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Posted January 26, 2022
Catalpa International

Backend Software Engineer

Anywhere in the Asia Pacific region Remote Full Time
Reference: Backend Software Engineer Jan22

Fully remote role, work from home anywhere in the Asia Pacific region Join a team who are passionate about using technology, human centred design and...

  • Fully remote role, work from home anywhere in the Asia Pacific region
  • Join a team who are passionate about using technology, human centred design and agile processes to make a real difference in the world
  • Friendly & supportive team environment
  • Great leave options

In a nutshell

Catalpa is a global development organisation improving the lives of people. We design creative ways to tackle diverse problems, integrating technology and behavioural insights with locally-driven solutions.

Catalpa brings together people from unique backgrounds to work together on meaningful projects - education specialists, engineers, designers, public health researchers, international development practitioners, and operations personnel. Check us out at www.catalpa.io


About the role

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a creative environment, loves building amazing applications that are simple to use and create positive social impact. In this role you will be engaged in a range of projects and in all stages of the software lifecycle from design through development, testing and deployment. You will also be working on projects that solve problems across a variety of areas — health, education, transportation infrastructure, aid transparency, and more.


You’ll play a fundamental role where you will:

  • Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology and products
  • Support the maintenance and deployment of multiple projects
  • Design, build, and maintain APIs and database models, bringing value to a diverse range of high-impact projects
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers to build intuitive, fast and accessible products
  • Improve our code quality through testing, automation, and code reviews
  • Assist the product team to review design mockups
  • Support staff in adopting Catalpa’s agile product processes
  • Iterate based on user feedback and product requirements
  • Teach and learn from other team members
  • Other tasks to adapt to the changing needs of projects

This listing expired on Mar 12. Applications are no longer accepted.