We are seeking a Principal Engineer / Solutions Architect with deep experience in architecting scalable enterprise systems, leading technical decisions, and shaping architecture strategy using NET, Azure, and modern cloud‑native design practices This role involves both hands-on .NET development (30–40%) and leading enterprise architecture and solution design (60–70%).
Duties and Responsibilities:
● Lead Solution Architect on enterprise web applications
● Act as technical authority on .NET and Azure architecture
● Mentor and unblock mid-level and junior developers
● Serve as a trusted technical voice in client conversations
● Own code quality, performance, security, and deployment standards
● Deliver production-ready systems, not just write code
● Design scalable web application architectures using .NET (ASP.NET Core)
● Lead full-stack delivery across backend, frontend, and infrastructure
● Model data and optimise performance using Entity Framework / EF Core
● Review code and enforcing engineering standards
● Diagnose and resolve complex production issues
● Design CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows
● Ensure applications are secure, maintainable, and cloud-ready
● Translate business requirements into clean technical solutions
● Communicate clearly with clients when required
Requirements
Backend:
Frontend:
Cloud & DevOps:
Behavioural Competencies
Manila Recruitment is a full service recruitment consultancy providing executive, expert and technical recruitment support for the Filipino market. We are the leader in innovation for recruitment solutions in the Philippines since 2010. We were born from entrepreneurial roots, and carefully crafted into a full-service consultancy that delivers a suite of innovative headhunting and talent sourcing solutions. Our expertise is defined by an unparalleled understanding of the “big picture” business needs of our clients, and how recruitment solutions can only be tailored for optimum results when a holistic view is taken.
The Manila Recruitment difference is rooted in our passion to scour the globe for cutting-edge developments in recruitment science. We get genuinely excited by developments in social sourcing strategies, web 3.0 tools for headhunters and areas of innovation that can help us deliver the best client and candidate experiences. We identify and deliver the latest international recruitment strategies specifically adapted for headhunting talent within the Filipino market. Producing unrivalled access to perfectly matched, previously undiscoverable talent for our clients. The recipe is simple, innovation, international best practice, combined with local market knowledge, a candidate database of over 40,000 and growing, and of course our greatest asset – simply the best team of passive talent sourcing, end-to-end recruitment consultants in the Philippines!
