Software Developer – Remote

About TradeWindow

At TradeWindow, we create innovative and intelligent software solutions used by leading exporters and freight forwarders. Our mission is to re-define the way businesses establish trust and share information across global supply chains. Inspired by a team of talented thinkers, an amazing culture, and strong growth trajectory – we strive to challenge the definition of possible.

Since launching in December 2018, we have grown rapidly to become a multinational team of talented professionals with operations spanning Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. We are listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and are looking for highly skilled, motivated, and resourceful people to join our journey

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Front-End Developer who can go beyond building user interfaces to influence architecture, performance, and overall developer experience. In this role, you will contribute to developing a modern SaaS platform for the Freight Forwarding and Logistics industry, leveraging real-time architecture and complex system integrations.

You should be confident in using AI-powered tools to accelerate development and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, innovative environment

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain modern front-end applications using React and/or Vue.js.
  • Build scalable, maintainable, and high-performance user interfaces for enterprise-grade logistics workflows.
  • Work closely with the Chief Delivery Officer, Business Analysts, Lead Architect, and Back-End Engineers to deliver new platform capabilities.
  • Implement modern state management and server-state handling patterns using tools such as TanStack Query (React Query).
  • Optimise application performance through intelligent caching, retries, background refresh, and asynchronous data strategies.
  • Contribute to front-end architecture decisions, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
  • Participate in designing event-driven UI workflows integrated with distributed backend systems.
  • Build reusable component libraries and scalable front-end patterns.
  • Integrate with APIs and event streams connected to Freight Forwarding and Australian Border Force systems.
  • Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and automate repetitive development tasks.
  • Bring modern ideas, frameworks, tooling, and development approaches into the engineering team.
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing automation, and overall developer experience improvements.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
  • Has at least 5+ years’ experience in building “greenfields platforms” from the ground up, this role will be spearheading all front-end development.
  • Thinks beyond traditional front-end development, you need to guide, steer the conversation and development with the Lead architect
  • Brings fresh ideas and modern engineering approaches
  • Is passionate about technology evolution and continuous improvement
  • Enjoys solving complex workflow and integration challenges
  • Takes ownership and contributes proactively
  • Communicates well across technical and non-technical teams
  • Thrives in a collaborative, agile engineering culture
This role is open to candidates currently based in the Philippines or those with valid working rights to work in the Philippines.
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