Full Stack Engineer

Truckit is seeking a Senior Engineer to help scale and improve our enterprise logistics platform. As a key member of the engineering team, you will design, build, and maintain high-performance backend systems and data-heavy frontend applications. This is a hands-on role focused on building reliable and scalable systems.

Core Responsibilities

• Engineering Excellence: Build and scale features using PHP (Laravel) and Python (Django), ensuring strong performance and reliability.
• Database Architecture: Design and maintain efficient MySQL schemas, writing and optimising complex queries for performance.
• Event-Driven & Background Processing: Implement real-time features and asynchronous workflows to support high-performance applications.
• Infrastructure & DevOps: Work with Docker and deploy services within AWS (EC2, ECS, RDS, S3).
• CI/CD Skills : Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) to maintain reliable automated deployments.
• Code Quality & Mentorship: Conduct rigorous code reviews, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and champion the adoption of SOLID principles and clean code standards.

Requirements

• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in full-stack software development within an enterprise or high-growth environment.
• Backend: Strong experience with PHP (Laravel) and Python (Django).
• Frontend Proficiency: Knowledge of Angular (TypeScript, RxJS) and the ability to build responsive, data-heavy UIs.
• Database: Strong SQL skills, including performance tuning and architectural design.
• Cloud Operations: Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS and Docker orchestration.
• Communication: Strong communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate with stakeholders and translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Nice to have

• Experience with AG Grid Enterprise or equivalent (Server-side filtering, sorting, and integration).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), specifically CloudFormation.
• Experience in producing high-quality technical documentation and system architecture diagrams.