Full-Stack Engineer (front-end focused, 6 months contract)
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About the Role
Contango seeks an experienced Full-Stack Engineer for a 6-month contract in Abu Dhabi. You will own features from database to interface, integrating AI capabilities and building responsive frontends.
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Responsibilities
- Build responsive, accessible interfaces with React/Next.js (or Vue/Svelte) and TypeScript
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, or tRPC) with clean domain models
- Design relational and non relational data models, write performant queries, and manage migrations
- Integrate AI features — call LLM APIs, build RAG and tool using flows, and stream output into the UI
- Implement authentication and authorization securely (OAuth/OIDC, JWT, managed auth providers)
- Write automated tests across the stack — unit, integration, and end to end
- Own features end to end, from design through deployment, monitoring, and iteration
- Optimize performance: rendering strategy (SSR/SSG/ISR/edge), caching, Core Web Vitals, and query tuning
Requirements
- 3+ years building and shipping production web apps across frontend and backend
- Strong JavaScript/TypeScript and a modern frontend framework (React/Next.js, Vue, or Svelte)
- Backend experience in at least one of Node.js, Python, Go, Java, or .NET
- Strong SQL and database design (PostgreSQL/MySQL) plus a NoSQL or caching store
- Experience with Git, CI/CD, testing, and deploying to a cloud or serverless platform
- Demonstrated experience delivering AI solutions in an enterprise or client facing environment
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
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Role Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Engineer to own features from database to interface — designing APIs and data models, building responsive frontends, and shipping production code with tests, observability, and CI/CD.
Key Responsibilities
- Build responsive, accessible interfaces with React/Next.js (or Vue/Svelte) and TypeScript.
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, or tRPC) with clean domain models.
- Design relational and non relational data models, write performant queries, and manage migrations.
- Integrate AI features — call LLM APIs, build RAG and tool using flows, and stream output into the UI.
- Implement authentication and authorization securely (OAuth/OIDC, JWT, managed auth providers).
- Write automated tests across the stack — unit, integration, and end to end.
- Own features end to end, from design through deployment, monitoring, and iteration.
- Optimize performance: rendering strategy (SSR/SSG/ISR/edge), caching, Core Web Vitals, and query tuning.
Candidate Requirements
- Demonstrated experience delivering AI solutions in an enterprise or client facing/consulting environment.
- Prior experience at management consulting firms and/or Big Tech is an advantage.
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 3+ years building and shipping production web apps across frontend and backend.
- Strong JavaScript/TypeScript and a modern frontend framework (React/Next.js, Vue, or Svelte).
- Backend experience in at least one of Node.js, Python, Go, Java, or .NET, with solid API design.
- Strong SQL and database design (PostgreSQL/MySQL) plus a NoSQL or caching store.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD, testing, and deploying to a cloud or serverless platform.
- A solid understanding of web fundamentals: HTTP, REST, auth, caching, security, and performance.
- Experience integrating third party and/or AI APIs into applications.
Nice To Have
- AI native product features (copilots, RAG search, agentic flows).
- Monorepo tooling and design systems.
- Real time features (WebSockets, CRDTs, collaborative editing).
- Mobile or cross platform experience (React Native, Expo).
- DevOps fluency — containers, IaC basics, owning your own deployments.
Tools & Technologies You’ll Work With
- Frontend: React, Next.js (App Router, RSC), Vue/Nuxt, Svelte/SvelteKit, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui.
- State & data: TanStack Query, Zustand, Server Actions.
- Backend: Node.js, Bun; FastAPI/Django, Spring Boot, .NET, Go.
- APIs & data: REST, GraphQL, tRPC, gRPC; PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, pgvector; Prisma, Drizzle.
- AI integration: Vercel AI SDK, OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini SDKs, RAG and embeddings.
- Auth & testing: OAuth/OIDC, Auth.js, Clerk; Vitest, Jest, Playwright, Cypress.
- Build & deploy: Vite, Turborepo/Nx, pnpm; Vercel, AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, GitHub Actions; Sentry.
Contract Details
- Contract duration: 6 months (with a potential extension)
- Engagement Type: Full time
- Start date: July 2026
- Location: Abu Dhabi (on site)
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