Web Application Developer

Role Overview

Blessing Softtech is looking for a Web Application Developer to build, ship, and maintain production web applications. You will own features end to end — from understanding the requirement through implementation, testing, deployment, and post-release support — working alongside designers, backend engineers, and product stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build responsive, cross-browser web applications from requirement through to production release.
• Translate UI/UX designs into accurate, accessible, component-based interfaces.
• Design and consume REST or GraphQL APIs, handling authentication, pagination, validation, and error states.
• Implement server-side logic, business rules, and database queries.
• Integrate third-party services such as payment gateways, email/SMS providers, and cloud storage.
• Write clean, modular, well-documented code and apply sound state management.
• Write unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews.
• Optimise page load and runtime performance including bundle size and Core Web Vitals.
• Apply web security fundamentals including XSS, CSRF, and SQL injection prevention.
• Support deployments and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with designers, backend, and mobile teams on API contracts and sprint planning.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional experience building and maintaining production web applications.
• Strong command of JavaScript and TypeScript, plus modern HTML5 and CSS3.
• Proficiency in at least one modern front-end framework such as React, Angular, Vue, or Next.js.
• Working backend experience in Node.js, .NET, Java, Python, or PHP.
• Solid understanding of relational or NoSQL databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MongoDB.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and familiarity with GraphQL.
• Understanding of authentication patterns like JWT and OAuth 2.0.
• Proficiency with Git and branching workflows.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent practical experience.

Skills

• TypeScript
• React.js
• Node.js
• RESTful APIs
• PostgreSQL

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerised deployments.
• Exposure to CI/CD tooling like GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Experience with caching layers like Redis.
• Testing frameworks such as Jest, Vitest, Cypress, or Playwright.

Benefits

• Paid sick time