ADB

Senior IT Specialist (Technology Engineering - Product) - (260615)

Description

Join Our Mission to Foster Prosperity in Asia

Are you ready to make a difference in the future of Asia and be a catalyst for positive change? We are thrilled to offer a unique opportunity to become an important part of the prestigious Asian Development Bank (ADB). At ADB, our mission is simple yet powerful: to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Organizational Setting and Reporting Relationship

The position of Senior IT Specialist (Technology Engineering - Product) is assigned to the Technology Strategy and Engineering Unit of the Office of the Director General (ITOD-TSEU) within the Information Technology Department (ITD). You will be based at our Headquarters in Manila, Philippines and relocation is required. All reasonable relocation expenses will be covered.

You will report to Advisor, ITOD-TSEU and will manage junior team members.

Your Role

As a Senior IT Specialist (Technology Engineering - Product), you will lead ADB's product engineering enablement capability, helping teams deliver software more efficiently through reusable engineering assets, practical guardrails, and shared developer tooling.

You will serve as a senior hands-on technical leader, contributing to solution design, prototyping, debugging, and code reviews. You will identify common delivery challenges and translate them into reusable solutions that teams can adopt across the department. This includes building shared components such as libraries, User Interface (UI) components, starter kits, templates, and engineering automation, while also coaching teams and supporting adoption.

You will work closely with product teams, enterprise architecture, and engineering leaders to translate standards into practical tools and templates that make the preferred way of building easy to adopt.

You will also support the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in software delivery, including tools that improve developer productivity in areas such as code generation, testing, debugging, and documentation.

You will:

• Lead the product engineering enablement capability and deliver shared engineering assets that improve delivery speed, code quality, security, reliability, and developer productivity.
• Build and maintain reusable engineering components such as shared libraries, UI components, starter kits, templates, and reference implementations.
• Package engineering standards into practical tools, templates, and pipelines that teams can adopt in their delivery workflows.
• Prototype and validate solutions through direct code contribution before broader rollout.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through coding, debugging, and code reviews, including support for complex or cross-cutting implementation issues.
• Improve delivery practices through better use of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), observability, and test automation.
• Drive adoption of shared solutions through implementation support, examples, and coaching.
• Partner with architecture and product leadership to align standards with delivery needs.

Qualifications

You will need:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in computer science or university degree with at least 5 years specialized experience.
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience, including international experience.
• Experience working in cloud-native, microservices, or Software as a Service (SaaS) environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, observability, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices such as reliability improvements or monitoring.
• Strong software engineering skills, including writing and reviewing code, debugging, and prototyping.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java/Kotlin, TypeScript, Go, or .NET) is required.
• Experience identifying common engineering challenges and developing reusable solutions such as templates, libraries, or developer tooling used across teams.
• Ability to guide teams toward maintainable and sustainable engineering practices and communicate the impact of technical decisions.
• Experience coaching or supporting distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English.
• Public speaking, open-source contributions, or thought leadership in software engineering or developer productivity are preferred.
• Experience optimizing cloud usage or costs, and building internal developer platforms or golden-path tooling are preferred.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Technical International staff grade 2.

Benefits

ADB offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. The salary will be based on ADB's standards and comparator markets, taking into account your qualifications and experience.

• Housing and education allowance (if applicable)
• Expatriate benefits (for international staff)
• Relocation (if applicable)
• Retirement plan
• Medical and health benefits
• Paid leave (including parental)
• Life and other insurance plans
• Staff development

Additional Information

This appointment is open to internal and external applicants.

This position is funded by a temporary funding source (e.g., a trust fund, financing facility, or capital expenditure budget) and therefore, the renewal of the appointment and its duration are subject to the availability of the funding source.

This is a fixed term appointment with option to renew, initially for a period of up to 3 years, or up to the Normal Retirement Date (NRD), whichever comes earlier, for the purpose(s) and conditions determined by ADB, in accordance with Administrative Order No. 2.01 (Recruitment and Appointment). After the initial fixed-term period, ADB may choose to renew the appointment for up to an additional 3 years or not renewed. This decision will be made in the overall interest of ADB, based on factors including but not limited to the requirement of Staff’s particular blend of skills and experience for the medium-term work program of the organizational unit, sufficient funding to cover the renewed period, and Staff’s performance and suitability for employment. There is no limit to the number of renewals up to NRD. However, this appointment is not convertible to a regular appointment.

About Us

ADB is a leading multilateral development bank supporting inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth across Asia and the Pacific. Working with its members and partners to solve complex challenges together, ADB harnesses innovative financial tools and strategic partnerships to transform lives, build quality infrastructure, and safeguard our planet. Founded in 1966, ADB is headquartered in Manila and owned by 69 members—50 from the region.

ADB only hires nationals of its 69 members.

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ADB seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities to work in an inclusive environment. ADB encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. Women are highly encouraged to apply.

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Primary Location

: Asian Development Bank Headquarters-Philippines-Manila

Department: Information Technology Department

Staff Category: Technical International (HQ)

Position Level: TI2

Job Posting

: 05-Jun-2026, 3:00:33 AM

Closing Date (Period for Applying) - External

: 22-Jun-2026, 3:59:00 PM

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