Full Stack – Senior Software Developer / Technical Lead

At Shipthis, we work to build a better future and make meaningful changes in the freight forwarding industry. Our team members aren't just employees. We are comprised of bright, skilled professionals with a single straightforward goal—to Evolve Freight forwarders towards Digitalized operations, enhance efficiency, and drive lasting change.

As a company, we're just the right size for every person to take initiative and make things happen. Join us in reshaping the future of logistics and be part of a journey where your contributions make a tangible difference.

Learn more at www.shipthis.co

JOB DESCRIPTION

What you’ll be doing:

• Take ownership of building and scaling intuitive, high-performance UIs that directly impact the lives of our users.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and backend teams to shape and deliver features that drive meaningful change.
• Embrace a "startup mindset" by taking the initiative, wearing multiple hats, and solving challenges with creative, scalable solutions.
• Actively contribute to the product vision and roadmap, ensuring the front end evolves with the company’s growth.
• Build for the long haul by writing clean, maintainable, scalable code supporting future features and expansions.
• Mentor team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, and helping grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Stay ahead of the curve by experimenting with new tools, frameworks, and best practices, ensuring the product remains cutting-edge.
• Take pride in not just coding but in truly building—crafting features and solutions that users love and stand the test of time.
• Be part of a team that values collaboration, ownership, and long-term impact over short-term wins.

While our current stack includes Angular and Python, we’re flexible and open to leveraging any tech stack that best suits our product’s needs.

Desired qualifications include:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in full-stack development, with a strong portfolio of successful projects.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and frameworks like Angular 12+, React, or similar.
• Strong understanding of web technologies including TypeScript, Python along Fast API.
• Strong knowledge of MongoDB is appreciated.
• Experience with state management libraries (e.g., NgRx, Redux).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn and adapt quickly.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.

We welcome candidates:

• Who can join immediately.
• Female candidates returning to work after a career break are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

JOB SYNOPSIS:

• Job Role: Full Stack Engineer
• Location: Bangalore
• Job type: Full-time, permanent
• Experience: 3–5 years
• Industry Type: Software Product
• Functional Area: Software Development

We are seeking talented and motivated Full Stack Web Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in front-end, back-end, databases, and cloud deployment. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable web applications, working closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop responsive front-end applications using modern frameworks (React.js / Angular / Vue.js).
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs / GraphQL services using Node.js, Express, Django, or similar.
• Develop robust back-end systems with focus on performance, scalability, and security.
• Work with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP).
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and DevOps engineers in an Agile environment.
• Write clean, reusable, and testable code following best practices.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance.

Required Skills

• Front-end: React.js / Angular / Vue.js, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+).
• Back-end: Node.js / Express.js / Django / Spring Boot.
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
• Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab.
• Cloud Deployment: AWS / Azure / GCP.
• CI/CD basics and DevOps awareness.

Preferred Skills (Good to Have)

• TypeScript for scalable front-end development.
• Experience with Docker / Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture.
• Test automation (Jest, Mocha, Cypress).
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Eligibility

• B.E / B.Tech / M.E / M.Tech / MCA / M.Sc (IT/CS).
• 2–5 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

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Job Overview:

We’re looking for a proactive Full Stack Developer experienced in the MERN stack (MongoDB/RDBMS, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) to help us scale our core product. You’ll work closely with the product and design teams to build modern, responsive, and efficient web apps used by thousands of customers.

Responsibilities:

• Build dynamic, high-performance frontend interfaces using React.js.
• Design and implement backend services and APIs in Node.js and Express.
• Work with MongoDB/RDBMS to handle database operations and data modeling.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility, mobile responsiveness, and fast performance.
• Manage deployments using tools like Heroku, Vercel, or Netlify.
• Participate in code reviews and Agile sprint meetings.

Skills Required:

• 3-5 years of experience in MERN stack development.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3.
• Version control using Git.
• Exposure to DevOps or CI/CD pipelines is a bonus.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

Lead Java Developer for Chennai based Product Company

About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Lead Java Developer with 8 to 15 years of expertise in Java development, AWS cloud infrastructure management and product development for 3 products. There is a clear path to leadership role within the organization. If you are not from Chennai, you should be willing to relocate to Chennai.

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background with hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and AWS or other cloud infrastructure management. This role requires a strategic thinker who can drive product vision, align cross-functional teams, and ensure the successful execution of cloud-based solutions, while providing the necessary support to the team in planning, coordination, and execution of various projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage product road map ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, and the stakeholders to design & develop scalable cloud solutions.
• Lead product development lifecycle, from ideation to deployment and iteration.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
• Develop technical documentation, user guides, and best practices for cloud infrastructure management.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and best practices in cloud deployments.
• Act as a liaison between business and technical teams to balance priorities and manage expectations.
• Conduct research on technical solutions and present findings to the project team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 8 to 10 years of experience in product management, & handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• More than 5 years of hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot & related technologies.
• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in AWS OR Azure, OR Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure, networking, security, and scalability best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working with google play store, app store, setting up app store accounts and handling deployments.
• Experience identifying, studying documentation and integrating with third parties for various needs such as identity verification, SMS integration and many such requirements.
• Proven ability to define product strategy and execute on complex technical roadmaps.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate business requirements to user stories.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as AWS CloudWatch, or ELK stack.
• Familiarity and experience with React Native architecture and libraries.
• Prior experience in a SaaS, PaaS, or cloud-native environment.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or PMP.

Remuneration

• Base Salary + Annual Performance Bonus (tied to KPIs, roadmap execution, team performance, delivery milestones)
• Equity/ESOPs - After 1st year of employment, Vesting: 4 years with 1-year cliff

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance & Paid time off
• Flexible working hours
• Work-from-home allowance (1–2 days a week or for emergencies)
• Company sponsored team offsites / retreats

• Track record of delivering various features in large-scale applications or core systems with at least 5 years of experience. If you've written code in big data applications handling multitudes of data or real-time events, you're in.
• Experience writing multi-component systems or micro-services, with architectures requiring efficient inter-application communication. If you know what Kafka is, and think it's the bee's knees, we will think the same of you.
• Experience writing in a high-level language such as Go, C, Rust, Python, Ruby, etc.. If you're already writing Go, or spent a weekend debugging the worse memory leak ever, that's a big plus.
• Experience writing APIs (either RESTful or not) and RPCs. If you've broken backwards compatibility for your customers once, and dealt with the fallout, we want you (to deal with the fallout again).
• Experience with RDBMS systems (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite) and/or NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, Couchbase). If you've written queries with more than two joins, or have a strong opinion of why an integer is better as a primary key (or maybe a UUID), we'd like to hear from you.
• Experience with container platforms and orchestrators such as Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift is a plus. If you can name one way in which a container is different than a regular process, you're golden.
• Are you a free software/open source nerd? Do you maintain open source projects? Are you a Hacker News reader? Do you remember the days when you had to compile your own Linux kernel? Do you believe it should be called GNU/Linux? Have you ever been in a fight with an Emacs user? Are you an Emacs user? Well, we have the job for you!

• understanding of the front-end and back-end processes;
• ability to work with HTML / CSS;
• ability to work with databases;
• understanding of programming templates and architecture design guidelines;
• profiling and optimizing applications.

Skills we are looking for :

- Experience in developing full-stack applications at scale in ReactJs/AngularJs & NodeJs.

- Strong knowledge and experience in HTML(5), CSS, SCSS, and Advanced JavaScript

- Good knowledge of coding RESTful APIs.

- Strong knowledge of Web Storage (Cookie, Local Storage, and Session Storage)

- Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JWT

- Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

- Ability to work in a lean-agile development environment.

Good to know :

- Using GIT

- Knowledge of AWS

- Familiarity with GraphQL will be a brownie point