[Hiring] Senior Fullstack JavaScript Developer @ScholarshipOwl

Role Description

This role involves developing scalable technology that changes lives for students seeking scholarship opportunities.

• Architect and build high-performance web applications using Nuxt.js (Vue.js) on the client side and Node.js on the server side.
• Leverage Nuxt.js for Server-Side Rendering (SSR) to ensure optimal SEO performance and fast load times.
• Collaborate on maintaining and migrating legacy backend services written in PHP to our modern stack.
• Design and optimize RESTful APIs (experience with GraphQL is a major plus) to serve data to thousands of concurrent users.
• Proactively identify opportunities to integrate new technologies (including AI tools) to improve developer velocity or product features.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers to ensure code quality and team growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep expertise in Vue.js and the Nuxt.js framework (lifecycle, middleware, plugins, and Pinia/Vuex).
• Strong commercial experience with Node.js environments.
• Proficiency with SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Deep understanding of modern JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and asynchronous programming.
• Experience with testing frameworks like Jest, Cypress, or Vitest.

Requirements

• Ability to read, debug, and maintain PHP code. Comfort working within a LAMP environment during migrations is critical.

Bonus Skills (The "X-Factor")

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, or BigQuery).
• Experience integrating Google Gemini, OpenAI, or other LLMs into production applications.
• Proficiency in Python for backend scripting, data processing, or AI/ML workloads.
• Experience designing schemas and consuming GraphQL APIs.
• Previous work in education technology or high-traffic consumer platforms.