Senior Full Stack Developer (Backend Focus)

Ham Radio Prep / World Radio League is currently hiring a Senior Full Stack Developer with a strong focus on backend development! 🚀

You’ll work with an incredible international team of 10 people, including 3 other developers, on building innovative apps with a worldwide user base. There is opportunity for leadership, growth, and learning new skills.

You must have a minimum of 5+ years as a full stack developer, with at least 3 years of heavy backend work, including Postgres database design and management, React/Node.js experience, and data migration experience to lead our migration from Firebase to Postgres.

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Apply Here: https://forms.gle/UKCMxnx9B7HKNdRE9

No Agencies! This is a full time position for a single developer.

As a Senior Full Stack Developer at Ham Radio Prep & World Radio League, you will:

• Lead backend architecture and implementation, with an emphasis on PostgreSQL database design, optimizations, and migrations.
• Partner with product and front-end teams (React) to deliver cohesive, performant features.
• Migrate existing data and business logic from Firebase to PostgreSQL, ensuring data integrity, performance, and security.
• Develop and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs (Node.js, Express, or similar).
• Collaborate on DevOps tasks, deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish best practices for code quality, testing, and data migrations.

Key Responsibilities

Database Design & Migration:

• Architect normalized and scalable PostgreSQL schemas aligned with application requirements.
• Plan and execute data migration strategies from Firebase (NoSQL) to PostgreSQL, including ETL pipelines, data validation, and rollback procedures.
• Optimize query performance, indexing, partitioning, and backups.

API & Backend Development:

• Build, document, and maintain APIs (REST/GraphQL) in Node.js or equivalent server-side frameworks.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
• Integrate third-party services (e.g., payment gateways, messaging, analytics).

Front-End Collaboration:

• Must be proficient enough with React to build your own front-end as needed.
• Work closely with React developers to define API contracts and ensure smooth data flow.
• Troubleshoot full-stack issues, from UI to database.

Operational Excellence:

• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline design and automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
• Monitor application performance, error rates, and uptime.
• Use containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for development and production deployments.

Process & Culture:

• Use the company-issued time-tracker device daily to log work hours accurately.
• Participate in company meetings, sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives
• Mentor and conduct code reviews to maintain high engineering standards.

Qualifications

Experience:

• 5+ years as a full stack developer, with at least 3 years of heavy backend work.
• Proven track record designing and maintaining PostgreSQL databases in production.
• Hands-on experience migrating data from NoSQL (Firebase or similar) to relational databases.

Technical Skills:

• Backend: Node.js (Express) or equivalent frameworks.
• Database: PostgreSQL (schema design, performance tuning, replication).
• Migrations: ETL tools or custom scripts (Python, TypeScript).
• Frontend: Solid understanding of React (hooks, state management).
• DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently in a remote environment.
• Experience mentoring or leading technical peers.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary 
• Full Remote, Flexible Work Hours
• Vacation and Holidays -> 9 holidays per year on days of your choice, 1.25 vacation days accrued every month and used on days of your choice.
• Collaborative, supportive team culture. 
• Small team of 10 people where you can make an impact, grow your career and knowledge
• Great environment for learning and experimenting with new technologies and innovative apps

Expectations:

• Full time position (Minimum 38 hours per week tracked on time tracker)
• Flexible hours, but must join several meetings during the week (average of 1-2 per day)

Does this sound like a good fit? Apply here! https://forms.gle/UKCMxnx9B7HKNdRE9

Company Values:

• 1% Better: We believe in getting 1% better every day, staying consistent, and learning new things.
• Ownership: take control of your own priorities and deliverables. Take ownership of your features and always implement based on best practices, considering future consequences.
• Positive Attitude! Stay positive and keep moving forward and you will achieve your goals.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: One of the best ways to learn and grow is from working together. We are a very collaborative team!
• Hard Work and Consistency: Making a little progress every day leads to BIG results.
• Innovation: the world is changing fast, so it’s important to try new things and use the best technology like AI to optimize your work.
• Honesty and Integrity - We believe in always being honest. Always doing the right thing.

Does this sound like a good fit? Apply here! https://forms.gle/UKCMxnx9B7HKNdRE9