Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

Full Stack Development

• Design, develop, and maintain applications:

- Implement frontend applications using React and React Native.

- Implement and maintain backend services using Node.js and TypeScript (NestJS experience is a plus).

- Build and maintain RESTful APIs, integrating with AWS services, Redis, and databases such as MySQL and DynamoDB.

• Perform code reviews: Ensure code quality and share knowledge with team members to improve overall team performance.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues: Identify and resolve software defects and performance issues.
• Implement automated testing and continuous integration: Ensure the reliability and stability of the software through automated tests and CI/CD pipelines.
• Documentation: Create and document technical designs that are aligned with architectural guidelines.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends: Continuously learn and apply new technologies and best practices to improve our products.

DevOps & Software Delivery

• Design, automate, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab to ensure smooth, reliable releases.
• Implement automated build, test, and deployment processes for multiple environments.
• Manage and monitor application releases, including rollbacks, backups, and troubleshooting.
• Drive best practices for code quality, configuration management, and deployment strategies.

Cloud Infrastructure & Operations

• Provision, configure, and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS) to support applications and services.
• Use Terraform for infrastructure as code and automate cloud resource management.
• Maintain cloud networking, security groups, load balancers, and other key infrastructure components.
• Support Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) related operations including observability, monitoring, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and cost-optimized.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Participate in system architecture discussions and technical solutioning.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and best practice sharing.
• Collaborate with product managers, QA, and security teams to deliver high-quality, reliable releases.

Required Skills and Experience:

Professional Experience:

• At least 5 or more years of relevant experience in Software Engineering roles
• At least 2 or more years of relevant DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles.

Technical Expertise:

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and React (and/or React Native).
• Experience building RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, API Gateway, CloudFront).
• Familiarity with MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, and AWS SQS or SNS.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and best practices. Experience in the following will be advantageous.

- CI tools such as GitLab products or similar tools.

- Familiarity with Infrastructure provisioning / configuration tools such as Terraform and containerization technologies such as Docker.
- Working knowledge of web hosting configuration components (including firewalls, load balancers, web servers, app servers etc.)

• Understanding of networking, load balancers, and firewalls in cloud contexts.
• Experience writing automated tests and integrating testing into delivery pipelines.

Additional:

• Experience with NestJS or other Node.js frameworks.
• Knowledge of microservices and distributed system design.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Prior experience in government or enterprise-scale projects.