TFS Interfaces Chapter Lead

ING Hubs Türkiye; Manila; On-site; PHP 2,200,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ING is seeking a Chapter Lead Engineer II for Trade Finance Services Interfaces. You will lead a global engineering chapter, shaping API and integration solutions, while balancing people leadership, technical excellence, and strategic influence.

You will foster a high-performance culture, drive architectural decisions, and partner with product teams to translate business priorities into scalable technology, delivery-ready roadmaps, and reliable services.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of software engineering teams or initiatives.
• Hands-on backend development with Java/Kotlin in large-scale systems.
• Strong knowledge of Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Experience building RESTful APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations.
• Experience in Agile environments in enterprise-scale tech organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop engineering talent across the chapter.
• Coach and mentor engineers and foster inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Partner with Product Owners and architects to align tech and business priorities.
• Guide architecture, design, and modernization of API and integration solutions.
• Drive reliability, CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and observability.

Skills

Backend leadership

Java & Kotlin

Spring Framework

RESTful APIs

Agile methods

Collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Kafka

MQ

Job description

Chapter Lead Engineer II Transaction Services - Trade Finance Services, Interfaces

Shape the Future of Banking Technology

At ING, we're redefining what banking can be. As a global financial institution with a strong technology-driven culture, we empower our people to innovate, collaborate, and create meaningful impact. We're looking for a Chapter Lead Engineer II to lead our Trade Finance Services Interfaces Engineering Chapter. This is an exciting opportunity for a technology leader who is passionate about building high-performing engineering teams while driving the design and delivery of scalable API and integration solutions that support global banking operations. If you enjoy balancing people leadership, technical excellence, and strategic influence, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Lead and Develop Engineering Talent
• Coach, mentor, and develop software engineers across the chapter.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture.
• Support career growth, learning initiatives, and technical capability development.
• Partner with hiring teams on recruitment, onboarding, and succession planning.

Drive Technical Excellence

• Provide technical leadership for API and interface engineering.
• Guide architecture, design, development, and modernization initiatives.
• Establish and promote engineering standards across Java, Kotlin, APIs, testing, security, and observability.
• Support teams in solving complex technical and production challenges.

Enable Delivery Success

• Partner closely with Product Owners, Architects, and global stakeholders.
• Help translate business priorities into practical technology solutions.
• Manage technical dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Contribute to long-term technology roadmaps and continuous improvement initiatives.

Champion Reliability and DevOps

• Drive automation, CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and operational excellence.
• Promote secure software development practices.
• Improve system stability, resilience, and recoverability.
• Support incident management, root-cause analysis, and risk mitigation activities.

What We're Looking For

• Strong software engineering background with experience leading technical teams or engineering initiatives.
• Proven people leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on experience developing backend applications using Java and Kotlin.
• Strong knowledge of Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Experience building RESTful APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration solutions.
• Experience working in Agile environments and enterprise-scale technology organizations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Experience

• Banking, financial services, or Trade Finance domain experience.
• Cloud platform experience, particularly Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, MQ, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, site reliability engineering, and observability practices.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications and adopting event-driven architectures.

Why Join ING?

At ING, you'll work alongside talented professionals from around the world while helping build technology solutions that power global banking services.

• Lead and grow a team of skilled engineers.
• Influence technology strategy and engineering standards.
• Work on modern cloud and API-driven platforms.
• Collaborate with international teams and stakeholders.
• Contribute to large-scale transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Continue your professional growth through learning, mentorship, and global career opportunities.

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About ING

With 65,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us.

We’re a global bank with a strong European base, and our more than 60,000 colleagues serve around 38 million customers and corporate clients in over 40 countries. Joining ING means working with friendly and collaborative people towards making a positive impact on people and planet. We believe in empowering the people around us and our customers to stay a step ahead. Working here means having the autonomy to drive progress, helping to create superior customer value and contributing to our ambition of putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do.

Here, we’re more than just a workplace – we’re a community of innovators, problem-solvers, and forward-thinkers, dedicated to making a real impact. Whether you’re just starting your career or seeking the next big challenge, we have opportunities that will inspire and push you to grow. Your future at ING starts with one application.

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