Senior Software Engineer (IAU)

Maya; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Maya is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the IAU Mesh team, focusing on Identity, Access and User Profiles capabilities. You will work with the Squad Lead to deliver the IAU roadmap and drive technical excellence across backend services.

The role requires strong Java or Node.js/Python backend experience, RESTful design, and hands-on AWS knowledge, with mentoring responsibilities and a proactive, ownership mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field
• Strong backend and RESTful API experience with Java or similar
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading reviews

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Owner to refine requirements and break requests into manageable work items
• Develop and execute IAU roadmap components with focus on Identity, Access and User Profiles
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing, and ensure technical leadership
• Investigate and fix reported bugs and research new technologies to improve efficiency

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful API design

Microservices

OAuth2/JWT

Git

OOP/Design Patterns

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/CE

Tools

AWS

Splunk

Kafka

Job description

This Sr. Software Engineer will be in IAU Mesh, focus on Identity, Access and User Profiles capabilities. The position reports directly to the Squad Lead and is responsible of development and execution of IAU roadmap.

NATURE OF WORK

• Works closely with Product Owner and Team to refine requirements and break requests to manageable size with clear acceptance criteria
• Investigates and fixes reported bugs
• Research and acquire new technology and products/platforms knowledge to support business direction and improve operational efficiency
• Identifies blocking issues and escalates as appropriate

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or College Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Engineering or any related course
• Knowledge or background on RESTful web services using Java or Python or any OOP languages
• Understanding of OOP and software design patterns
• Guide and mentor junior engineers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.

Must have:

• Strong knowledge of Java (or other backend programming language such as Node.js, Python, Go)
• Strong knowledge of server-side frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot)
• Hands on experience working with AWS services and tools
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and API gateways.
• Familiarity with version control systems, particularly Git.
• Solid understanding of authentication/authorization protocols and related concepts (OAuth2, JWT).
• Ownership mindset and proactive approach to identifying and solving problems

Nice to have:

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace)
• Familiarity with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)