Associate Senior Digital & Technology Developer

Key Responsibilities Deliver new features for in-house applications to meet project, client and unit requirements Maintain and extend existing applications as requirements change Own integrations with external systems and data sources, including scheduled transfers with retry handling and error logging Convert incoming data files and formats into structured form for reporting and analysis Control access at user, role and project level in line with client confidentiality requirements Design and maintain data storage, including consolidated reporting across multiple systems Keep applications responsive and stable under large datasets and sustained use Run scheduled and background processing, including automated notifications and alerts Manage releases so changes to live applications are tested, auditable and reversible Maintain code quality, documentation and peer review, and team information exchange to avoid single-person dependency Investigate and resolve user-reported faults across applications, data, scheduled processes and connected third-party systems   Required Technical Skills Frontend Strong working knowledge of Angular and/ or React with TypeScript – modules, routing forms, shared components Comfortable with UI libraries (e.g.

Material), SCSS/CSS, forms, routing, and HTTP clients Experience with login/session handling, route guards, and API interceptors, and token refresh Experience showing dashboards/analytics, documents/media, or 3D/spatial content inside a web app, including charting, mapping and report/PDF export   Backend Strong Laravel experience (preferred) and solid PHP 8+ – controllers, services, Eloquent, middleware, migrations Experience building JSON APIs and working with external APIs Practical Python experience with at least one of: FastAPI, Django, Flask – for APIs, data processing, file parsing, or connector services Experience with integrations: REST clients, scheduled sync, webhooks, file import/export, mapping external data into DB tables, with retry handling and error logging Working knowledge of JWT / basic OAuth concepts, 2FA, and role/project-based access control; careful handling of API keys and secrets Solid MySQL and/or PostgreSQL: queries, joins, migrations, indexing basics, and related data across more than one database Familiarity with in-memory databases such as Redis (caching, sessions, rate limiting, locks, or queue support) Familiarly with message queues for email, push and background jobs   Platform & Engineering Git and pull request workflow, including code review practice Docker basics; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or equivalent) Comfortable debugging across browser, API logs, DB, Redis, queues, and external services Experience working in a multi-service or multi-repo project   Good to Have React Native exposure .NET API consumption Azure (App Service, containers, Key Vault) Message queues (RabbitMQ or equivalent) Experience with Mobile Application Development Charts, maps, PDF/export, or 3D viewer libraries Experience with shared document/data platforms or sensor/telemetry-style data Experience Level At least 5 years in software development lifecycle At least 3 years full stack (frontend + backend APIs) in production Able to independently execute feature developments, perform code reviews, and collaborate with teammates of varying expertise and experience Prior experience with system integrations is a strong plus   About SMEC For 75 years, SMEC has built a reputation as a trusted partner on major transport and energy infrastructure projects around the world.

Our design leaders and specialist teams draw on deep expertise and experience delivering projects across a range of diverse environments, from some of the world’s most remote locations to some of the densest urban surroundings. We understand the value of relationships to ensure that we comprehensively address all requirements at each stage in a project’s development. By closely collaborating with