Aphex
construction planning platform
SeniorFullStackDeveloper
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“Senior Full Stack Developer at Aphex. Skills: Full Stack Development, Backend Development, Frontend Development, Real-time Applications, Database Design. Build and scale backend services that power real-time collaboration. Architect solutions for complex data synchronisation challenges”
What You'll Achieve.
Build systems that help construction teams each day on large projects; Create infrastructure that millions will rely on; Build products that construction teams genuinely enjoy using
Industry & Context.
complex technical challenges; complex data synchronisation challenges
Based in the Philippines with reliable internet connection
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Based in the Philippines with reliable internet connection, 5 years’ experience in software engineering with skills in JavaScript or TypeScript, Deep experience with React and modern frontend patterns, Proven backend development skills, Experience with real-time applications and WebSocket implementations, Deep understanding of database design and optimisation, Track record of delivering quality code through peer reviews and testing, Top-notch written and verbal communication skills for async collaboration
Nice to Have
Node. js, serverless architectures, event-driven systems, Redis for caching and real-time features, Go or Python for backend services, GCP or similar cloud platforms, CI/CD pipeline expertise, Flutter or mobile development experience
What You'll Do.
Build and scale backend services that power real-time collaboration
Architect solutions for complex data synchronisation challenges
Create elegant frontend experiences using React and TypeScript
Design and implement WebSocket-based features for live updates
Optimise performance for applications handling massive project datasets
Contribute to our serverless infrastructure and event-driven architecture
Participate in code reviews
Collaborate asynchronously with our global team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate asynchronously with our global team; predominantly overlapping with PH timezone colleagues; Participate in code reviews and help elevate engineering standards across the team
Communication Scope
written communication; verbal communication
Full Job Description
ABOUT APHEX We're the construction planning platform that's replacing outdated spreadsheets with multiplayer tools that delivery teams love. Major contractors like BAM, Balfour Beatty, SKANSKA, Kier, MACE, and Murphy use Aphex to deliver projects ranging from £50 million to multi-billion pound megaprojects. We're tackling an industry that drives 10% of global GDP yet has seen productivity decline for 20 years. It's time for change. THE ROLE We're looking for Senior Full Stack Developers based in the Philippines to join our growing team of 30+ developers. You'll bring robust backend skills to help our team, which is mainly working on frontend development. You'll build the systems that help construction teams each day on large projects, such as highways, bridges and hospitals. Your efforts will create infrastructure that millions will rely on in the years to come. This is a remote-first, hands-on engineering role where you'll tackle complex technical challenges while building products that construction teams genuinely enjoy using. You'll work across our entire stack, from creating delightful user interfaces to architecting robust backend systems that enable real-time collaboration at scale. Interview Process Our interview process includes a few stages to ensure a great fit on both sides. This starts with a brief one-way video screening on Willo (only a few minutes), followed by a coding challenge, and then two Google Meet conversations with the team. We value transparency and will guide you through each step. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build and scale backend services that power real-time collaboration for teams on billion-pound projects - Architect solutions for complex data synchronisation challenges between multiple construction planning systems - Create elegant frontend experiences using React and TypeScript that make complex workflows feel simple - Design and implement WebSocket-based features for live updates across distributed construction teams - Optimise performance fo
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