Remote Full-Stack Platform Engineer for Inspection Data

NXTGEN Industries; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NXTGEN Industries is seeking a Full-Stack Platform Engineer to build and maintain the inspection platform used to configure missions, review findings, and act on data in the field. You will work on operator-facing web frontend, backend APIs, and data ingestions, collaborating with robotics and computer vision teams to ensure reliable, scalable real-time data flows across the platform.

The role emphasizes performance, observability, and producing robust interfaces for field devices and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-stack web development in a production environment.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript with Node.js backend and React frontend.
• Experience designing and optimising PostgreSQL schemas for complex relational data.
• Familiarity with cloud-hosted infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for API and storage services.
• Understanding of WebSocket or real-time data patterns for live inspection feeds.
• Experience with REST API design and integration with third-party systems (EAM, CMMS, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the operator-facing web platform: mission management, inspection history, defect reporting, and analytics dashboards.
• Design and implement backend APIs that serve real-time and historical inspection data to operators.
• Build data ingestion pipelines that receive, validate, and store inspection data from field devices.
• Design database schemas optimised for inspection data queries - asset trees, finding timelines, comparison views.
• Collaborate with robotics and computer vision teams to define the data contracts between field systems and the platform.
• Own reliability, performance, and observability of the platform in production.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript/JavaScript

Node.js

React

WebSocket/real-time data

REST API design

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

NXTGEN Industries is seeking a Full-Stack Platform Engineer to build and maintain the inspection platform used to configure missions, review findings, and act on data in the field. You will work on operator-facing web frontend, backend APIs, and data ingestions, collaborating with robotics and computer vision teams to ensure reliable, scalable real-time data flows across the platform.

The role emphasizes performance, observability, and producing robust interfaces for field devices and