Full-Stack Engineer (TypeScript)

<h2>Full-Stack Engineer (TypeScript)</h2> <h3>Company</h3> <p>Orcrist builds the Orcrist Intelligence Platform (OIP), a secure, Kubernetes-native system that powers open-source intelligence collection and analysis for defense and public safety customers.</p> <h3>Role</h3> <p>Ship analyst-facing OSINT features end-to-end. You’ll develop Next.js/Node.js services, integrate policy controls, and optimize search/alerting experiences that respect legal and privacy constraints.</p> <h3>What you'll do</h3> <ul> <li>Build search, watchlists, alerts, and dashboards with provenance and consent visibility.</li> <li>Implement Node.js services interfacing with Temporal pipelines, Kafka, and OpenSearch.</li> <li>Enforce policy controls (Keycloak/OpenFGA, rate limiting, redaction) and observability best practices.</li> <li>Improve performance for large datasets and participate in on-call rotations.</li> <li>Collaborate with Product, Legal, and Data Acquisition to deliver compliant workflows.</li> </ul> <h3>About you</h3> <ul> <li>3–7 years full-stack TypeScript experience; shipped data-intensive or compliance-sensitive products.</li> <li>Comfortable with React/Next.js, Node.js/tRPC, search/streaming systems, and testing/observability.</li> <li>Eligible to work in Germany; EU/NATO citizenship preferred for export-control work.</li> </ul> <h3>Nice-to-haves</h3> <ul> <li>German language (B1+)</li> <li>Experience with OSINT, rate limiting, or policy enforcement.</li> </ul> <h3>What We Offer</h3> <ul> <li>Modern stack: TypeScript/Next.js/React, Node, Kafka/Temporal, Postgres/OpenSearch, Kubernetes.</li> <li>Remote-first in Germany with regular Berlin prototyping sprints, 30 days vacation, equipment &amp; learning budget.</li> <li>High-impact work: your prototypes shape what becomes product across multiple delivery teams.</li> </ul>