Backend Engineer

Salary: $5,500 – $6,500 per month

Key responsibilities

• Build and customise interactive maps using libraries such as Mapbox GL JS, Leaflet, Deck.gl or equivalent

• Integrate geospatial data formats such as GeoJSON, vector tiles, shapefiles, raster layers and time-series datasets

• Develop rich data visualisations using libraries such as D3.js, Chart.js, Recharts, or similar

• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to refine user stories and translate them into technical requirements

• Work with Quality Assurance (QA) engineers to ensure automated test coverage and proactively fix bugs and defects

• Partner with DevOps teams to automate build, deployment, and release processes

• Work closely with UX/UI designers to implement intuitive and user-friendly interfaces

• Partner with Backend Engineers to integrate APIs

• Implement and enforce Software Engineering best practices, including component reusability, performance optimization, and accessibility

• Ensure frontend security best practices, including protection against XSS, CSRF, and other vulnerabilities

About you

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline

• Experience with Git and modern branching workflows (GitFlow, trunk-based development)

• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3

• Experience with frontend frameworks and libraries such as React.js, Next.js

• Strong understanding of state management (Redux, Recoil)

• Experience with UI component libraries (Tailwind CSS, Material-UI, Chakra UI, Bootstrap)

• Hands-on experience with frontend build tools and bundlers (Webpack, Vite, esbuild, Parcel)

• Experience with modern CSS methodologies (BEM, CSS Modules, Styled Components)

• Experience with frontend testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Jasmine, Playwright, React Testing Library)

• Experience with performance optimization techniques (lazy loading, code splitting, reducing re-renders)