Backend Engineer (Mid–Senior)

About the role

You'll take ownership of backend service modules — design, implementation, and reliability — participate in code reviews, and support mid-level teammates as the team grows.

Key responsibilities

• Design and own backend service modules
• Implement API design, data modeling, and error handling
• Participate in code reviews
• Support mid-level teammates as the team grows
• Debug independently across API, database, and logs

About you

• 4+ years of professional backend development experience
• Node.js (Express / Next.js API routes); TypeScript required
• MySQL or MS SQL required; Redis a plus
• AWS or GCP exposure; Git
• Able to design and own a service module: API design, data modeling, and error handling
• Able to debug independently across API → database → logs
• Experience participating in code reviews
• Proficient with AI-assisted development tools
• Strong written English for async collaboration with Taiwan HQ
• GitHub profile (or code samples) required with application

Benefits

• Onsite — Makati CBD (4F, 6780 Ayala Ave.)
• Fixed day shift, Monday–Friday (no night shift, no shifting schedule)
• 13th month pay & government-mandated benefits
• HMO coverage
• Leave credits above statutory minimum; unused leave converted to cash annually
• Performance-based salary review upon regularization (6-month probation with clear written standards)
• AI coding tools provided; direct mentorship with Taiwan senior engineers
• Founding-team growth path as the team scales

About us

Pacifica Blue Holdings Corp. is a newly established joint venture building its founding software team in Makati CBD. You'll work on membership management and back-office platform systems, collaborating directly with our Taiwan engineering team — fixed day shift, an AI-first development environment (AI coding tools provided), and a real chance to grow with the team from day one.