Full Stack Developer - Server Applications - Node.js

Designation: Tech Lead

● Location: Bandra West, Mumbai, India

● Position Type: Full-time, Permanent

Company Description

Brown Living (www.brownliving.in) is a platform focused on making Sustainable Living Easy, Accessible, and Affordable. As India's first plastic-free marketplace, we promote a sustainable and earth-friendly lifestyle. Our team curates a wide range of everyday-use products that are

ethically sourced and promote minimal waste. We support artisan groups and sustainable brands dedicated to creating a positive environmental impact. Through our platform, we are building India's largest ecosystem for sustainable living and empowering artisans, women entrepreneurs, and innovators to combat plastic pollution.

Role Description

The Tech Lead is responsible for providing technical leadership and direction to the technology team. This role involves overseeing technology projects, setting the technology strategy, and ensuring the smooth operation of digital assets. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical

background and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

■ Lead and manage the technology team (currently outsourced).

■ Oversee all technology-related projects and initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

■ Develop and implement the technology strategy and roadmap aligned with business goals.

■ Manage the development, maintenance, and optimization of the website, e-commerce platform, and other digital assets.

■ Ensure technology solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and compliant with industry standards.

■ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their technology needs and provide effective solutions.

■ Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation.

Key Result Areas (KRAs):

● Successful delivery of technology projects within budget and timeline.

● Improved website and e-commerce platform performance and user experience.

● Enhanced system reliability, security, and scalability.

● Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives.

● Development and implementation of a robust technology roadmap.

● Increased efficiency and productivity of the technology team.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

● Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering, or a related field.

● Proven experience in a technical lead role.

● Strong technical expertise in web development, e-commerce platforms, and related technologies.

● Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

● Excellent project management and organizational skills.

● Strong leadership and team management abilities.

● Problem-solving and analytical skills.

● Ability to stay up-to-date with emerging technologies.

● Tech Stack:

○ Frontend: Angular 18

○ Backend: Nodejs

○ Database: MySQL

○ AWS: S3, ECS, Lambda etc

Note: This role offers an exciting opportunity for a young professional who is passionate about technology and making a positive impact in the sustainability space. Based in Mumbai, India, the successful candidate will join a collaborative and passionate team dedicated to driving innovation and positive change at Brown Living.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply online via the job application form available here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgb8MMrZX0STJb1Nt63jizdYccAxTQWbAmFAt4YcoAJBJlmg/viewform

Read More:

1. Website - https://brownliving.in/

2. About Brown Living’s Mission & Vision - https://brownliving.in/pages/about-us

3. Meet the Brown Living Team - https://brownliving.in/pages/our-team

4. Work with Us - https://brownliving.in/pages/work-with-us

5. The Brown Lens Curation Method - https://brownliving.in/pages/the-brown-lens

6. Brown Living’s Impact - https://brownliving.in/pages/our-impact-plastic-free-carbon-neutral-shopping

We are dedicated to revolutionizing the tech industry through our advanced software solutions. We are in search of a talented and passionate Full Stack Developer (MERN STACK) with expertise in both frontend and backend technologies. This role is crucial for driving innovation and enhancing the performance of our web applications, ensuring an exceptional user experience.

I. Key Responsibilities:

A. Frontend Development:

1. Develop and maintain high-quality web applications using React.js and other frontend technologies.

2. Create responsive, user-friendly interfaces adhering to UI/UX design principles.

3. Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability.

B. Backend Development:

1. Develop and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code using Node.js, Express.js, or other backend frameworks.

2. Implement effective RESTful APIs and server-side rendering techniques.

3. Collaborate with the team to design and implement database schemas, ensuring data integrity and security.

C. Collaboration and Communication:

1. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including UX/UI designers, backend developers, and product stakeholders.

2. Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.

3. Communicate effectively with team members and clients to manage expectations and coordinate tasks.

II. Skills and Qualifications:

A. Frontend Technologies:

1. Proficiency in HTML5, CSS, JavaScript ES6, React.js, and Bootstrap.

2. Familiarity with state management libraries (e.g., Redux) and frontend development tools (Babel, Webpack, NPM).

B. Backend Technologies:

1. Proficiency in Node.js, Express.js, Django, Flask, or other backend frameworks.

2. Experience with databases and ORM frameworks (SQL, NoSQL, Sequelize, SQLAlchemy, etc.).

C. Development Practices:

1. Solid understanding of the full web development life cycle and RESTful API design.

2. Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, etc.) and version control systems (GitLab, GitHub).

3. Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Strider) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

D. General Skills:

• Total experience should be 10 yrs with minimum experience as full stack developer 5 plus years
• Effective team player with strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferring candidates from Ahmedabad / Bangalore specifically!

Thence is searching for a highly skilled and motivated individual who is enterprising and eager to make a significant impact in the service space by enabling exceptional products. The ideal candidate should have a robust technical background, outstanding leadership skills, and a proven track record of managing complex technical projects. Moreover, this role includes consideration for a Partner role after completing one year with Thence, accompanied by sizeable equity.

Reporting directly to the COO, you will have the opportunity to shape the direction of the company's growth by delivering digital products to clients across various verticals like healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, etc.

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for driving business growth and creating lasting client partnerships, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team at Thence.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Developing digital products, applications and minimum viable product (MVP), including defining the overall architecture and system design to meet business requirements.
• Enabling our client to select the appropriate technology stack, considering factors such as scalability, performance, security and maintainability.
• Designing and configuring the infrastructure to support the software application.
• Choosing the development toolkit, frameworks and libraries best suited based on business and project's needs.
• Crafting and executing database designs, ensuring data integrity, performance and scalability.
• Enhancing and optimising application architecture to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Ensuring application scalability to handle increased user loads and data volumes effectively.
• Upholding quality assurance standards through code reviews, testing and continuous integration practices.
• Ensuring IP security by implementing robust authentication, authorisation and encryption mechanisms.
• Exploring and integrating new technologies to enhance the software's capabilities and keep it up-to-date with industry trends.
• Developing the startup's strategic resource allocation plan, including budgeting for technology investments and staffing needs.
• Ensuring efficient utilisation of technologies by optimising resource allocation and minimising waste.
• Assessing and integrating new systems and infrastructure to support the evolving needs of the organization.
• Deliver digital products to clients across various verticals, including healthcare, Fintech, hospitality, manufacturing, etc.
• Building, attracting and mentoring talented developers to foster a culture of learning, innovation and collaboration within the team.
• Collaborating closely with the sales team to ensure effective communication and strategic positioning of technology solutions, while continuously refining sales pitch strategies based on feedback and market trends to maximize success rates and drive revenue growth.
• Defining, managing and evaluating team members based on goals and performance metrics, providing status updates to the leadership team on a bi-weekly basis.
• Identifying process gaps and development inefficiencies within the organisation and defining and driving Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to address these gaps effectively.
• Generate business opportunities from existing clients and collaborate with the business team to convert new business.
• Work towards achieving annual and quarterly revenue targets.

Skills Required

• Strong business acumen, with the ability to make strategic decisions and take ownership of account growth, revenue and outcomes.
• Strong technical background with experience in managing complex technical projects encompassing diverse realms such as Web, Mobile, Applications (Apps), Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML).
• Extensive experience in establishing and refining processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at measuring and enhancing the quality and efficiency of development capabilities. This includes implementing frameworks to assess performance metrics, optimise workflows and drive continuous improvement across the development lifecycle.
• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
• Proven track record of driving business growth and creating lasting client partnerships.
• Enterprising and adept at handling clients effectively.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be an inspiring and confident team player with:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field and/or significant relevant work experience
• Minimum of 4+ years of proven agency experience in software development projects.
• Experience in leading a team of highly skilled developers, engineers, and testers
• working on multiple client projects
• Experience managing products and projects, and delivering large scale technical solutions on time and on budget
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, with a track record of managing stakeholder expectations effectively.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools
• Experience with cloud-based technologies and infrastructure, microservices, and serverless architecture

Additional Opportunities:

After completing one year with Thence, high-performing individuals will be considered for a Partner role, with the potential for substantial equity ownership in the company.

• Angular.JS experience
• MongoDB query and aggregation experience (not a database administrator)
• GraphQL experience
• Node.JS and Typescript experience
• CSS and SCSS experience
• CI/CD experience with GitHub actions

• Software development experience, one of Python (preferred) or Node.JS/Typescript)
• Experience with Messaging architectures - RabbitMQ (preference) or Kafka
• Experience with docker-containers 
• Experience with Apache NiFi (valued but not necessary)
• Experience with designing or implementing horizontally scalable solutions
• Experience working with RESTful APIs
• CI/CD experience with GitHub actions
• Experience with Azure cloud

Tech Lead (Job Description)

About Us

Geo-Insighter is a SaaS-based Next Generation GIS tech start-up working towards helping multiple industries in solving drone data visualisation, analytics and processing problems. It has one of the most advanced Geo-Video players with world-class features and tools to get productive outcomes.

The expectation of the Position: Works independently under limited supervision and applies knowledge of the subject matter in Applications Development. Possess sufficient knowledge and skills to effectively deal with issues, and challenges within the field of specialisation to develop simple application solutions. Second-level professional with a direct impact on results and outcomes. Directly responsible for complete development in the company while directly reporting to founders.

Responsibility And Duty

Key Responsibility Area :

• The candidate must possess a strong technology background with advanced knowledge of Angular 2+, NodeJs, Cloud and web technologies.
• At least 3+ years of strong experience with enterprise-wide systems/platform web development using Angular 8+ as the frontend framework.
• Having strong knowledge of working with JavaScript/Typescript concepts and ES6 features.
• Good understanding of coding principles like modularity, and re-usability.
• Knowledge in Angular UI frameworks like Bootstrap, and Angular Material and should be good in developing Responsive applications
• Thorough knowledge of working with HTML5 language and CSS3.
• Strong experience in managing User Interfaces for data-intensive platforms.
• Hands-on experience in third-party libraries for Graphs, Complex Data Tables, Full calendars etc.
• Strong Experience in Version control like GIT.
• Ability to understand requirements and design UX and translate UX designs into actual product implementation.
• Self-starter with the ability to take a task to completion independently.
• CI/CD pipeline (Build and deploy) for Angular applications.
• Knowledge of AWS Cloud Services
• Must understand Caching strategy and implementation
• Leverage CSS effectively
• Experience in handling a team of at least 5 people.
• Understand all security measures required in deploying the application
• Deep understanding of application architecture

Skills

Must-Have :

• The candidate must possess a strong technology background with advanced knowledge of Angular 2+, NodeJs, and Cloud and web technologies.
• At least 3.5+ years of strong experience with enterprise-wide systems/platform web development using Angular 7+ as the frontend framework.
• Understanding NodeJs (Backend Technologies) along with MongoDB (NoSQL).
• Having strong knowledge of working with JavaScript/Typescript concepts and ES6 features.
• Understanding of cloud technologies 
• Good understanding of coding principles like modularity, and re-usability.
• Knowledge of Angular UI frameworks like Bootstrap, and Angular Material and should be good in developing Responsive applications.
• Thorough knowledge of working with HTML5 language and CSS3.
• Strong experience in managing User Interfaces for data-intensive platforms.
• Strong Experience in Version control like GIT.
• Experience in handling a team of at least 5 People.
• Understand all security measures required in deploying the application.
• Entrepreneurial mindset

Nice to Have :

• Understanding of mobile application development, using flutter.
• Understanding of IoT.
• Familiar with GPS, accelerometer and other mobile sensors.
• Previous Startup Experience

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Become part of a core team of an upcoming startup building an exciting product from scratch.

• Progressive Web App (PWA)
• JavaScript, Typescript
• MEAN stack https://angel.co/recruit/jobs/1383984">Angular, Node JS, Express, MongoDB
• Azure for hosting and data storage etc.
• Any previous experience in building a social network, payment system or content hosting is a big plus. (Please mention this in your application)

• Payment for work done (of course 🙂)
• Remote work from anywhere
• Complete flexibility of working hours
• Complete freedom and ownership of your work
• No meetings, standups, or daily status group calls. (We prefer asynchronous communication like slack)
• High equity (1-2.5%) if you are interested

• Should be able to work independently without any hand-holding.
• Problem solver who takes complete ownership of given work.
• Smart developer who delivers on results. (You will be assessed based on what you deliver, not by how hard or how long you work)
• Self-motivated candidates who do the work because they like it and are good at it.
• Self-managed individuals. You will not be managed by anyone on day to day basis. (There are no managers in the company)