Application Engineer

We are seeking a skilled Application Engineer to join the Digital & IT organization. This is a mid-level roledesigned for engineers who build and operate modern, cloud-native digital products across frontend and

backend systems.You will work as part of a cross-functional product team alongside experienced engineers, product managers, and UX designers to deliver internal and customer-facing software that supports digital transformation. This role emphasizes strong engineering fundamentals, feature ownership, and building, reliable, production-grade applications.

The Team

This role sits within the D&IT Digital Products team, which enables people, projects, and businesses through modern platforms, data, analytics, and digital products. Our teams build and operate software

using agile, product-oriented ways of working with a strong focus on quality, security, and reliability., As an Application Engineer, you will:

Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of custom web applications across frontend and backend

Build responsive, accessible user interfaces using TypeScript and React

Develop backend services using TypeScript (NestJS) and Python

Implement real-time functionality using WebSockets and event-driven patterns

Design and manage data access layers using Prisma or similar ORM tools

Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

Collaborate with product and UX partners to understand requirements and user needs

This role is an individual contributor position with close mentorship and guidance.

Independently delivering production-ready features across frontend and backend

Demonstrating understanding of the team's architecture, tools, and development workflow

Writing code that meets quality, security, and maintainability expectations

Growing confidence in estimating work, participating in technical discussions, and owning small features

Proactively identifying opportunities for technical improvement

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practicalexperience

3 6 years of professional software development experience

Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript development

Familiarity with Git or another version control system

Ability to learn quickly, take feedback, and work collaboratively in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building custom dashboards or data-rich user interfaces

Experience working with time-series, telemetry, or streaming data

Exposure to IoT, event-driven, or real-time systems

Exposure to modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React) and/or backend frameworks (e.g., Node.js, Express.js, FastAPI)

Introductory experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS

Familiarity with agile or Scrum-based development environments

Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.)

Familiarity with 12-Factor App principles and cloud-native application design

Exposure to CLEAN architecture and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) concepts

Experience with containerized applications (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration platforms (e.g., ECS)

Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform

Interest in building reliable, secure, and scalable software systems