Role Summary
OnTrac is seeking an experienced
Senior Full-Stack Cloud Engineer
to support our digital platform initiatives. In this role, you will design, build, test, and deploy modern full-stack application features spanning a
React
frontend, a
Node.js
REST API, and a
PostgreSQL
database. Working alongside internal engineering resources and partner teams, you will also manage cloud deployments, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipelines on
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
using
Terraform
and
Docker
.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Google Cloud Certification: Active certification as a GCP
Associate Cloud Engineer
or
Professional Cloud Developer
(or equivalent demonstrated depth on Google Cloud).
- Containerization: Hands-on experience with
Docker
for containerizing Node.js applications and managing containerized runtime environments.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Solid proficiency writing and managing
Terraform
scripts to provision GCP infrastructure.
- CI/CD Expertise: Proven ability to configure and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using
Google Cloud Build
or
GitHub Actions
.
- Full-Stack Proficiency: -
- Frontend: Strong experience building modern, responsive UI components in
React
directly from
Figma
designs.
- Backend: Expertise designing, building, and securing
RESTful APIs
with
Node.js
.
- Database: Deep knowledge of
PostgreSQL
, including relational data modeling, writing SQL queries, and managing schema migration scripts.
- Testing Beyond Unit Level: Hands-on experience implementing
integration
and
end-to-end (E2E) testing
strategies (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, Supertest) alongside standard unit testing.
Key Responsibilities
Application Engineering & Interface Development
- Design and implement full-stack application features across the React frontend, Node.js backend, and PostgreSQL schema.
- Translate design team mockups from Figma into clean, responsive, and reusable React components and views.
- Build and maintain the REST API layer handling communication between frontend and backend services.
Database Design & Schema Management
- Design and evolve the PostgreSQL relational data model to support new application capabilities.
- Author SQL queries and write schema migration scripts to execute database updates safely across environments.
Testing & Quality Assurance
- Write unit tests for new and modified code as a standard part of the software development lifecycle.
- Build and maintain integration and end-to-end (E2E) tests to validate user journeys and system interactions beyond the unit level.
GCP Infrastructure & DevOps
- Provision, deploy, and configure application components on Google Cloud Platform—including runtime services, managed PostgreSQL (Cloud SQL), and Cloud Storage—using
Terraform
.
- Set up, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines covering automated builds, test execution, container image generation, and deployments.
Technical Alignment & Documentation
- Participate in collaborative working sessions with project teams and external partner stakeholders (such as SADA) to define requirements and establish technical approaches.
- Author and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including system architecture, API contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger), and data models.
