Full Stack Developer

5 days ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Octave Full time

Position Overview

As an Intermediate Full-Stack Developer, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality digital solutions across both front-end and back-end technologies. You should be confident working with modern frameworks, APIs, and databases, and take pride in writing clean, maintainable code that balances functionality with performance.

By this stage in your career, you should have built solid experience in developing end-to-end applications and are expanding your ability to connect technical decisions with user experience and business goals. You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with designers, developers, and client services teams to bring ideas to life.

You are eager to continue growing your technical depth while taking on increasing ownership of features and projects. You contribute actively in meetings, share knowledge with peers, and participate in code reviews to help uphold team standards. With a curious mindset, you stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and are motivated to expand your expertise, positioning yourself to grow into a senior developer in the future.

Key Responsibilities

  • Take part in meetings with the client and internal teams, contributing ideas and demonstrating professionalism.
  • Estimate and document your own tasks, keeping Kanban boards up to date to support smooth project delivery.
  • Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code to create responsive, performant, user-friendly websites and applications.
  • Collaborate closely with designers to bring their ideas to life, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail in implementation.
  • Debug and resolve issues across the stack, maintaining a focus on quality and usability.
  • Stay curious about new front-end and back-end technologies, sharing useful learnings with your teammates.
  • Support the design team in their understanding of the technical complexities of the digital experiences they are designing
  • Participate in code reviews, contributing to the team's overall quality standards.
  • Support the design and client teams by explaining technical considerations in accessible terms.

Skills and Experience

  • 2 - 4 years of full-stack development experience in a professional environment.
  • Software Engineering Degree or equivalent
  • Strong skills in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript and modern libraries and frameworks like React, NextJS, , or Angular.
  • Experience with backend technologies such as Python, PHP, or , and familiarity with frameworks like Django, SilverStripe or Laravel.
  • Understanding of integrating applications with RESTful APIs or GraphQL.
  • Experience working with CMS or Headless CMS platforms.
  • Knowledge of responsive design and mobile-first principles.
  • Familiarity with CSS preprocessors (SASS/LESS) and CSS-in-JS libraries.
  • Experience using version control (Git) and an understanding of CI/CD workflows.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug across the stack.
  • Good communication skills and experience collaborating in a team environment.
  • Familiarity with design tools like Figma..
  • Bonus points for:
  • Experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
  • Exposure to server-side rendering or performance optimisation.
  • Understanding of SEO fundamentals.
  • Awareness of DevOps concepts or tools (e.g., Docker, AWS).
  • Interest in how generative AI can support coding workflows.

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