Senior Fullstack Engineer

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The Role
Senior Fullstack Engineer responsible for evolving web platforms across MarineTraffic and Kpler Terminal. The role includes migrating applications to a shared Vue and React design system, building BFF layers and microservices, improving monorepo tooling and CI, integrating AI-assisted development tools, and applying resilient architectural patterns. The engineer will mentor teams, establish technical standards, and support platform capabilities used by approximately 20 feature teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
 
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 850 experts from 69 countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
 

About the Role

As a Senior Fullstack Engineer on our Web Experience team, you will play a critical role in evolving the frontend platform behind Kpler’s flagship applications: MarineTraffic and Kpler Terminal. Working within a senior crew alongside product managers and designers, you will unify our web applications on a shared monorepo and micro-frontend architecture while building platform-level microservices that power capabilities for around 20 feature teams. Your technical leadership and engineering standards will directly shape how millions of global users interact with real-time trade, energy, and maritime intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Unify multi-platform user experience: Drive the migration of flagship applications onto Atlas, Kpler's component library and shared Tailwind-based design system built in Vue 3 and React.
  • Build platform-level microservices: Design and scale Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers and microservices powering maps, search, user dashboards, and preferences across web and mobile platforms.

  • Elevate developer experience: Empower ~20 feature teams by modernizing monorepo tooling, CI automation, migration pathways, and frontend architectural conventions.

  • Pioneer AI-first engineering: Integrate advanced AI development tools like Cursor and Claude Code across the engineering lifecycle to optimize workflows and boost technical velocity.

  • Champion architectural excellence: Architect resilient, decoupled systems leveraging hexagonal architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), event-driven patterns, and micro-frontends.

  • Mentor and elevate engineering craft: Guide crew members through technical documentation, code reviews, frontend chapter presentations, and biweekly developer sessions.

Experience & Background

    What you'll need (Must-haves)
    • Senior fullstack engineering experience: Proven track record of architecting, building, and operating production web applications and microservices at scale.

    • Core technical stack proficiency: Mastery of TypeScript across the stack, modern frontend frameworks (Vue 3, React), and backend services using Node.js.

    • Platform & API architecture: Deep experience with REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices, Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns, and data persistence (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka).

    • Pragmatic delivery & platform mindset: Eagerness to balance high architectural quality with rapid, iterative product delivery that enables both end-users and developer teams.

    • AI-assisted engineering approach: Active hands-on experience utilizing AI development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) to accelerate daily engineering workflows.

    • Nice-to-haves
      • Specialized web technologies: Experience with Mapbox, GraphQL schema federation, Python, or Scala.

      • Advanced architecture & tooling: Practical experience with monorepos, micro-frontends, hexagonal architecture, or Domain-Driven Design (DDD).

      • Design system maintenance: Experience maintaining or contributing to shared component libraries and design systems utilized across multiple teams.

We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
 
We make things happen
We act decisively and with purpose, going the extra mile.
 
We build
together
We foster relationships and develop creative solutions to address market challenges.
 
We are here to help
We are accessible and supportive to colleagues and clients with a friendly approach.
 
 
Our People Pledge
 
Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
 
Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
 
 
 
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Skills Required

  • Proven senior fullstack engineering experience architecting, building, and operating production web applications and microservices at scale
  • Mastery of TypeScript across the stack
  • Experience with Vue 3 and React
  • Experience building backend services with Node.js
  • Deep experience with REST and GraphQL APIs
  • Experience with microservices and Backend-for-Frontend patterns
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and Kafka
  • Pragmatic platform mindset balancing architectural quality with iterative delivery
  • Hands-on experience using AI development tools such as Cursor or Claude Code
  • Experience with Mapbox, GraphQL schema federation, Python, or Scala
  • Experience with monorepos, micro-frontends, hexagonal architecture, or Domain-Driven Design
  • Experience maintaining or contributing to shared component libraries and design systems
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The Company
HQ: Brussels
138 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Kpler is the leading data & analytics firm providing real-time transparency in commodity markets. Relying on a methodology that combines artificial and human intelligence, the Kpler platform provides real-time data and analytics (global flows, storage, freight) on more than 40 commodities including crude oil, refined products, LNG, LPG, and dry bulk.

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