Job Description

About the Role

The Senior Full Stack Developer plays a key role in designing, building, and delivering scalable cloud-native solutions for the GEMS platform. This role requires strong expertise in modern full stack development, microservices architecture, and CI/CD practices to ensure secure, resilient, and high-quality applications aligned with current cloud standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable cloud-native applications using microservices, containers, and serverless patterns

• Build front-end and back-end components, APIs, and third-party integrations

• Configure and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment

• Implement security, performance optimization, and monitoring best practices

• Produce technical documentation (architecture, runbooks, deployment plans)

• Provide technical leadership, code reviews, mentoring, and Level 2 production support

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

• Minimum 7 years of full stack development experience

• Strong experience with Azure, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless computing

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Next.js)

• Experience with CI/CD, Git, YAML pipelines, Terraform, and DevOps practices

• Solid API design, security, and integration experience

• Proven ability to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions

• Experience working in Agile teams and leading technical discussions

Nice to Have

• TDD and unit testing (Jest, Cucumber)

• Monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog)

• Event-driven architecture and Azure Event Grid

• Power BI, data modeling, or emerging AI technologies

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills

• Problem-solving mindset with high ownership and accountability

• Adaptable, proactive, and results-driven

• Comfortable working in a diverse, distributed team environment

Work Arrangement

• Fully remote

• 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Manila Time)

• Philippine holidays observed