Product Engineer, Scalable Systems & RBAC

Nodewave; Jakarta Selatan; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 320,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nodewave is seeking a robust Product Engineer to build the operational backbone for high-value projects. The role demands deep architecture understanding, including state-based permissions, inter-task dependencies, and data concurrency controls, with a focus on scalable, type-safe product applications.

You will collaborate with Product Management, UI/UX, and engineers to implement Next.js frontend and Bun-based backend APIs, manage deployments to cloud services, and ensure robust security,

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Product Engineer or Software Engineer focusing on complex web apps.
• Deep expertise in frontend stack: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI / shadcn.
• Experience in state management and data fetching: TanStack Query 5 and Zustand 5.
• Strong backend knowledge: Bun, Hono, Prisma, PostgreSQL.
• Database schemas, DTOs, and data validation with Zod.
• JWT-based authentication, session management and API security.
• Analytical skills for multi-tenant data isolation and concurrency.
• Clean code, modern tooling (Biome, Husky) and Conventional Commits.
• (Bonus) CI/CD and unit tests.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining type-safe product applications using strict TypeScript on both the frontend and backend.
• Building responsive, dynamic, and integrated user interfaces using a modern ecosystem: Next.js 16 App Router, React 19, and Tailwind CSS 4.
• Designing and implementing efficient and secure APIs using Bun runtime, Hono, Prisma ORM, and PostgreSQL.
• Handling edge-cases and advanced architectural resilience, including Race Condition scenarios through Optimistic Locking, as well as implementing Soft Deletes and an Immutable Audit Trail.
• Implementing complex business logic such as multi-layered authorization (RBAC + ABAC) that depends on role, department, and task state.
• Building a Dependency-Aware Task Board where a task's status can be automatically blocked based on the prerequisites of other tasks.
• Collaborating closely with Product Management, UI/UX, and fellow Engineers to ensure feature specifications are met with high quality.
• Managing the deployment process of the API and frontend to cloud infrastructure services (such as Vercel, Railway, Render, etc.).

Skills

Next.js (App Router)

React

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

RBAC/ABAC

Optimistic Locking

PostgreSQL

Prisma ORM

JWT authentication

Tools

Hono

TanStack Query

Zod

Husky

GitHub Actions

Job description

Nodewave is seeking a robust Product Engineer to build the operational backbone for high-value projects. The role demands deep architecture understanding, including state-based permissions, inter-task dependencies, and data concurrency controls, with a focus on scalable, type-safe product applications.

You will collaborate with Product Management, UI/UX, and engineers to implement Next.js frontend and Bun-based backend APIs, manage deployments to cloud services, and ensure robust security,