & Technical Alignment: Ability to translate business requirements (particularly HR processes) into effective and scalable technical solutions.

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• With 8+ years of experience, including ownership of complex systems or technical leadership
• Expert-level Java and Spring Boot
• Hands-on experience using and directing AI coding agents (e.g., Kiro, Claude Code, Copilot), with a strong ability to expertly prompt, critically review, and refactor LLM-generated outputs for enterprise production environments
• Experience with RESTful API development
• Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
• Experience with microservices architecture and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies

Why It Matters

HR data is among the most sensitive and business-critical information in any organization. This role ensures that our global HR platforms are reliable, secure, and seamlessly integrated. By championing AI-augmented development, you will accelerate the delivery of these critical systems - combining your deep Java/Spring Boot expertise with cutting-edge AI coding assistants to enable accurate workforce operations at scale.

Each employee has an opportunity to work on high-impact projects with leading clients and cutting-edge HR solutions which has valuable impact to the company success.

We offerrewarding benefits package designed to recognize and celebrate your achievements, alongside aperformance-driven culturethat encourages growth, accountability, and excellence. Here, your skills and dedication are valued, providing opportunities forcareer advancement, continuous learning, and meaningful impacton our clients and projects. We believe in empowering our people with the tools, support, and recognition they need to succeed while delivering outstanding results.