• 1-year contract, renewable
• Government project
• Hybrid work arrangement

This role is hands-on, with a significant focus on frontend product development using React, while also contributing to backend (Node.js) services and AWS-based infrastructure. You will participate in technical planning, drive implementation excellence, and occasionally lead feature development end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and enhance web dashboards and user interfaces using TypeScript + React.js.
• Develop backend APIs, services and internal tools using TypeScript (Node.js).
• Collaborate closely with Tech Lead to execute plans and technical direction for the platform.
• Take ownership of features — design, build, test, deploy and maintain.
• Participate actively in code reviews, system discussions and engineering best practices.
• Ensure product performance, scalability and reliability at scale.
• Contribute to AWS deployment workflows, CI/CD and infrastructure improvements.
• Produce clear documentation for systems, features and operational procedures.
• Occasionally lead and drive feature development independently.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with React + TypeScript, especially for production-scale dashboards.
• Solid backend development experience using Node.js (TypeScript).
• Hands-on experience with AWS deployments and cloud-native architecture.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, environments, and infrastructure as code (Terraform experience is a plus).
• Understanding of scalable architecture, performance optimisation and secure coding practices.
• Able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams (PM, QA, DevOps, Data).
• Comfortable working in both new and legacy codebases, and learning fast.
• Exhibits strong ownership, clarity in communication and good engineering hygiene.

Good-to-Have / Bonus

• Experience with Ruby or Golang backend.
• Knowledge of Terraform or other IaC tooling.
• Experience with large-scale monitoring, observability, or distributed systems.
• Familiarity with data streaming, analytics pipelines or Snowplow ecosystem.

Who You Are

• Hands-on engineer first — you enjoy building.
• Fast learner who adapts quickly to both legacy and modern systems.
• Strong collaborator, but capable of leading features when required.
• Values quality — readable code, documentation, tests, stability.
• Motivated to build meaningful government digital services used nationwide.