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Senior DXP Engineer (Umbraco)
full-timeMakati

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Location

Makati

Type

full-time

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About this role

Job Description:

Backend Architecture & Engineering

  • Design and implement scalable Umbraco 13+ solutions using ASP.NET MVC and modern .NET patterns.
  • Own complex backend features, ensuring clean architecture, long-term maintainability, and predictable performance.
  • Define and evolve content models, document types, and composition patterns that balance editorial flexibility with technical governance.
  • Establish best practices for extending Umbraco through custom controllers, services, background tasks, and APIs.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to security, scalability, and performance early in the development lifecycle.

API & Integration Development

  • Design and implement REST APIs to expose content and functionality to external systems and frontend applications.
  • Ensure API contracts are secure, versioned, and optimized for performance and reliability.
  • Integrate Umbraco-based solutions with external services such as identity providers, search platforms, DAMs, and business systems.
  • Apply caching, pagination, and response-shaping strategies to support high-traffic and distributed consumers.

Delivery & Quality

  • Work across the full SDLC: design, implementation, testing, release, and ongoing improvement.
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, ensuring consistent builds, automated testing, and reliable deployments.
  • Collaborate closely with frontend developers, DevOps, and solution architects to ensure cohesive end-to-end delivery.
  • Maintain a high bar for code quality through reviews, refactoring, and adherence to shared standards.

Team Contribution & Technical Maturity

  • Act as a senior technical contributor and go-to specialist for Umbraco within the team.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
  • Support technical discovery and estimation by translating business requirements into concrete implementation approaches.
  • Contribute to evolving best practices and raising the overall engineering maturity of the DXP discipline.

Required Skills & Experience (Need to Have)

  • Strong experience with ASP.NET MVC and modern .NET development.
  • Hands-on experience with Umbraco 13 or newer, building and maintaining production-grade solutions.
  • Proven experience designing and implementing REST APIs, including security, versioning, and performance considerations.
  • Solid understanding of backend architecture principles, including separation of concerns and dependency management.
  • Experience working with content-driven, multi-page, or component-based digital platforms.
  • Strong focus on security, performance, and maintainability in long-lived solutions.
  • Ability to work independently while maintaining a holistic view of the overall solution.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience with Umbraco Cloud, including environments, deployments, and upgrade considerations.
  • Exposure to headless or hybrid Umbraco architectures, supporting frontend frameworks via APIs.
  • Familiarity with GraphQL, either through Umbraco integrations or adjacent platforms.
  • Experience collaborating on solutions with modern frontend frameworks (e.g. React, Next.js).
  • Understanding of CDN usage, caching strategies, and SEO considerations at scale.

Location:

Makati City

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

Other facts

Tech stack
ASP.NET MVC,Umbraco,REST APIs,Backend Architecture,Security,Performance,Maintainability,CI/CD,Code Quality,Mentoring,Technical Governance,Content Models,Integration Development,Caching Strategies,Frontend Frameworks,GraphQL

About dentsu

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Business Consulting and Services

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable Umbraco solutions while ensuring clean architecture and long-term maintainability. Collaborate with team members across the full software development lifecycle to deliver high-quality solutions.

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