Intermediate Full-Stack Engineer

Empathix; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Concord Visa is looking for a capable full‑stack developer to join the Auckland product team. You’ll work on a modern JS stack (TypeScript, React, Hono, PostgreSQL, Mantine) across client workflows, automated document generation, and internal tools, with a strong emphasis on AI-powered features.

You’ll collaborate with immigration lawyers and case managers to translate complex workflows into scalable software while contributing to product direction in a fast-growing NZ startup.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years building software professionally for web apps or SaaS.
• Experience with modern JS frameworks (TypeScript, React) and SQL‑based databases.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and LLMs - excited to work with them.
• Product‑first mindset; care about user experience.
• Strong communication skills for non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Feature development across the full stack (UX, backend, APIs) on a modern JS platform.
• AI‑assisted features in customer-facing and internal workflows.
• Domain expertise: work with immigration lawyers and case managers to map workflows to software.
• Security-conscious development with data privacy and multi‑jurisdiction governance.
• Internal tooling and workflow improvements to support rapid prototyping.

Skills

Full-stack JS

TypeScript

React

SQL

Tools

PostgreSQL

Hono

Mantine

Job description

• Location: Auckland, NZ
• Type: Full Time, Permanent
• Reports To: CTO, Ben Tan
• Start Date: Immediate
• Compensation: $120,000–$140,000 NZD + ESOP
• Work Arrangement: 4 days/week, Parnell office (flexible when required)

The Opportunity

Immigration is one of the last major industries still running on email chains and shared drives, and we're building the platform that replaces all of that. You'll join a growing engineering team working across frontend, backend, AI integrations, and third-party APIs on a modern full-stack JS platform, shipping features that have real impact on real people's lives. If you want to level up fast with a global-growth mindset, work with LLMs in production, and build something that actually matters - this is the place to do it.

About Concord

We exist so that exceptional people and companies can work wherever their ambition takes them.

Concord is a specialist immigration firm built for the speed and complexity of high-growth tech. We've already processed 3,000+ visas across US, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK for clients like Andreessen Horowitz, Blackbird, Tracksuit, and Zuru, and we’re just getting started.

We spun out of Crimson Education because we saw an industry ripe for reinvention. Our founding team has built and scaled companies before; now we're combining that operator DNA with purpose-built technology to make global mobility seamless and transparent. We built our own platform to prove it: our custom-built app gives applicants real-time visibility into their case and automates the admin so our highly experienced legal team can focus on the high-judgement work that moves cases forward.

We hire ambitious problem-solvers who choose ownership over complacency. If you want a seat at a startup where you ship things that matter, keep reading.

About the Role

You'll be a full-stack developer on Concord's Auckland-based product team, building on a modern JS platform (TypeScript, React, Hono, PostgreSQL, Mantine). The work spans the full surface area - from client-facing visa workflows and automated document generation to internal tools and third-party integrations.

You'll get hands‑on experience with LLMs in production - not just prototyping, but figuring out where AI genuinely improves outcomes and shipping features that rely on it. You'll also work closely with immigration lawyers, case managers, and ops to understand the domain and build features that solve real problems across jurisdictions.

Security matters deeply here. Immigration data includes passports, financials, and biometrics — you'll learn to build with privacy and data isolation front of mind, and contribute to how we manage sensitive data across complex permission structures.

This isn't an environment where you'll be heads-down on tickets someone else scoped. You'll have input into what gets built and how, with senior engineers and the CTO available to support your growth.

What you'll help build

• Feature development — Build across the full stack (UX, backend, APIs) on a modern JS platform, delivering features that streamline everything from evidence collection to automated form generation.
• AI‑assisted features — Contribute to LLM‑powered features in both customer‑facing and internal workflows, learning what works in production and what doesn’t.
• Domain expertise — Work directly with immigration lawyers and case managers to understand complex workflows and translate them into clean, scalable software.
• Security‑conscious development — Build with privacy and data isolation as defaults, contributing to how we protect sensitive client data across multi‑jurisdiction workflows.
• Internal tooling & quality — Help extend and improve our internal tools, testing practices, and development workflows as the team and platform scale. These tools allow us to rapidly prototype and experiment with new ways of working.

Who we're looking for

You'll thrive at Concord (regardless of the role) if:

• You're energised by new challenges and ambiguity, not paralysed by it. When something's hard or unclear, your instinct is to figure it out rather than wait for instructions.
• You communicate with clarity and precision, whether the audience is a nervous applicant, a time‑poor CEO, or a room full of people who know nothing about immigration.
• You're wired for outcomes. You don't confuse being busy with being effective.
• You're curious by default. You experiment with new tools, challenge existing processes, and consider "we've always done it this way" a poor excuse.

To succeed in this role you’ll also need:

• 2–4 years building software professionally, ideally on web applications or SaaS platforms. You've shipped features to production and understand what that takes end to end.
• Good experience/exposure with modern JS frameworks (TypeScript, React) and working knowledge of SQL‑based databases.
• A genuine curiosity about AI and LLMs - you don't need deep experience, but you should be excited about working with them and forming your own view on where they add value.
• A product‑first mindset. You care about what you build, not just the code but how it feels and performs for users.
• Strong communication skills - comfortable asking questions, contributing in discussions with non‑technical stakeholders, and clear written communication.

Why you’ll love working at Concord

• Your work changes lives, and you'll get to see it happen. It's rare to work somewhere the impact is this tangible. You'll help a founder land in San Francisco and later watch them announce their Series A. You'll help a brilliant operator relocate for the role of a lifetime, and see their journey evolve from there. The impact here isn't abstract. You can trace a direct line from what you did to a company scaling or a person's career trajectory changing for the better.
• You'll grow faster here than anywhere else. We're early‑stage and scaling fast, which means you'll get exposure and responsibility that would take years to earn at a larger organisation. We prefer to stretch people into opportunities early - leadership and strategy roles open up as we grow, and we'd rather promote from within than hire from outside. You'll also have access to development opportunities across our parent company, Crimson Education, where 33% of all hires last year were internal moves. Everyone gets a $1,500 annual learning budget, direct feedback through radical candour, and no space to coast.
• We’re high trust, and high ownership. Everyone at Concord holds equity through the Crimson Education ESOP scheme. When the company wins, you win. Day‑to‑day, that ownership mindset extends to how you work: we're office‑first but flexible around the edges. If you need to shift your morning for school drop‑off or block out an afternoon for focused work - that's your call. We hired you for your judgement, we're not going to micromanage how you use it.
• The people here are the reason it works. We're a small team of experienced operators, many of whom are immigrants themselves. We've sat on both sides - as the person navigating a visa process, and the one trying to hire across borders. That lived experience means we hold ourselves to a higher standard, because we know what's at stake. We're tightly collaborative, we challenge each other constantly, and everyone here is expected to contribute at the level the work demands - no bystanders.

Everyone’s welcome

Concord Visa is built on the belief that moving countries should be possible for everyone. We bring that same philosophy to our own team. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic. *And yes, for the right person, we'll sponsor your visa. We know a thing or two about that.*