Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack

Role: Senior Software Engineer - Full stack

Experience: 4-8 years

Where the jobisbased: Bangalore/Pune

This role demands 3 days of work from the office every week and flexibility to work during UK hours whenever required

Who we are:

Kerv Digital (previously known as cloudThing) solve complicated problems with great digital experiences. We combine Power Platform, DevSecOps, Data Science and Software Engineering to achieve measurable business outcomes for our clients. Headquartered in Birmingham and part of Kerv, we are part of a £50m revenue global organisation, with over 450 employees, working with over 800 sector-leading clients, with offices in London, Birmingham, and Bangalore.

Kerv is an ethically led organisation, and we are proud of our values. Our mission to Build Future and make a positive difference in society helps guide us to choose to work primarily with Nonprofit and Public Sector organisations. We encourage all our developers and designers to embrace the latest technologies, frameworks, and cloud deployment platforms to help our clients achieve more. We relish the difficult problems and integration challenges and guarantee our developers are never bored.

We are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work by independent assessors in both the UK and India. We can offer you an inclusive, collaborative atmosphere to develop your skills as part of a global multi-discipline development team with opportunities to be mentored by forward-thinking architects.

Join us today to work closely with household name clients, build your technical prowess, and make new friends along the way.

Primary Responsibility:

• Develop and maintain scalable, full-stack web applications using Next.js (frontend) and Node.js (backend)
• Build rich, user-centric interfaces that bring complex business processes to life through clean and responsive UI components
• Create RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Node.js and TypeORM, with strong data modeling and performance in mind
• Write modular, maintainable code with comprehensive unit and integration tests using frameworks like Jest and Supertest
• Design and manage infrastructure components using Docker and deploy to AWS services (EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, etc.)
• Translate UI/UX wireframes into functional front-end code with high attention to performance and accessibility
• Produce clear and concise technical documentation
• Collaborate across frontend, backend, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure seamless end-to-end delivery
• Participate in code reviews, continuous integration, and agile development practices

NOTE: as is common with this type of role, remote location and occasional out-of-hours working will be required to support customer interests

Essential Skills:

• Strong experience with Next.js or React.js, including SSR/ISR concepts
• Proficiency in Node.js, Express.js, and TypeORM or equivalent ORM tools
• Solid understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Experience working with Docker for local development and containerized deployment
• Comfortable using AWS services like EC2, ECS, RDS, and S3
• Strong knowledge of RESTful API design, error handling, and security best practices
• Experience with unit and integration testing using tools like Jest, Mocha, or Supertest
• Familiar with version control systems such as Git, and CI/CD pipelines

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with GraphQL, WebSockets, or serverless architectures
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MariaDB, or MongoDB
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Biceps)
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum development practices
• Prior experience in building isomorphic/universal React applications
• Experience with mobile-first design or progressive web apps (PWAs)

Personality:

Essential, must have one of own! Additionally;

• a geek that can speak; excellent spoken and written communication
• an obvious attention to detail, we want you to obsess about the little things!
• ability to identify and pick up new technologies and operating systems quickly
• ability to work effectively with remote teams in India
• ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales

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*Please note: By submitting an application you agree to Kerv Digital’srecruitment policy

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, individual qualifications and work experience.”