Lead / Senior Software Engineer: JavaScript

TLDR

Build SaaS tools for airlines utilizing modern tech such as Angular, AWS, and Databricks while leading projects and mentoring junior developers within a diverse team.

Lead / Senior Software Engineer: JavaScript

Why Join Us?
- Be part of a data-driven technology spin-off from a leading aviation strategy, logistics, and air cargo consultancy.
- Contribute to building SaaS tools that empower airlines to make informed commercial decisions across routes, maintenance, demand planning, operations, and forecasting.
- Work with a niche market leader, gain international exposure, and enjoy opportunities for (optional) international travel.
- Modern tech stack: Angular 19 & RxJS, Nest.js, AWS, Databricks, Node.js, MongoDB, Micro-services, CI/CD.

Projects
- Work on two core SaaS products that are mature, actively used by customers, and continuously evolving.
- Support a successful data product providing market insights from the supply side.
- Participate in the development and scaling of a new data product targeting the demand side, with significant growth planned for H2 2025 and into 2026.

Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of projects from architecture and design to building and maintaining customer-facing applications.
- Collaborate closely with product managers (based in the EU) to define and design feature specifications.
- Coach and mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and lead by example.
- Identify technical risks throughout the systems development life cycle and suggest mitigation options.

Team Organization & Culture
- Report to the Head of Engineering, who has relocated from the EU to Malaysia.
- Join an entrepreneurial and ambitious team from Malaysia and Europe, including ex-management consultants.
- Be part of the engineering hub in Kuala Lumpur (15 staff), supporting software development, data engineering, and analytics.

Must-Have Qualifications
- Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript full stack engineering, with experience designing and developing scalable, user-facing solutions.
- Experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) and back-end development in Node.js and/or Nest.js.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience with Databricks and/or AWS cloud infrastructure.

Grade / Level
- Highly technical, 100% individual contributor role.
- 4 to 5+ years of software engineering experience.

Work Arrangement
- Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office.
- Office located in Bangsar South / KL Gateway (close to MRT / LRT).

Fuku is focused on streamlining the transition from legacy systems to modern programming languages, offering enterprise-level AI solutions that also cover code maintenance and documentation. Our services cater to organizations looking to enhance their technological infrastructure and efficiency in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

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