Senior Software Backend Engineer (Java)

Viventis Search Asia; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Viventis Search Asia is seeking an experienced backend engineering leader to design scalable systems, own delivery from design through production, and collaborate with product and UX teams. The role emphasizes reliability, security, automated testing, and strong technical leadership to guide a team of engineers.

You will mentor peers, drive architectural decisions, and adopt emerging technologies including AI-assisted development practices, while ensuring robust integration with payments,

Qualifications

• Backend engineering expertise with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing scalable, distributed applications.
• Experience with MongoDB and complex integrations (payments, reservations, profiles, content).
• Hands-on cloud and DevOps experience, CI/CD, containers.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backend systems and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Develop, review, and deliver backend solutions from design to production.
• Improve reliability, performance, and security via monitoring and incident response.
• Drive testing strategies (unit/integration/e2e), CI/CD, and code quality gates.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

MongoDB

Security & reliability

Technical leadership

Tools

MongoDB

CI/CD tools

Job description

What the role involves

• Technical Leadership & Architecture: Design scalable backend systems and contribute to key architectural decisions across services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-On Engineering & Delivery: Develop, review, and maintain high-quality software while owning the delivery of backend solutions from design through production.
• Operational Excellence: Improve system reliability, performance, and security through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and continuous improvement.
• Engineering Excellence, Testing & Quality: Drive high engineering standards through automated testing strategies (unit, integration, and end-to-end testing), CI/CD practices, and code quality gates to ensure reliable and maintainable systems.
• Product Collaboration: Partner with Product and UX teams to refine requirements, define technical solutions, and contribute to the technology roadmap within your team.
• Mentorship & Innovation: Support the growth of fellow engineers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing while evaluating and adopting emerging technologies and AI-assisted development practices.

Requirements

• Backend Engineering Expertise: Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and modern backend development practices.
• Architecture & Scalability: Proven track record designing and building scalable applications and distributed systems.
• Data & Integrations: Experience with MongoDB and integrating complex business systems such as payments, reservations, customer profiles, content management, or data processing platforms.
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and modern DevOps practices.
• Security & Reliability: Strong understanding of web security, application resilience, monitoring, and operational best practices.
• Technical Leadership: Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and influencing technical decisions within a collaborative engineering environment.