Software Engineer III, External Software

About the role

We're hiring a Software Engineer III to join our Audience Engineering team. This is a senior-level individual contributor role for a product-minded engineer who can independently own complex systems and features from discovery through production and iteration. You will operate in a high-velocity environment where we ship small, incremental changes frequently and measure success by business impact, not ticket volume. Our engineering culture emphasizes ownership, autonomy, experimentation, and continuous improvement. Engineers define problems alongside stakeholders, shape solutions, ship quickly through Git-based deployment practices, and iterate based on real data. We embrace AI-assisted tooling, operate across a distributed US and Philippines team, and expect engineers to contribute both technically and strategically. This role requires comfort operating in ambiguity, solving meaningful business problems, and building systems that directly influence conversion, revenue, performance, and audience growth across a portfolio of more than 50 digital properties. Employment Level: Mid- Level II Employment Type: Full-Time (Contract-to-Hire: 2-week evaluation period) Location: Philippines Working Hours: 9:00 pm to 6:00 am PHT

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack web applications and backend services
• Own features end-to-end from discovery and scoping through implementation, deployment, and post-launch measurement
• Partner directly with product and business stakeholders to define hypotheses, evaluate trade-offs, and align on success metrics
• Design, implement, and measure A/B tests and experimentation initiatives using tools such as PostHog or similar platforms
• Build and maintain full-stack TypeScript applications using frameworks such as Astro and Vue
• Contribute to backend services in PHP (Laravel) where applicable
• Write and optimize SQL queries and work directly with relational databases both within and outside of ORMs
• Work with cloud and edge infrastructure, including Cloudflare Workers, Cloudflare D1, and AWS EKS
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and participate in structured Git workflows, including branching, pull requests, and code reviews
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across the full stack with minimal oversight
• Improve observability, reliability, and performance using monitoring tools such as Datadog
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
• Conduct thoughtful code reviews and mentor early-stage engineers
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve velocity and code quality

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience in production environments
• Proven experience operating at a mid-senior or senior IC level with full ownership of complex features
• Strong production-level proficiency in PHP or TypeScript
• Have built, shipped, and maintained scalable web applications used by real customers
• Deep experience working within structured backend frameworks such as Laravel
• Strong command of modern JavaScript and TypeScript architecture and best practices
• Write efficient SQL and optimize relational database performance without relying solely on an ORM
• Have hands-on experience deploying and operating systems in AWS or Cloudflare environments
• Comfortable working with containerized applications and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
• Have implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
• Use Git confidently in collaborative environments, including branching strategies and structured code reviews
• Ship features end-to-end, define measurable success criteria, and evaluate post-launch performance
• Communicate clearly with product and business stakeholders throughout the full feature lifecycle
• Operate independently in distributed teams and consistently deliver in high-velocity environments
• Must have a working laptop/pc and internet and back-up connection
• Agile professional who excels in a fast-paced environment and thrives on continuousl

Benefits

Additional Information

Hi, we're TechnologyAdvice. At TechnologyAdvice, we pride ourselves on helping B2B tech buyers manage the complexity and risk of the buying process. We are a trusted source of information for tech buyers, delivering advice and facilitating connections between our buyers and the world's leading sellers of business technology. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, we are a remote-first company with more than 20 digital publications and over 200 global team members in the US, UK, Singapore, Australia, and the Philippines. We're proud to have been repeatedly recognized as one of America's fastest growing private companies by Inc., as well as a Tennessee top workplace. We work hard each day and have fun, too, with monthly virtual events, recreational slack channels, and the occasional costumed dance from our CEO. All positions are open to remote work unless otherwise specified in the requirements below.

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