Senior Principal Software Architect & Tech Lead

IDEMIA PHILIPPINES INC.; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA PHILIPPINES INC. in Manila seeks a senior software leader to transform requirements into scalable software solutions, guiding architecture and implementation across teams.

You will mentor developers, design robust systems, enforce secure coding, CI/CD, and best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver complex modules on time and within budget.

Distinct opportunities for career growth, working on identity technologies with global impact in a diverse, international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years hands-on software development experience with complex business applications.
• Experience as technical lead, senior developer, or lead engineer mentoring others.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, system integrations, and modern practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize software solutions using programming, scripting, and database technologies to meet business and technical requirements.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable software architectures, reusable components, design patterns, and frameworks that support long-term product and custom development needs.
• Apply software engineering best practices including secure coding, code reviews, source control management, testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence.
• Contribute to requirements analysis, technical assessments, effort estimations, and solution design while providing expert recommendations to stakeholders.
• Deliver large and complex software modules within agreed quality, timeline, and budget objectives, while supporting deployment, maintenance, and continuous enhancements.
• Drive technical governance through architecture reviews, performance optimization, technology evaluations, and the promotion of engineering standards across the team.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor for developers, providing guidance, fostering knowledge sharing, influencing technical decisions, and championing innovative solutions to business challenges.

Skills

Software architecture

Lead engineer

Mentoring

CI/CD

Secure coding

Design patterns

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

IDEMIA PHILIPPINES INC. in Manila seeks a senior software leader to transform requirements into scalable software solutions, guiding architecture and implementation across teams.

You will mentor developers, design robust systems, enforce secure coding, CI/CD, and best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver complex modules on time and within budget.

Distinct opportunities for career growth, working on identity technologies with global impact in a diverse, international environment.