Software Engineer - TypeScript & Next.js

About the role

The Source Yard is a pre-launch construction marketplace for Australia, connecting homeowners, builders and businesses with verified building materials and work, including suppliers in China. It is built by a small team, and you will be one of the first engineers, owning features from database to screen and working directly with the founder.

Key responsibilities

• Build the verification workbench, an internal tool for reviewing supplier documents and approving or declining them with two-person sign-off.
• Build the supplier workspace, with profiles, resumable document uploads with malware scanning, badges, expiry reminders and notifications.
• Make the product bilingual (English and Chinese) and mobile-friendly.
• Take the platform from local development to its first AWS deployment, with CI/CD, backups and restore drills.

Required profile

• 4+ years building and shipping production web applications in TypeScript.
• Strong React and Next.js skills.
• Strong PostgreSQL skills: schema design, migrations and transactions.
• Tests as part of the work: unit, integration and end-to-end.
• Care for security, privacy and accuracy of records.
• Clear written English and the ability to work independently in a small team.
• On-site in Islamabad, Monday to Friday; Islamabad and Rawalpindi only.

Required skills

• TypeScript, Next.js 16, React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Node 24, PostgreSQL 18 + PostGIS, Drizzle ORM, oRPC, Better Auth, pg-boss, Vitest, Playwright, pnpm monorepo.
• Nice to have: AWS (ECS, RDS, S3, CDK), background jobs or queues, WCAG accessibility, Chinese language.

What we offer

• A competitive salary in PKR, discussed at the interview.
• A laptop and the tools you need.
• Real ownership of core features in a platform built from scratch.

To apply, send your CV with short answers to four questions: a web app you built, the hardest technical problem you solved, a database schema you designed, and your current and expected monthly salary in PKR and notice period. Shortlisted candidates are invited to an interview.