Software Development Engineer SDE

Job Title: Software Development Engineer SDE

Location: Alabang, Muntinlupa (Hybrid - 3x per week RTO)

Mode of Hiring: Contract (6 months Extendable)

Shift: Day Shift (9AM-6PM)

Job Description:

The Software Development Engineer (SDE) is a mid-level technical role who takes ownership of both feature delivery and code quality. This role is responsible for implementing robust solutions while ensuring maintainability through code reviews, comprehensive unit testing, and automated testing integration. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical judgment and actively contributes to improving development standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance scalable applications as part of a cross-functional Scrum team.
• Conduct structured peer code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and architectural guidelines.
• Develop comprehensive unit tests and ensure high test coverage.
• Build and maintain automated test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and Engineers during backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Refactor and optimize existing codebases for performance and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Maintain clear technical documentation related to feature behavior, validations, and design decisions.
• Contribute to improving development processes and engineering best practices.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field.

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience in Agile/Scrum development teams.

Skills & Competencies:

• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, JavaScript, Python).
• Experience writing unit and integration tests as part of regular development work.
• Experience with automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit).
• Familiarity with API testing and backend service validation.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum development practices and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience working with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Effective collaboration and communication within cross-functional development teams.

Effort & Workload:

• Deliver sprint commitments by balancing feature development, validation, and collaboration.
• Adapt to changing priorities through continuous feedback and iteration.

Responsibility & Supervision:

• Shared accountability for sprint outcomes, software quality, and delivery readiness.
• Ownership of code and validations for assigned backlog items.
• Operates with minimal supervision within agreed Agile team norms and standards.