Activate Interactive Pte Ltd (“Activate”) is a leading technology consultancy headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Malaysia and Indonesia. Our clients are empowered with quality, cost-effective, and impactful end-to-end application development, like mobile and web applications, and cloud technology that remove technology roadblocks and increase their business efficiency.
We believe in positively impacting the lives of people around us and the environment we live in through the use of technology. Hence, we are committed to providing a conducive environment for all employees to realize their full potential, who in turn have the opportunity to continuously drive innovation.
We are searching for our next team members to join our growing team.
If you love the idea of being part of a growing company with exciting prospects in mobile and web technologies that create positive impact on people’s lives, then we would love to hear from you.
This is a 1 year renewable contract role.
The successful candidate must be willing to relocate to our SINGAPORE office (with 1-2 months’ notice period). You will initially be stationed at our Kuala Lumpur office to begin with.
What will you do?
This role is responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining high-quality web applications. The role focuses on building scalable backend services with NodeJS and creating intuitive, performant front-end experiences with ReactJS. The developer will collaborate closely with architects, tech leads, and cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical applications that align with industry best practices and organizational goals.
- Develop and maintain applications using NodeJS and ReactJS.
- Collaborate with architects, leads, and business analysts to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following SOLID principles and coding standards.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs between backend and frontend systems.
- Ensure application scalability, performance, and security.
- Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and work with QA in test automation.
- Participate in code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application issues in development and production environments.
- Document relevant tasks.
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend adoption where relevant.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in software development with NodeJS and ReactJS.
- Solid hand-on experience with JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3.
- Relevant certifications in ReactJS, or cloud platforms are a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering at least one end-to-end enterprise web application.
- Experience in working in Agile environments and collaborating across distributed teams.
- Knowledge of ORM, Web API, REST services.
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Familiarity with Redux / Context API for state management.
- Knowledge of Git / GitHub / GitLab for source control.
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitLab, or similar).
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Basic understanding of cloud platforms (Azure / AWS) is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to collaborate within cross-functional teams (designers, QA, DevOps).
- Self-motivated, proactive, and eager to learn new technologies.
- Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality software.
- Ability to manage time effectively and work on multiple priorities.
- Applicant must be a Malaysian citizen.
