Fullstack Developer

Function: Product

Reports to: Founders

Location: Bangalore

Job type: 6 days WFO

Your Role at Pathfinder

As a Full Stack Developer, you'll be primarily responsible for architecting and developing the platform that will be our interface with the outside world. You'll develop the platform end-to-end such that it is a reflection of who we are, our core capabilities and what we have to offer to the early stage startups. 

What You’ll do

• Own the entire platform end-to-end. Develop and enhance our website and client dashboards.
• Convert UX/UI designs into modular, reusable and scalable components using Next.js and React.js 
• Ensure applications are fully responsive and the visuals adapt to all resolutions, cross-browser and cross-device compatible. 
• Optimize performance (lazy-loading, code-splitting) to reduce load times. 
• Build backend systems, database that support CRUD operations. 
• Develop database schemas, stored procedures, and queries using Notion or any other database systems. 
• Maintain version-control workflows using Git, branch strategies and pull requests.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends and propose improvements to our stack.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate design mockups and wireframes into responsive, pixel-perfect web applications.

You’ll thrive here if you

• 2-5 years’ hands-on experience in full stack development. 
• Strong proficiency in React.js and Next.js frameworks. 
• Solid understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Ability to design the UI from scratch without using pre-existing CSS libraries.
• Proven ability to debug complex issues and optimize performance.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude and attention to detail.

Good to Have

• Experience with server-side rendering and static/dynamic site generation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins) 
• Basic understanding of backend technologies (Node.js, Express) 
• Experience in performance prowling (Lighthouse, Chrome DevTools) 

Working Style

We value speed, precision, and reliability in execution. To thrive here, you’ll bring:

• Operator Mindset – Ability to think from multiple perspectives and execute diligently. 
• Detail Discipline – Exhibit attention to detail, coherence and rigour in work.
• Adaptive Creativity – Look beyond the obvious and bring your individual flavour in your work.
• Builder's Accountability - When something breaks in production, you own it through resolution. You don't pass the bug.
• Documentation Habit – You write code others can read, and you leave context behind you (Example - comments).

Required Technical Skills:

Backend

• Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript
• Extensive experience with NestJS framework
• Hands-on experience with Prisma ORM and complex database schemas
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and Swagger documentation
• Proven experience writing unit and integration tests with Jest

Frontend

• Expert-level React knowledge and modern React patterns (hooks, context, etc.)
• Deep understanding of JavaScript and TypeScript fundamentals
• Experience with performance optimization techniques (code splitting, memoization, lazy loading)
• Strong grasp of responsive design and modern CSS practices

General

• Demonstrated experience conducting thorough code reviews
• Commitment to following strict development standards and best practices
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and design patterns

Experience: -

* Minimum 2 year of coding experience in ReactJS (TypeScript), HTML, CSS-Pre-processors, or CSS-in-JS in creating Enterprise Applications with high performance for Responsive Web Applications.

* Minimum 2 year of coding experience in NodeJS, JavaScript & TypeScript and NoSQL Databases.

* Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using React concepts. (self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components)

* Architecting and automating the build process for production, using task runners or scripts

* Knowledge of Data Structures for TypeScript.

* Monitoring and improving front-end performance.

* Banking or Retail domains knowledge is good to have.

* Hands on experience in performance tuning, debugging, monitoring.

Technical Skills: -

* Excellent knowledge developing scalable and highly available Restful APIs using NodeJS technologies

* Well versed with CI/CD principles, and actively involved in solving, troubleshooting issues in distributed services ecosystem

* Understanding of containerization, experienced in Dockers, Kubernetes.

* Exposed to API gateway integrations like 3Scale.

* Understanding of Single-Sign-on or token-based authentication (Rest, JWT, OAuth)

* Possess expert knowledge of task/message queues include but not limited to: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Pushpin and Kafka.

* Practical experience with GraphQL is good to have.

* Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML and CSS

* Experiencing in Developing responsive web-based UI

* Have experience on Styled Components, Tailwind CSS, Material UI and other CSS-in-JS techniques

* Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform, database, API, caching layer, proxies, and other web services used in the system

* Writing non-blocking code, and resorting to advanced techniques such as multi-threading, when needed

* Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model

* Documenting the code inline using JSDoc or other conventions

* Thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles

* Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

* Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux or ContextAPI or Data Structures)

* A knack for benchmarking and optimization

* Proficient with the latest versions of ECMAScript (JavaScript or TypeScript)

* Knowledge of React and common tools used in the wider React ecosystem, such as npm, yarn etc

* Familiarity with common programming tools such as RESTful APIs, TypeScript, version control software, and remote deployment tools, CI/CD tools

* An understanding of common programming paradigms and fundamental React principles, such as React components, hooks, and the React lifecycle

* Unit testing using Jest, Enzyme, Jasmine or equivalent framework

* Understanding of linter libraries (TSLINT, Prettier etc)

Functional Skills: -

* Experience in following best Coding, Security, Unit testing and Documentation standards and practices

* Experience in Agile methodology.

* Ensure quality of technical and application architecture and design of systems across the organization.

* Effectively research and benchmark technology against other best in class technologies.

Soft Skills: -

* Able to influence multiple teams on technical considerations, increasing their productivity and effectiveness, by sharing deep knowledge and experience.

* Self-motivator and self-starter, Ability to own and drive things without supervision and works collaboratively with the teams across the organization.

* Have excellent soft skills and interpersonal skills to interact and present the ideas to Senior and Executive management.

What will your job look like?

• Develop product modules and enhancements as per functional specs
• Assist in preparing functional and technical design specifications
• Work with business analysts, QA, and IT departments as required

All you need is…

• Strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills applying software engineering principles
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment while also being able to execute work independently
• Ability to write modular, clean, efficient code
• Eagerness to learn and interest in new technologies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Diligence in all aspects of work performed

Must Have

Technical Skills

• Backend languages/frameworks:
• J2EE (Java, JSP, Servlets)
• Spring Framework ecosystem and micro-services
• Tag Libraries
• UI layer programming:
• HTML
• DHTML
• JavaScript
• cascading style sheets (CSS)
• React/Angular
• Databases:
• SQL queries, indexing, views

Work Experience

• 3+ years of relevant software development experience
• Usage of SVN or similar SCM system
• Usage of Eclipse or similar IDE

Educational Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

Responsibilities:

 Work with development and product team to ideate software solutions

 Design client-side and server-side architecture

 Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design

 Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications

 Write effective APIs, Ability to quickly pick up new areas in the product and write optimal

code taking into consideration the security and performance aspects of the product.

 Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency

 Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software

 Create security and data protection settings

 Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design

 Write technical documentation

Skills:

 Proven experience of around 4-7yrs as a Full Stack Developer.

 Should be a full stack developer who can code on cutting-edge technology stacks including

Laravel, Nodejs, Express js, Python, React, Angular, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Elastic Search,

Docker, AWS etc. for our clients.

 Experience developing desktop and mobile applications

 Familiarity with common stacks

 Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML,

jQuery)

 Strong Knowledge of multiple back-end languages and on frameworks or platforms (Phython

/ Express JS / Django etc), API / Serverless services, DB Schema Definition.

 Good to have stakeholder management, team leading, team mentoring, code management

under critical problem

 Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX

design

 Excellent communication and teamwork skills

 Great attention to detail and analytical skills.

 Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field

The company has been widely recognized as an industry innovator in the Data Privacy, Security space and is being built by proven Cybersecurity executives who have successfully built and scaled high growth Security companies and built Privacy programs as executives.

We are seeking an experienced Senior React Developer with Node Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate should have at least 7+ years of experience in building scalable web applications using NodeJS and a solid understanding of AWS services. The candidate should also have experience in designing and building large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable, and performant software solutions using NodeJS and AWS services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to identify and solve complex business problems.
• Design and develop large-scale distributed systems that are reliable, resilient, and fault-tolerant.
• Write clean, well-designed, and maintainable code that is easy to understand and debug.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure that all code is of high quality and adheres to best practices.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues and work with the team to develop and implement solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in software engineering and cloud computing.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in building web-based applications using ReactJS and NodeJS.
• Strong experience with React frameworks, including Ant Design.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript, and experience with libraries such as Redux.
• Experience with HTML and CSS, and the ability to create responsive web applications.
• Experience with server-side frameworks such as Express and NestJS.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including agile development, TDD, and continuous integration and deployment.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and solve complex technical problems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Technical Skills & Competencies: Mandatory:

Web Development – HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Frameworks – ReactJS/AngularJS

Server-side development – Python/Django/Node.js

Database: SQL or NoSQL Databases (SQL Server/ MongoDB)

API Design concepts and Development of RESTful web services

Preferable:

• Familiarity with the Development of reusable frameworks, libraries to be used by multiple development teams
• Familiarity with cloud-native application architecture patterns
• Hands-on experience on project management tools like Jira
• Experience using DevOps Tools for CI/CD
• Conversant with agile methodologies

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work independently or in a small team setup
• Manage a team of highly skilled Frontend/Full Stack and Backend developers
• Creating, executing, and maintaining project plans including activity definition, sequence, dependencies, work effort, duration, and resource requirements
• Work with the technical team, communicating requirements and ensuring all product development meets the goals of the project and overall business and strategic goals
• Project management including release management, add-on compatibility reporting, updating documentations
• Assist in other ad-hoc or administrative tasks as part of daily/routine business activities
• Work with product technical architects to design new products or enhancements. Take part in system development including analysis, coding, and testing
• Performs design and code reviews with senior technical staff
• Act like the person everyone turns to resolve tough technical problems
• Work closely with other teams/vendors to connect front-end components with the other (often third-party) web and data services and support the back-end developers by integrating their work with the application
• Mentors team on proper standards/techniques to improve their accuracy and efficiency
• Performs the unit testing, system integration testing and assist with user acceptance testing
• Articulates business requirements in sufficient detail such that a technical solution can be designed and engineered
• Develops technical understanding of how the data flows from various source
• Provide ongoing support to applications used within the organization

Requirement

• 5+ years of experience in product development, with 2+ years of experience in a leadership role in current organization
• Reliable, self-motivated, and self-disciplined individual capable of planning and executing multiple projects simultaneously within a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional debugging skills and strong experience with performance tuning
• Excellent technical, analytical, and organizational skills
• Good range of hands-on technical experience
• Expert knowledge in Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Expert understanding of Node.js and JavaScript
• Familiarity with code revisioning and repo maintenance on Git, code profiling and auditing

Job Description:-

• Proven experience with coding using JAVA/J2EE.
• Experience developing MultiChannel responsive web application.
• experience working with Windows, Unix/Linux Operating system environments.
• Familiarity with common stacks.
• Experience/Knowledge of multiple front - end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery).
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.    
• Willingness to travel within India or aboard for short term or long term would an added advantage.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in development using Python OR Node.js
• Experience with React.js

• Previous experience with Shopify customization is desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field