Senior Full-Stack Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Customs-system integration. Design and build the interfaces that connect to the national customs system (ASYCUDA/SYDONIA) and port-community data sources, on an integrate-not-replace basis, so declaration data flows reliably into the analysis.
• Software solutions & internal tools. Develop software solutions and internal tools — including tools that integrate with external data sources (such as commercial international trade-price data) — that power the team's price-verification and risk work, and build and maintain the verification console and interfaces that present outputs and reporting in a usable, auditable form.
• Solution planning & scoping. Plan and scope software solutions intended for use by the customs authorities: gather needs and data requirements with the customs administration, port authorities and the in-country operations team; define requirements; and shape the roadmap for the tools and capabilities delivered to the AGD.
• Secure data flows. Implement secure, resilient (offline-tolerant) data exchange between field inspection, headquarters analysis and government interfaces, with appropriate access controls and logging.
• Platform groundwork. Establish the architecture, APIs and standards for KIBO's digital single-window platform — supporting e-declarations, automated duty/tax, e-payment and traceability — in synchronization with the national customs system.
• Engineering quality. Own code quality, testing, environments and documentation, and collaborate with the Senior Data Scientist so analytics run dependably in production.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building, shipping, and maintaining full-stack applications, including modern JavaScript/TypeScript front-end development, a mainstream back-end stack such as Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, or similar, and relational databases.
• Proven experience designing and implementing integrations with external systems, legacy platforms, APIs, ETL/ELT pipelines, data feeds, or operational data sources.
• Strong database and data-modeling skills, including schema design, query optimization, data validation, and working with transactional or operational datasets.
• Strong grasp of secure software development practices, including authentication, authorization, role-based access control, encryption/data protection, audit logging, and secure handling of sensitive data.
• Experience building production-ready applications with appropriate testing, documentation, environment management, version control, deployment, and monitoring practices.
• Ability to gather requirements from non-technical, operational, and government stakeholders; scope practical solutions; and translate business and data requirements into working software.
• Ability to collaborate closely with data science, operations, and field teams to ensure software, data flows, and analytics function reliably in production.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating with ASYCUDA/SYDONIA or other customs, single-window, trade, logistics, port-community, or government systems.
• Familiarity with digital government, trade facilitation, customs modernization, or port/community system integration.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure-as-code, workflow orchestration, or production monitoring tools.
• Experience with e-payment, traceability, distributed-ledger, digital identity, or secure transaction platforms.
• Experience building dashboards, internal tools, verification consoles, case-management tools, or audit-friendly reporting interfaces.
• Working French is a plus.

What Success Looks Like in Your First Few Months

• Complete a data-source and integration assessment for the customs system and port-community data.
• Deliver working integrations and the first version of the verification console.
• Publish the architecture that the digital single-window platform will build on.

Reporting and Working Relationships

• Reports to the Engagement / Delivery Lead.
• Partners closely with the Senior Data Scientist.
• Collaborates with the Technical Manager and Data & IT Liaison and the in-country operations team for data access.
• Engages directly with customs authorities, port stakeholders, government technical teams, vendors, and other program partners as needed.

What KIBO Offers

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A high-impact, mission-driven work supporting the modernization of a national customs administration.
• The opportunity to help design a platform with long-term economic, operational, and public-sector impact.
• A collaborative, multidisciplinary team of customs, technology, data, and engineering specialists.
• Significant ownership and influence during a critical program build-out phase.
• Opportunities for professional growth as the platform and program expand.

Equal Opportunity Employer

KIBO Laboratories LLC is an equal-opportunity employer and welcomes qualified applicants of all backgrounds.