Role Overview

Opella is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to design and build high-quality, scalable front-end and back-end systems. The role involves developing modular components, implementing APIs, and contributing significantly to system design decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable and maintainable.

Responsibilities

Design and build high-quality, scalable front-end and back-end systems using modern engineering practices.
Develop modular, reusable components and services following a component-driven and API-first architecture.
Implement and consume APIs, ensuring clear contracts, reliability, and performance.
Contribute to system design decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with platform standards.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code aligned with engineering best practices.
Ensure strong automated test coverage (unit, integration, end-to-end).
Apply secure coding practices and contribute to compliance with technical and security standards.
Monitor and improve system performance, reliability, and resilience.
Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Participate in architectural discussions, technical design sessions, and agile ceremonies.
Identify opportunities for optimization, refactoring, and modernization across the codebase and platform.

Requirements

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
5–8 years of experience in software engineering (full-stack or frontend/backend specialization).
Proven experience building scalable web applications and distributed systems.
Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams delivering production-grade software.

Technical Skills

Strong expertise in modern React frameworks (e.g., Next.js, Remix), including SSR and client/server data flows.
Advanced proficiency in TypeScript.
Experience with component-driven development, design systems, and responsive UI.
Solid experience building APIs and services using Node.js and TypeScript (NestJS is a plus).
Experience designing RESTful APIs and integrating external services.
Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS or GCP also valid).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and observability tools.
Strong proficiency with Git and GitHub.