Senior Fullstack JavaScript Developer (Nuxt.js + Node.js)

Who you are:

At ScholarshipOwl, we are revolutionizing the way students pay for college. We are an EdTech platform dedicated to matching students with scholarship opportunities, simplifying the application process, and helping millions of students graduate debt-free. We are looking for a Senior Developer who is passionate about education and ready to build scalable technology that changes lives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full Lifecycle Development: Architect and build high-performance web applications using Nuxt.js (Vue.js) on the client side and Node.js on the server side.

• SSR & Optimization: Leverage Nuxt.js for Server-Side Rendering (SSR) to ensure optimal SEO performance and fast load times.

• Legacy Integration: Collaborate on maintaining and migrating legacy backend services written in PHP to our modern stack.

• API Architecture: Design and optimize RESTful APIs (experience with GraphQL is a major plus) to serve data to thousands of concurrent users.

• Innovation: Proactively identify opportunities to integrate new technologies (including AI tools) to improve developer velocity or product features.

• Mentorship: Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers to ensure code quality and team growth.

Requirements

Required Qualifications (Must Haves)

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.

• Frontend Mastery: Deep expertise in Vue.js and the Nuxt.js framework (lifecycle, middleware, plugins, and Pinia/Vuex).

• Backend Expertise: Strong commercial experience with Node.js environments.

• Database Skills: Proficiency with SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases.

• Core JS: Deep understanding of modern JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and asynchronous programming.

• Testing: Experience with testing frameworks like Jest, Cypress, or Vitest.

Good to Have (The "PHP" Factor)

• PHP Proficiency: Ability to read, debug, and maintain PHP code. We don't need you to build new apps in PHP, but comfort working within a LAMP environment during migrations is critical.

Bonus Skills (The "X-Factor")

• Cloud Infrastructure (GCP): Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, or BigQuery).

• AI & LLMs: Experience integrating Google Gemini, OpenAI, or other LLMs into production applications.

• Python: Proficiency in Python for backend scripting, data processing, or AI/ML workloads.

• GraphQL: Experience designing schemas and consuming GraphQL APIs.

• EdTech Experience: Previous work in education technology or high-traffic consumer platforms.