Backend Developer

As a Backend Developer your major responsibility is to design, develop, test, and debug an application's whole back end for the assigned customer.

Company Profile:

Our client was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Japan. They have expanded to encompass six branches across four countries, including Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, boasting a team of over 1000 software developers. With a primary aim of becoming a leader in Asia's IT industry, they offer a comprehensive range of services beyond software development, including business consultation in areas such as finance, marketing support, and operational strategies, demonstrating our commitment to serving our clients holistically.

This is an amazing career opportunity for someone who is ready to embark on an exciting journey of collaboration and growth, where innovative ideas are valued, and professional development is encouraged at every step of the way.

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attend daily meetings to stay informed about project updates, discuss tasks, and coordinate with team members
• In charge of coding, code maintenance, and testing.
• In charge of programming training for fresh members
• Responsible for researching about the latest programming techniques and web technologies
• Communicate with the manager or team members on issues and in providing solutions
• Assist the team in achieving the project goals and meeting the project schedule
• Perform routine site maintenance as needed.
• Participate in code reviews, offering feedback to enhance code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards
• Conduct unit testing to verify the functionality and behavior of development components, ensuring reliability and identifying potential issues early in the development process

Skills / Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of Backend development experience
• Extensive experience of one of this Programming language (JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Python)
• Programming skills in MVC frameworks: Laravel, Ruby on Rails, Django, Nest.js
• Familiarity with HTML, JavaScript and CSS - Have experience creating RESTful API
• Have experience in Unit Testing
• Experience in using version control tools like Git
• Experience in using remote repositories like GitHub, Gitlab and Bitbucket
• In-depth understanding of web development
• Familiar with SDLC principles, such as Agile
• Applicants from the Philippines will be prioritized
• Have basic understanding with Software Architecture (e.g DDD, Clean Architecture, Microservice)
• Know how to setup dev environment (e.g Vagrant, Docker)
• Have basic understanding of CI/CD
• Have experience on code review and familiar with git workflow
• Have good discipline on writing clean code

Advantageous Skills/Experience:

• Infrastructure Experience (e.g AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Knowledgeable on frontend libraries (e.g React, Vue)
• Have experience teaching/mentoring juniors
• Swagger or API documentation

Location:

Work from Home but will soon transition to hybrid setup in our client’s Cebu City office

**Still open for candidates nationwide

Working hours / Job Type:

Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 6:30pm Manila time (with 8 core working hours inclusive of 1-hour break)