SENIOR NODE.JS FULLSTACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER

• ABOUT THE CLIENT*

Our client is UK-based Catholic charity focused on international development and fundraising - primarily raising money to support vulnerable communities

(e.g. feeding children in Africa).

• PROJECT DETAILS*

Main website is a Next.js Jamstack site (with some additional small apps, e.g. Shopify e- cards/donations).

The customer is migrating its primary web presence from Contentful (SaaS) to a self-hosted Payload CMS on the Digital Ocean platform.

• *Why We Are Moving to Payload CMS
• Cost Efficiency: We are eliminating annual licensing fees redirecting those funds into low-cost cloud infrastructure.
• Superior Editorial Experience: With Contentful retiring the 'Compose' app in January 2026, we are proactively moving to Payload to provide our editors with an improved editing experience.
• Ownership & Control**: By moving to an open-source, self-hosted model, we eliminate vendor lock-in, own 100% of our data, and gain the flexibility to deeply integrate other internal tools.
• YOUR TEAM*

Small in-house team:

• Project Manager - ex-front-end engineer
• 1 full-time front-end developer
• CTO
• WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU*
• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community
• RESPONSIBILITIES*

We are seeking a seasoned Full-stack Developer to lead the technical execution of this migration, ensuring data integrity and a seamless transition for our content teams.

Main responsibilities

• Lead migration from Contentful (GraphQL) to Payload CMS, focusing on Information Architecture (IA), component mapping, and automated data migration.
• Maintain & extend Next.js application (App Router, React Server Components, Tailwind)
• Implement/optimise Redis caching for App Platform deployment
• Technical Leadership: Act as the senior point of escalation for the front-end team, providing architectural guidance and unblocking technical hurdles.
• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure on Digital Ocean (transitioning from Kubernetes cluster App Platform + Redis for shared caching to simplify maintenance and enable redundancy) and oversee CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead Code QA processes, ensuring high standards for performance, accessibility, and security.
• Handle occasional minor Ruby fixes when needed
• SKILLS*
• *Essential
• Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• React and Next.js (modern versions, including App Router and React Server Components).
• Relational Databases: PostgreSQL.
• CI/CD: Experience configuring and maintaining CircleCI pipelines.
• Jest: Automated testing experience.
• Strong English - able to explain technical concepts clearly and work collaboratively with the client team
• *Highly Valued
• GraphQL: Specifically for querying headless CMS schemas (experience migrating from GraphQL local Payload API for faster builds).
• DevOps: Experience with Digital Ocean App Platform or Kubernetes.
• Contentful and/or Payload CMS migration.
• *Desirable**
• Storybook: Proficiency in UI development and documentation.
• Ruby on Rails: To support/integrate auxiliary applications.
• Search and E-commerce: Experience with Algolia and Shopify integrations.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset: comfortable researching and experimenting with unfamiliar challenges.

Your personal recruiter

###### Alona Mylashenko