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Role : We are looking for a Full Stack Engineer with a front-end emphasis to join our team during a pivotal transformation phase. You will be one of the first hires supporting our shift from a fragmented toolset to a unified, scalable platform. While the broader team focuses on the architectural transition, you will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our current applications, accelerating delivery capacity, and ensuring continuity during the transition. This role is best suited to an adaptable, mid-level engineer (3–5 years’ experience) who enjoys working across the stack, with strong front-end skills and a pragmatic approach to implementation. You should be comfortable picking up existing codebases, working independently in the absence of dedicated design resources, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities : You will be responsible for: • Delivering new features and improvements across existing internal and external web applications • Familiarising yourself with multiple existing codebases, development patterns, and workflows • Implementing front-end interfaces with a balance of usability, consistency, and design pragmatism (in the absence of formal product design support) • Supporting the consolidation of current apps as part of the broader platform transformation strategy • Writing clean, testable, maintainable code across the stack (with an emphasis on front-end technologies: React and TypeScript) • Developing and consuming APIs to enable seamless data flows between systems • Supporting the evolution of internal coding standards and shared component libraries • Collaborating with the rest of the team to translate product requirements into software solutions • Participating in team ceremonies, code reviews, and knowledge sharing Skills and experience : We are looking for candidates with: • 3–5 years of experience as a software engineer in a full stack or front-end role • Strong development skills using Typescript + React, Python • Understanding of relational databases (we use AWS RDS) • Experiencing developing and integrating with RESTful APIs • Experience designing and implementing user interfaces without dedicated design support, following usability and accessibility best practices • Good working knowledge of Git, code review practices, CI/CD pipelines, and agile methodologies • Other tech stack and tools we use include Vite/Next.js, AWS and Git – you should be experienced • Ability to work independently and communicate clearly in a distributed, asynchronous team • A pragmatic mindset with a willingness to contribute where needed Nice to haves : We would prioritise candidates with these: • Development experience with Java • Wider experience with relational databases to include MySQL • Good working experience with other tech stack components: Android, FastAPI/Django • Experience contributing to platform transitions or systems consolidation projects • Familiarity with TailwindCSS, component libraries, or design systems • Exposure to geospatial or scientific data interfaces • AWS cloud services, containerisation (e.g., Docker), deployment workflows including CDK/SAM, Infra as code • Previous experience in early-stage or growth-stage product-oriented startup environments Show more Show less
