Senior Software Engineer (Front End Engineer Next Js & React Js)

Job Description

About the Role

We are modernizing Maersk’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) with a strong focus on configurability and self-service for the Radio Data Terminal (RDT) ecosystem. As part of this journey, we are building a Self-Service Portal that enables business and onboarding teams (,Operations, Super Users) to configure workflows, screens, validations, and rules - without requiring engineering involvement.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own the platform end to end, from backend services and data modeling to frontend UI and cloud deployment. This role is ideal for a full-stack engineer with strong backend depth, experience building production-grade systems, and the ability to design intuitive, configuration-heavy user interfaces.

Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills (Must-Have)

Full-Stack Engineering (Backend + Frontend)

• Strong expertise in Node.js for building scalable and secure backend services.
• Hands-on experience with Prisma ORM and PostgreSQL, including:
  • Schema and data model design
  • Migrations and backward compatibility
  • Indexing and performance tuning
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, including:
  • Request validation
  • Error normalization
  • API versioning strategies
• Experience with authentication and authorization, including:
  • OIDC and JWT
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Strong hands-on experience with Next.js and React for building enterprise-grade web applications.
• Strong understanding of client-side state management, UI architecture, and API integration.
• Familiarity with schema-driven UI rendering, form builders, and component-based design systems.

DevOps & Deployment

• Experience deploying full-stack Node.js applications to cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, environment configuration, secrets management, and rollback strategies.
• Experience with Prisma migrations
• Experience with Docker and containerized deployments; familiarity with Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of observability and production readiness, including:
  • Structured logging
  • Metrics and tracing
  • Health checks and monitoring

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Exposure to Node.js BFF or API composition patterns.
• Working knowledge of Angular, enabling contribution to adjacent UI projects.
• Basic familiarity with Flutter, particularly to understand how mobile clients (Velox) consume configuration-driven UIs.
• Experience building low-code / no-code platforms, admin tools, or internal configuration portals.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Full-Stack Ownership

• Design, build, and maintain Node.js backend services and Next.js / React frontend applications that power the Self-Service Portal.
• Own features end to end, from API design and data modeling to UI implementation and production deployment.
• Define and maintain clean, stable contracts between frontend UI and backend APIs.

Platform, Data & Configuration Management

• Design and evolve PostgreSQL data models using Prisma, including schema design, indexing, migrations, and performance tuning.
• Own database migration strategies, ensuring backward compatibility
• Implement configuration versioning, validation and rollback mechanisms.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with Product Owners, UX and other teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote strong engineering best practices.
• Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance delivery speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
• Participate in production issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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