Software Development Engineer - Contractor

Software Development Engineer - Contractor
Application Deadline: 30 June 2026
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Contract / Temp
Location: Manila
Reporting To: Paolo Bati

Description

Gappify looking for a Software Engineer who will focus on engineering support, operational requests, and production issue resolution. This role blends backend development expertise with strong operational discipline, requiring someone who is comfortable working across environments, investigating system behavior, and ensuring smooth execution of changes across QA, UAT, staging, and production systems.

You will collaborate closely with Customer Success, Professional Services, QA, Product, and Engineering teams to support critical business operations, resolve issues, and maintain system stability.

Work Arrangement: Remote, 20 hours min / 30 hours max per week; Monday to Friday, 9pm to 6am (can be broken schedule within this window)

What You Will Do:

Execute database updates, data fixes, scripts, and configuration changes across QA, UAT, Staging, and Production environments 

 Investigate application behavior, system issues, and data discrepancies raised by internal teams 

 Support production troubleshooting, log analysis, and deployment activities 

 Perform root cause analysis and coordinate fixes for recurring issues 

 Maintain documentation for scripts, processes, and operational changes 

 Support release activities, monitoring, and post-deployment validation 

 Handle urgent operational and business-critical requests as needed

What You Will Bring to the Team:

3–5 years software development experience 

 Strong experience in PHP, with working knowledge of Java

 Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases 

 Experience with APIs, backend services, and system integrations 

 Comfortable troubleshooting production or environment issues 

 Experience with Git and version control systems 

 Strong communication and documentation skills 

 Able to work independently with minimal supervision 

 React or modern frontend experience 

 Cloud and deployment exposure 

 Agile/Scrum experience 

 Familiarity with AI-assisted dev tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor, etc.) 

 Automation or DevOps exposure