Junior Full Stack Developer (Internal Tools)

Company overview

Product, engineering and support teams work out of offices in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi and two nearshore delivery centres. HSW Labs employs 240 people across engineering hubs in Abu Dhabi and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers. On-call rotates weekly and pays a flat stipend whether or not the pager goes off.

About the role

Our team is growing and we are hiring a Junior Full Stack Developer (Internal Tools). Generalist engineering role. Good fit for someone who likes variety and doesn't mind switching context. Our headquarters is in Abu Dhabi, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. This is a long-term contractor role, paid monthly in USD. Working hours follow Gulf time, Monday to Friday. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

Job duties

• Refactor older code when you touch it rather than working around it
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation and retros
• Help junior developers get unstuck through pairing and review
• Keep an eye on Sentry and clean up recurring exceptions
• Set up admin and reporting screens for internal teams
• Integrate third-party services such as Stripe, Twilio, SendGrid or Auth0

What you'll need

• 1+ years of full stack development experience
• Ability to work with little supervision and ask questions early
• Understanding of HTTP, authentication, sessions and cookies
• Server-side experience in Node.js, Python (Django, FastAPI) or C# (.NET)

What you get

Rate: $2,600 - $3,300/month

• Paid time off
• Long-term engagement
• Monthly internet allowance
• Paid in USD

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at HSW Labs.