Software Developer

<p><strong>Company Overview</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://jobicy.com/company/levelup" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">LevelUp</a></strong> is a specialist agency providing outsourcing solutions to agencies, software vendors, and website owners. For over seven years, we have successfully collaborated with a variety of companies, providing valuable technical, operational, and back-office support. We have a large team of skilled and passionate professionals who are committed to delivering high-quality work for our clients.</p> <p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a<strong> Software Developer (often referred to as a Next.js Developer)</strong> with considerable years of commercial production experience to join our team.</p> <p>In this role, you will not just be working through a rigid ticket queue—you will have real end-to-end ownership of systems, make critical technical decisions, and see them through. You will collaborate directly with our Head of Operations, our Product Lead, and our Founder/CEO to translate delivery requirements and rough designs into beautiful, functional, and secure web applications.</p> <p>This is a full-time, remote position based in the Philippines, working with our team in Brisbane, Australia. Your working hours will align with the Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) shift (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM), allowing for close daily collaboration while enjoying the flexibility that an asynchronous-first working style provides.</p> <p>Reference: 2638-244499</p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Application Development:</strong> Design, build, and ship robust, high-quality web applications using Next.js and modern JavaScript, ensuring clean CSS structures and a strong focus on responsive layouts.</li> <li><strong>Component Translation:</strong> Take rough designs, wireframes, and delivery requirements and shape them into highly usable, well-structured, and maintainable components and interfaces.</li> <li><strong>Integrations &amp; Data Tooling:</strong> Build and maintain secure integrations between major HR/payroll platforms, client databases, and our own internal tooling.</li> <li><strong>Cloud Operations (Azure):</strong> Deploy, manage, and run applications in our Microsoft Azure environment, leveraging app services, storage accounts, Entra ID (identity), and CI/CD deployment pipelines.</li> <li><strong>Quality Assurance:</strong> Write and maintain automated tests, and actively participate in code reviews both as an author and a constructive reviewer.</li> <li><strong>Production Support &amp; Debugging:</strong> Monitor production systems, investigate issues proactively, and implement permanent fixes targeting root causes rather than temporary symptoms.</li> <li><strong>Cross-functional Collaboration:</strong> Work closely with consultants, project managers, and internal stakeholders to contribute to technical decisions, provide estimates, and thoroughly document what you build.</li> <li><strong>Security &amp; Compliance:</strong> Handle sensitive employee and payroll information with the highest degree of judgment, discretion, and compliance with data privacy best practices.</li> </ul> <h3>Requirements</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Next.js &amp; React Expert:</strong> 3 to 5 years of demonstrated commercial experience building and shipping production-grade applications. You must have deep practical knowledge of routing, data fetching, rendering strategies (SSR, SSG, ISR), and the React ecosystem.</li> <li><strong>Modern JavaScript &amp; TypeScript:</strong> Strong proficiency in modern ES JavaScript, asynchronous programming patterns, and API utilization. TypeScript is highly regarded and expected for writing clean, type-safe code.</li> <li><strong>Frontend &amp; CSS Craft:</strong> A strong eye for interface detail, responsive design, and accessibility (a11y) basics. You can write CSS that is built to be maintained and can take a raw wireframe and make it feel like a polished, complete interface.</li> <li><strong>API &amp; Systems Integration:</strong> Solid experience building and maintaining integrations (REST, GraphQL, Webhooks) between third-party platforms and internal tools.</li> <li><strong>Automated Testing &amp; Code Quality:</strong> Proven experience writing automated unit/integration tests and taking an active, non-ego-driven role in code reviews.</li> <li><strong>Security Conscious:</strong> Safe, production-proven habits regarding managing environment variables, encryption, secrets, and handling highly sensitive employee and payroll data.</li> <li><strong>Superb Written Communication:</strong> Exceptional written English is a hard requirement. You must be able to document your work thoroughly and explain complex technical trade-offs to non-technical colleagues in plain, clear language.</li> <li><strong>Education:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent commercial experience.</li> <li><strong>Desirable - Azure Infrastructure:</strong> Hands-on experience deploying and operating on Microsoft Azure (App Services, Storage Accounts, Entra ID, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions CI/CD).</li> <li><strong>Desirable - Atlassian Tooling:</strong> Comfort using Jira and Confluence for task management, sprint planning, estimation, and central documentation.</li> <li><strong>Desirable - Python:</strong> Basic to intermediate skills for integrations, data transformations, and migration tooling.</li> <li><strong>Desirable - HR / Payroll Domain Exposure:</strong> Any experience integrating with human resources information systems (HRIS), applicant tracking systems (ATS), or payroll systems is a massive plus.</li> </ul> <h3>More Information</h3> <ul> <li>This is a fully remote position with a standard 40-hour fixed-schedule work week.</li> <li>We have a company culture that focuses on the well-being of its team members, with a good work life balance and respectful work environment.</li> <li>Benefits: Basic Philippines government-mandated benefits (13th-month pay, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG), remote setup support, and holiday observance of Philippine holidays.</li> <li>Equipment provided</li> </ul> <h3>Compensation</h3> <h3>Additional Information</h3>

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