Software Developer [2638-244499]

Company Overview LevelUp is a specialist agency providing outsourcing solutions to agencies, software vendors, and website owners. For over seven years, we have successfully collaborated with a variety of companies, providing valuable technical, operational, and back-office support. We have a large team of skilled and passionate professionals who are committed to delivering high-quality work for our clients.

Position Overview We are seeking a Software Developer (often referred to as a Next.js Developer) with considerable years of commercial production experience to join our team.

In this role, you will not just be working through a rigid ticket queue—you will have real end-to-end ownership of systems, make critical technical decisions, and see them through. You will collaborate directly with our Head of Operations, our Product Lead, and our Founder/CEO to translate delivery requirements and rough designs into beautiful, functional, and secure web applications.

This is a full-time, remote position based in the Philippines, working with our team in Brisbane, Australia. Your working hours will align with the Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) shift (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM), allowing for close daily collaboration while enjoying the flexibility that an asynchronous-first working style provides.

Reference: 2638-244499

Responsibilities

• Application Development: Design, build, and ship robust, high-quality web applications using Next.js and modern JavaScript, ensuring clean CSS structures and a strong focus on responsive layouts
• Component Translation: Take rough designs, wireframes, and delivery requirements and shape them into highly usable, well-structured, and maintainable components and interfaces
• Integrations & Data Tooling: Build and maintain secure integrations between major HR/payroll platforms, client databases, and our own internal tooling
• Cloud Operations (Azure): Deploy, manage, and run applications in our Microsoft Azure environment, leveraging app services, storage accounts, Entra ID (identity), and CI/CD deployment pipelines
• Quality Assurance: Write and maintain automated tests, and actively participate in code reviews both as an author and a constructive reviewer
• Production Support & Debugging: Monitor production systems, investigate issues proactively, and implement permanent fixes targeting root causes rather than temporary symptoms
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with consultants, project managers, and internal stakeholders to contribute to technical decisions, provide estimates, and thoroughly document what you build
• Security & Compliance: Handle sensitive employee and payroll information with the highest degree of judgment, discretion, and compliance with data privacy best practices

Requirements

• Next.js & React Expert: 3 to 5 years of demonstrated commercial experience building and shipping production-grade applications. You must have deep practical knowledge of routing, data fetching, rendering strategies (SSR, SSG, ISR), and the React ecosystem
• Modern JavaScript & TypeScript: Strong proficiency in modern ES JavaScript, asynchronous programming patterns, and API utilization. TypeScript is highly regarded and expected for writing clean, type-safe code
• Frontend & CSS Craft: A strong eye for interface detail, responsive design, and accessibility (a11y) basics. You can write CSS that is built to be maintained and can take a raw wireframe and make it feel like a polished, complete interface
• API & Systems Integration: Solid experience building and maintaining integrations (REST, GraphQL, Webhooks) between third-party platforms and internal tools
• Automated Testing & Code Quality: Proven experience writing automated unit/integration tests and taking an active, non-ego-driven role in code reviews
• Security Conscious: Safe, production-proven habits regarding managing environment variables, encryption, secrets, and handling highly sensitive employee and payroll data
• Superb Written Communication: Exceptional written English is a hard requirement. You must be able to document your work thoroughly and explain complex technical trade-offs to non-technical colleagues in plain, clear language
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent commercial experience
• Desirable - Azure Infrastructure: Hands-on experience deploying and operating on Microsoft Azure (App Services, Storage Accounts, Entra ID, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions CI/CD)
• Desirable - Atlassian Tooling: Comfort using Jira and Confluence for task management, sprint planning, estimation, and central documentation
• Desirable - Python: Basic to intermediate skills for integrations, data transformations, and migration tooling
• Desirable - HR / Payroll Domain Exposure: Any experience integrating with human resources information systems (HRIS), applicant tracking systems (ATS), or payroll systems is a massive plus

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.