Employment type: Permanent

Location: Makati City, Metro Manila 

Work setup: Hybrid (open to 2x a week in the office) 

Work schedule: 10AM to 6PM Manila time 

Pay range: Php 102,000 to Php 139,000 

Discover a world of endless possibilities with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a distinguished global academic publisher and assessment organisation proudly affiliated with the prestigious University of Cambridge. 

We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer to join our Ecommerce Shared Services Team. As a key member of our team your main goal is to create and maintain applications that enable our organization to access various educational products online. This role plays a vital role as we fulfill our company's mission to contribute to society through education, learning and research. 

Why Cambridge? 

At Cambridge, our unwavering commitment is to excel in education, learning, and research on a global scale. With a presence in over 170 countries, we empower millions of individuals, unlocking their potential and enabling their success. From dedicated teachers shaping young minds to visionary researchers pushing the boundaries of knowledge, we embody a relentless pursuit of enlightenment, curiosity, and understanding. 

We believe people thrive in an environment where Trust and Empowerment are at the forefront, which is why all our new team members are provided regularisation on their first day so they can start #PursuingPotential from day one. We embrace change as an opportunity for growth and progress, constantly adapting to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Collaboration and innovation drive our journey towards achieving our goals. 

Joining Cambridge means becoming a part of an extraordinary institution renowned worldwide. Beyond that, you'll become a part of a vibrant and forward-thinking community that transcends tradition, fostering a culture of continuous growth and personal development. Here, we provide the perfect environment for you to thrive, supporting your professional journey and empowering you to reach your highest potential. 

What can you get from Cambridge? 

In this role, you'll join a dynamic team, collaborating with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and cultures. We value your wellbeing and offer stability, fostering your professional and personal growth through internal and external activities and training sessions to help enrich your skillset. 

Enjoy work-life balance flexibility through our range of options, including flexible schedules, hybrid work arrangements, and generous paid leave. As a regular employee on Day One, you'll have access to comprehensive healthcare benefits, ensuring your peace of mind with coverage for dependents, group life insurance, and robust well-being programs.  

What will you do as a Senior Full Stack Developer? 

In this role, you will be focusing on creating solutions for our Cambridge platforms, with particular focus on being able to continuously deliver secure, scalable, reusable, and lovable solutions while sharing all that expertise to every colleague. You will be also able to explore different technologies and will be connected to different amazing people inside the organization, people who have the same goals. Goals that are aligned to our organisation's values. 

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Optimizes front-end and back-end architecture, improves user interactions, ensures responsiveness and reliability, and sees projects through from conception to completion. Collaborates on solution design, creates software specification documents, and improves existing APIs.
• Responsible for coding, testing, and troubleshooting software. Supports QA, service desk, and infrastructure teams, and works closely with the solutions architect to ensure efficient deployment of code releases.
• Supervises junior or mid-level engineers, prepares reports, and manages team meetings focused on technical discussions and deliverables.
• Writes project briefs, proposals, and implementation plans, creates documentation for existing applications, and provides on-call support as needed.
• Actively maintains subject matter expertise in technology trends, including electronic publishing, web & mobile development, and social media, to drive continuous improvement. 

What makes you the ideal candidate in this role? 

The Senior Full Stack Developer would ideally have strong skills in solution design, development, analysis, improvement, and documentation. This must be demonstrated by hands-on experience in web infrastructure, modern DevOps engineering practices and processes, and related software development technologies. 

You must be willing to report onsite 2 times a week 8/month and participate in an on-call and mid-shift rota to provide support between PH and UK time zones. 

The following will help you be an ideal candidate for this role: 

• 4-5+ years of software development experience with web technologies, including Java, REST, SOAP, XML, JQuery, JBOSS, and Apache.
• Proficient in fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with familiarity in JavaScript frameworks like Node.js, and Vue.js.
• Experienced in data manipulation, tuning, and performance optimization across various databases, including Oracle, MySQL, and NoSQL.
• Comfortable using industry-standard tools and practices such as GIT and experienced in Agile development processes (e.g., Scrum).
• Experienced in using various AWS services like codecommit, EC2, RDS, EMR, S3 and Lambda is a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to supervise and support junior or mid-level engineers, overseeing their day-to-day tasks and development. 

If you are driven by the commitment to quality and desire to be part of a globally renowned institution that celebrates innovation, embraces inclusion, and empowers learners, we invite you to pursue your potential with us. 

Deadline of application submission is on May 4th, 2025, but may close early if we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Whilst not essential, it is very advantageous if you submit a Cover Letter alongside your CV. 

Please review the attached job description for further details on the role.