FMT News Hiring! Full Time Full-Stack JavaScript Engineer in Selangor - Ricebowl

Company Description

Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bilingual news platform dedicated to delivering accurate and objective news coverage of Malaysian current affairs. Established in 2009, the organization provides round-the-clock news and analysis to its audience. With a commitment to objectivity, Free Malaysia Today fills the gap in today’s news landscape by offering what it calls "the missing dimension in news."

Role Description

FMT is looking for a Full-Stack JavaScript Engineer to support the development and evolution of our mobile and web applications. You will work across our React Native app, our Next.js frontend, and our TypeScript-based services to help improve reliability, performance, and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features and improvements in React Native
• Maintain and extend the Next.js frontend
• Use TypeScript across the stack for clear and safe code
• Work with REST/GraphQL APIs
• Contribute to architecture decisions, code quality, and tooling
• Improve stability, documentation, and developer experience
• Help streamline workflows, deployments, and operational processes

Requirements

• Strong experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Solid experience with React Native
• Some exposure to Next.js (optional, not required)
• Ability to work with REST/GraphQL APIs
• Good understanding of frontend performance and mobile constraints
• Basic familiarity with GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL/PostgreSQL)
• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment with autonomy

Nice to Have

• Experience with mobile builds and store submissions
• Familiarity with WordPress APIs and GraphQL plugins
• Knowledge of Cloudflare, CI/CD, or secrets management