John Phillip
Technology Leader|
Technology Leader with 15+ years of experience, including 7+ years leading engineering teams and driving technology strategy. Technical background in designing and leading mobile applications, backend and integration platforms, relational and NoSQL data stores, messaging and event-driven systems, and cloud-native architectures, guided by a technology-agnostic, business-first mindset.
Work Experience
Maya
Technology Leader
Jan 2026 — Present- Serving as a Technology Leader providing strategic oversight for Core Platform Lending, Partner Marketing Solutions, and Personalization domains.
- Driving organizational business goals by leading high-impact, cross-functional engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable, and secure digital financial solutions.
- Operating within a multifaceted leadership structure, reporting directly to the CTO while collaborating closely with senior engineering leadership to align technical execution with enterprise strategy.
Security Bank Corporation
Head of Lending Engineering - Retail Banking
Oct 2023 — Jan 2026- Owned the technology strategy and execution for the bank's Lending platforms, leading end-to-end delivery of digital loan origination, credit scoring, decision engines, and servicing systems.
- Provided executive leadership to the Lending engineering squad, while remaining actively involved in architecture reviews, code quality standards, and key technical decisions.
- Collaborated closely with Credit Risk, Product, and Lending Operations to translate business objectives into scalable, secure, and compliant technology solutions.
- Drove continuous improvement across the Lending tech stack, introducing automation, modular designs, event-driven architectures, and microservices.
- Ensured all initiatives aligned with regulatory requirements (BSP, AMLA, Data Privacy) and enterprise architecture standards.
Kumu Philippines Inc.
Technical Lead III
April 2022 — Oct 2023- Managed a variety of teams for a live streaming app and overseen implementation of new features and enhancements.
- Made critical technical decisions and proactively developed solutions to address technical challenges.
- Defined and refined app architecture to accommodate high concurrency, low latency, and seamless user experiences.
IV.AI
Tech Lead -> Head of Engineering - APAC
Oct 2020 — April 2022- Managed Development Team in APAC for various projects catering to clients worldwide.
- Created and implemented technical development and delivery processes.
- Managed technical aspects of product delivery and maintenance.
- Designed and developed analysis systems to extract information from large scale data.
New Zealand Computing Solutions
Sr. Full Stack Engineer -> Developer Lead -> Tech Lead
Jul 2014 — Oct 2020- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide business software design and service.
- Wrote highly maintainable, solid code that formed core framework.
- Designed and developed various commercial and B2B software and web applications.
- Troubleshot with end-users and development teams to reproduce, investigate and debug software.
SSI Group of Companies
Software Engineer
Jan 2011 — Jul 2014- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide business software design and service.
- Wrote highly maintainable, solid code that formed core framework.
- Designed and developed various commercial and B2B software and web applications.
- Troubleshot with end-users and development teams to reproduce, investigate and debug software.
Featured Projects
ConveyIT
A cloud platform that provides automation tools for clients to effectively run a profitable property business. As a Sr. Full Stack Engineer, we conceptualized the product, developed and delivered it in production-ready quality.
Dovetail
A data collection platform that leverages receipt data from drivers for their daily and weekly trips. As the project tech lead, I led the development team in delivering the product from project inception to managing stakeholders.
Smoothie
A mobile app that allows users to turn their data into cash rewards. Users earn real cash rewards while keeping their privacy fully protected. Users have complete data control - they can choose what data to share and when, and everything is fully anonymized before it's shared so their identity always stays protected.
Purchase Order Plus
An easy-to-use Purchase Order System. Users can generate, approve and send purchase orders on any mobile device. Approval workflows can control user's delegation and PO creation.
EasyPeasy Forms
An online builder that allows users to create custom forms with complex information/result management. It has special collaboration and publishing tools that make information more valuable to form creators.
Peerzee App
A 1 to 1 digital support platform that helps individuals build their own personal support community across all personal connection needs. As Technical Lead, we developed production-ready mobile applications for Android and iOS.
Okay Today
An online self-management solution for Home Care Packages that support individuals to organize their care services by giving them tailored, trusted, and competitively priced service choices.
EzPSA
A Professional Services Automation software that offers multiple features to help professional services providers manage clients, projects, sales opportunities, resources, and financial management.
Disney+ Chatbot 🤖
Conversational suggestion engine for Disney+ Germany. As the lead developer, we delivered a chatbot that suggested titles to users based on their preferences, achieving a high clickthrough rate backed by an AI/ML suggestion engine.
KFC PH Chatbot 🤖
Conversational eCommerce platform for KFC Philippines. Taking over post-launch development and rebuilding the product, we delivered an order-taking conversational chatbot that achieved conversion rates on par with other online channels in the SEA region.
Shakey's Chatbot 🤖
Conversational eCommerce platform for Shakey's Philippines. As the Technical Lead, we delivered an order-taking conversational chatbot that achieved conversion rates higher than the average rate of online channels in the SEA region.
About Me
Hi, I'm John Phillip, a technology leader with 15+ years of experience in driving engineering strategy and delivering high-scale digital solutions. My career is defined by a business-first mindset, translating complex organizational goals into robust, scalable, and secure technical architectures across the financial services sector. Currently serving as a Technology Leader at Maya, I oversee strategic engineering initiatives across Core Lending, Partner Marketing, and Personalization domains. I focus on building and unblocking high-performing teams, fostering technical excellence, and ensuring engineering output aligns with enterprise objectives. Prior to this, I led the transformation of Lending Engineering at Security Bank. I am a tactile problem-solver at heart, with a deep-rooted ability to bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution. My background spans the financial, medical, and legal sectors, where I have honed my focus on leading organizational change, promoting agile delivery, and championing design-led engineering. My passion lies in creating technology ecosystems that thrive on performance, resilience, and security—while cultivating the culture and processes necessary for teams to do their best work.
