Next.js Application Engineer

Key Responsibilities :

• Technical Debt Strategy : Collaborate with the team to identify, prioritize, and define the scope of technical debt initiatives (e.G., refactoring brittle components, upgrading dependencies, improving testing coverage, standardizing deployment practices).
• Code Modernization : Execute complex refactoring and modernization of existing Next.Js codebase to improve readability, performance, and adherence to modern architectural patterns.
• System Optimization : Analyze and optimize the performance of our Cloud Run deployments and PostgreSQL queries in Cloud SQL.
• Testing and Stability : Implement robust unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to prevent regressions during the debt reduction process.
• Safe Deployment : Utilize feature flagging techniques extensively to manage the rollout of substantial code changes, minimizing risk and allowing for rapid rollback if necessary.
• Documentation : Create and maintain high-quality documentation for the improved architecture and refactored components.

Required Qualifications :

• Experience : 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, with a significant tenure operating in a Senior capacity.
• Next.Js Expertise : Deep, hands-on experience developing, deploying, and maintaining production applications using Next.Js (preferably with TypeScript).
• Cloud Infrastructure : Proven familiarity with deploying and managing containerized applications on GCP, specifically using
• Cloud Run
• Database Proficiency : Strong working knowledge of PostgreSQL, including performance tuning, schema optimization, and writing efficient SQL queries within a Cloud SQL environment.
• Legacy Code Mastery : Demonstrated ability to analyze, debug, and safely modify / improve large, complex, and potentially brittle existing codebases.
• Feature Flagging : Extensive practical experience integrating and managing features using feature flags to decouple deployment from release and mitigate risks associated with major architectural changes.