Full-stack Software Engineer (R&D)

About the role

Plug Impact Limited is seeking a Full‑stack Software Engineer to lead R&D activities for its SaaS platform that connects nonprofits, businesses and donors. The role focuses on research, prototyping and technical validation of new platform components.

Key responsibilities

• Investigate alternative software architectures and design approaches for new platform functions.
• Build prototypes and proof‑of‑concept components across web, mobile, backend and API layers.
• Evaluate and improve scalability, reliability, security and performance of the platform.
• Research data‑model and database solutions, and test third‑party service integrations.
• Document technical decisions, test criteria and experiment results.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related STEM field.
• Fresh graduates or candidates with 1–3 years of software‑development experience.
• Strong problem‑solving ability and systematic investigation of technical challenges.
• Willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies and work collaboratively with product and design teams.

Required skills

• React.js, React Native, Node.js
• MongoDB Atlas, RESTful APIs
• AWS services (including Elastic Beanstalk)
• GitHub, NPM, CI/CD workflows
• Authentication/authorisation (JWT, OAuth)
• Familiarity with TypeScript, GraphQL, Firebase, WebSockets, Docker, Kubernetes (optional but useful)