Fullstack Developer

Lead Product Engineer - Pod Captain 

A Little Bit About the Role

There is a version of this role that attracts the wrong person: a senior engineer who wants a title upgrade and a slightly bigger scope. That person will struggle here. The Lead PE is not a promotion for being a great individual engineer. It is a fundamentally different job.

Your success at this level is measured entirely by what your Island delivers — not by the quality of your own code. You will still write code, often the hardest and most risk-laden on the project: auth systems, payment integrations, data migrations, the things nobody else should touch. But that is a fraction of the role. The majority is managing delivery, owning the client relationship on the technical side, unblocking engineers before problems compound, and making scope calls under pressure with incomplete information.

You are also the technical and commercial bridge between your Island and the client. You own every piece of technical communication that goes to them — what is being built, what risks exist, what the honest timeline is. When a client pushes for something technically unsound, you push back directly and professionally, always with an alternative. When something breaks in production, you own the post-mortem process and the client receives it within 24 hours. You protect your team from unfiltered client pressure; you translate it into clear, actionable direction instead.

On top of delivery and client management, you are the AI operating standard for your Island. Every engineer on your pod uses Cursor and Claude within the rules you define. You set those rules before the first line of code is written, govern how they evolve, and you are accountable when AI-generated code ships without being understood.

If you are energised by all of that — by the accountability, by owning outcomes rather than tasks, by the combination of technical depth and people management — this role will suit you well. If you want to spend most of your time in code, this is not the right level.

AI Governance Expectation

You set the AI standard for your entire Island. If an engineer on your pod is shipping AI-generated code they do not understand, or underusing AI tools entirely, both are your problem to fix — not theirs alone.

At Lead level, AI governance means:

• Authoring the .cursorrules file before the first PR is opened. This defines how every engineer on the team writes code, uses Cursor, and structures prompts. You update it as the team learns, and you submit it to the Fountane Mainland at the close of every engagement.
• Evaluating new AI tools before they reach client code. You are the gate. A tool that looks useful in a demo can create untraceable technical debt in production. You decide what enters the workflow.
• Governing prompt discipline across the team: scoped prompts, codebase context hygiene, no AI-generated code that the author cannot explain line by line.
• Using Claude for architecture reasoning, sprint planning, risk documentation, and client-facing technical communication — not just Cursor for code generation. AI works at every layer of the Lead role, not just the coding layer.
• Staying ahead of the Golden Stack. You should know what Cursor and Claude can and cannot do at the codebase level better than anyone on your Island. When the Mainland updates the standard toolchain, you integrate the change into your Island’s workflow first.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Architecture & Standards Ownership

Design the full-stack architecture for every engagement before the first sprint starts: service boundaries, API contracts, database schema, state management strategy across web and mobile surfaces, and the security baseline. Author the .cursorrules file that governs how the entire Island writes code and uses AI. Own the highest-risk code personally — auth systems, payment integrations, live data migrations — these are not delegated regardless of workload. Enforce Mainland security standards across the entire codebase: input validation, correct auth scoping, safe data handling. If a security issue reaches production that was visible in a PR, that is a failure you own.

CE Prototype Gatekeeping

Review every Concept Engineer prototype before any engineer touches it. This is not a courtesy review — you have veto authority. If the scope is technically unrealistic for the sprint, the architecture is unbuildable as specified, or the prototype makes promises the codebase cannot keep, the sprint does not start until those are resolved. The time to surface a structural problem is before it is built, not after it is demoed. Produce a written checklist verdict for every prototype review — approved, approved with conditions, or blocked with reasons.

Client Technical Communication & Scope Ownership

Own all technical communication with the client directly. This means: what is being built each sprint, what risks exist and what is being done about them, honest timelines when estimates change, and clear explanations of technical decisions in plain language. Push back on risky or scope-expanding requests professionally and always with an alternative — “we cannot do X because Y; here is what achieves the same outcome.” Manage scope creep actively: every request that expands the engagement goes through you, gets assessed for impact, and is either absorbed, priced, or declined with a rationale. Renewal conversations are yours to lead in coordination with the CE.

Island Integration Audit

When a prospective client wants fractional augmentation — one or two roles rather than a full Island — you conduct the Island Integration Audit. This means evaluating their existing engineering team against Fountane Mainland SOPs: coding standards, AI tool usage, deployment practices, and documentation quality. If they pass, fractional deployment proceeds. If they do not, you produce a written audit report that either recommends full Island deployment or a Mainland upskilling programme. You are protecting your team’s velocity — a fractional deployment into a dysfunctional team destroys it.

Delivery & Velocity Management

Review the work cycle board every morning. Flag anything stuck, stale, or at risk before it becomes a client problem — not after. Communicate risks to the CE proactively with options, not just problems. Track every engineer’s billing hours: a shortfall spotted on Wednesday is a Thursday conversation, not a Friday surprise. If an engineer is consistently under-billing, that is either a workload problem, a capability problem, or a motivation problem — each has a different resolution and you are responsible for diagnosing which one it is.

Production Incident Ownership

When something breaks in production, you own the resolution process end to end: take technical lead, make the call on rollback vs. hotfix, communicate status to the client directly if the incident affects them, and own the post-mortem. The client receives the post-mortem within 24 hours of resolution — this is a hard commitment, not a target. The post-mortem covers: what happened, why it happened, what was done to fix it, and what structural change prevents recurrence. You produce it; it is not delegated to the engineer who caused the issue.

Automation & Infrastructure Boundary Arbitration

The Automation Engineer owns the test gates within the CI/CD pipeline. The Infrastructure Engineer owns the pipeline configuration itself. When these overlap and conflict — which they will — you arbitrate. The resolution must be documented in the Island’s .cursorrules and SOP onboarding document so the boundary does not need to be relitigated every sprint. This is not optional housekeeping; an unresolved boundary between these two roles is one of the most common sources of deployment failures on Islands.

Full Stack Ownership — Web & Mobile

You review and own work across the entire application layer: React / Next.js web frontends, React Native or Flutter mobile apps, Node.js / Python backends, and database schema. You cannot delegate a review of mobile code because you do not know mobile, or backend code because your background is frontend. If there is a gap in your full-stack depth, that is something to resolve before taking this role, not on the job.

People Management & Mentoring

Hold bi-weekly 1:1s with every engineer on the Island — focused on growth, blockers, and career direction, not status updates. Status belongs on the board; 1:1s are for the person. Address performance gaps early, directly, and specifically: a pattern spotted in week two is a conversation in week two, not month three. Protect the team from unfiltered client anxiety — absorb it, process it, and give the team clear direction instead of noise. If an engineer is struggling, that is your problem to solve before it becomes the client’s problem to notice.

Network Contribution

At the close of every engagement, submit to the Fountane Mainland: the .cursorrules file, all prompt templates used, a short retrospective on what worked and what did not, and any reusable patterns or scripts developed during the engagement. This is a Lead-level obligation, not a nice-to-have. The network’s collective capability grows through what Leads bring back from the field. An engagement that ends without a Mainland submission has left the network no smarter than it was before.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least two years in a role where you were accountable for delivery outcomes — not just your own code. You should be able to describe an engagement where something went wrong on your watch, what you did about it, and what you would do differently. If your experience is entirely individual-contributor, this role will be a difficult fit.
• Genuinely full stack across web and mobile: React / Next.js, React Native or Flutter, Node.js or Python, and database architecture including schema design and migrations. You review and own work across all of these surfaces — not just the ones you are most comfortable in.
• Hands-on, daily Cursor and Claude usage with the ability to set and enforce standards for how a team uses them — not just personal proficiency. You should be able to describe the .cursorrules file you would write for a standard SMB engagement and explain the decisions behind it.
• Proven ability to communicate technical risk and decisions directly to non-technical clients — not through a PM, directly, in plain language. You should be able to describe a client pushback you navigated and how you handled it.
• Experience managing scope on a real engagement: a client who wanted more than was in the contract, and how you resolved it without damaging the relationship or the team’s velocity.
• Has conducted security-aware architecture design: auth systems, input validation, safe data handling. You should be able to describe a security decision you made and why.
• Has led or coordinated a small engineering team — run 1:1s, addressed performance gaps, made scope calls under pressure. Management experience at a staffing agency or outsourcing firm counts if the accountability was real.
• Comfortable having direct, specific performance conversations early — not after the situation has compounded. You should be able to describe a time you addressed a performance issue at the first sign rather than waiting.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

About Fountane

Fountane is a technology ventures lab - one part product studio, one part startup engine. We build high-quality software and AI products for clients ranging from fast-moving startups to large enterprises, and we co-build and invest in new companies when we see the right opportunity.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Minneapolis, we have grown to 60+ people across four continents and were recognised as one of America’s fastest-growing companies, ranking No. 699 on the Inc. 5000 with 595% three-year growth.

We are serious about craft, direct about expectations, and operate at the frontier of AI-assisted engineering. Lead PEs here carry real authority and real accountability — over delivery, over people, and over client outcomes. If that combination is what you are looking for, this is the place.

Position Title: Software Development Engineer (SDE-2)

Department: Engineering & Product

Location: Pune, Maharashtra (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with market standards and experience

ORGANISATION OVERVIEW:

Growloc Private Limited is a leading Agri-tech enterprise in India, specialising in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for modern farm management. We are committed to empowering farmers through innovative technology that optimises resource utilisation, enhances crop yields, and ensures the delivery of consistent, quality produce.

Backed by a team of purpose-driven professionals, Growloc Private Limited is at the forefront of building a more sustainable, efficient, and productive future for Indian agriculture. Our work sits at the intersection of technology and rural impact — and every product we ship makes a difference.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven MERN Stack Engineer (SDE-2) to join our growing Engineering team. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), a proven ability to apply Design Patterns, and expertise in Low-Level Design (LLD) to architect and implement robust, scalable, and efficient full-stack solutions. This role is critical for building and maintaining high-quality, lean engineering environments that value smart development practices, quality-first thinking, and the strategic use of modern AI-assisted development tools.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

•       Design, build, and maintain robust full-stack applications leveraging MongoDB, Nest.js, React.js, and Node.js, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and maintainability through the judicious application of efficient algorithms, established design patterns, and sound Low-Level Design (LLD) principles.

•       Take complete ownership of features from architectural design through production deployment, utilising modern CI/CD workflows including GitHub Actions, Vercel, and AWS.

•       Integrate and strategically leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT) to accelerate development velocity, improve documentation quality, and streamline test authoring.

•       Author and maintain comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end test suites to uphold rigorous code quality standards.

•       Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data, and Hardware teams within an agile, lean delivery framework to drive frequent, high-quality releases.

•       Ensure consistent performance, responsiveness, and scalability across both frontend and backend systems.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

Educational Qualification

•       Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering discipline.

Technical Skills

•       2–5 years of professional experience building production-grade applications on the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js).

•       Strong proficiency in Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), with the ability to analyse problem complexity and implement optimised solutions.

•       Demonstrable experience with various Design Patterns (e.g., MVC, Singleton, Factory, Observer) and their practical application in building scalable and maintainable software systems, coupled with a strong understanding of Low-Level Design (LLD) principles for modular and efficient code architecture.

•       Strong proficiency in frontend architecture, including React Hooks, Context API, and/or Redux.

•       Solid understanding of Node.js, Express.js, RESTful API design, and MongoDB schema design.

•       Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and cloud deployment on AWS or equivalent platforms.

•       Proficiency with automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, and/or Cypress.

•       Demonstrated use of AI-assisted coding tools integrated into day-to-day development practices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (GOOD TO HAVE):

•       Exposure to IoT systems or prior experience with hardware device integration.

•       Experience with real-time data technologies, including WebSocket.

•       Professional background in agriculture, climate-tech, or rural technology sectors.

•       Working knowledge of TypeScript or serverless computing architectures.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

•       Strong problem-solving ability and analytical thinking, with a focus on applying Data Structures and Algorithms and Low-Level Design (LLD) principles to solve complex technical challenges efficiently and effectively.

•       High ownership mindset with the ability to drive features independently.

•       Effective cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.

•       Adaptability and willingness to work in a fast-paced, lean startup environment.

•       Commitment to code quality, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices.

Strong Full-Stack/Frontend Developer Profiles

Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 2+ years of hands-on experience in software development.

Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have 2+ years of frontend development experience with React.js, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+);

Mandatory (Experience 3): Must have strong understanding of any 1 backend skills. (Python, Java, Node, etc)

Skill set Requirement
RoR
Any front end frameworks (good to have)
Docker, Aws and Kubernetes
Sidekiq

Note : This position is for Pune location.  Please only apply if you are in pune or willing to relocate to Pune.

We are a product company with headquarter in New York and development centre in Pune.

Our Client is focused on democratizing Insurance through technology. It is a cloud-based platform connecting distributors to the Insurance Ecosystem to sell and manage Insurance programs. They are creating a middleware connecting consumers, traditional insurance institutions, intermediaries, and service partners on a single platform. Basically, give distributors the ability access to the entire Insurance ecosystem via 1 API / 1 platform.

Their goal is simple - Provide a new way to do Insurance, which is secure, easy, and focuses on the consumer while staying compliant with the frameworks laid down by the regulator.

Description

This is a mission-critical role. They are a small, diverse, agile and high-performance, engineering team. They are looking for versatile developers who will:

• Innovate their existing product and work on creating tools that crunch integration times and time to market
• Improve through peer-learning and transmit them to the firm's dev ecosystem.
• Take ownership and get the job done.

They are clear. They need role shapers, not role takers.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for design, development and delivery our web-based application in an agile manner built on Java Spring Boot, React, My SQL and Mongo DB.
• You will be expected to write code on day-to-day basis while testing it on real world use cases
• You will be an independent owner of your feature on the platform.
• You will be a part of the core software development team and are expected to participate in all development cycles.
• You will be responsible for closure of business requirements end-to-end by working cross-functionally and will be expected to mentor and drive other members of the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer / Technology domain.
• 4-7 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a start-up environment/ building SaaS products.
• Excellent coding skills with ability to deliver in a hyper growth phase.
• Hands on experience in JAVA and practical experience in developing and designing scalable software solutions.
• Excellent Problem-solving skills & understanding of data structures in a complex environment.
• Extensive experience in Spring, Hibernate and SpringBoot
• Experience in building REST Services
• Experience in integrating third party APIs (Payment gateways, SMS gateways, Accounting software APIs, APIs of CRM tools etc.) into web applications
• Experience in working with SQL and no SQL DBs (Preferably Mongo DB)
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker is a plus
• Knowledge of how insurance processes and past experience in working on insurance applications is a plus.

We are looking for a PHP + Laravel Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the different cloud applications across all verticals. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end .

Why join Kesari Awayddings?

We are super aggressive and believe in a strong vision. We love building products that solve real problems and you get to write code across multiple technologies and do actual stuff. We are reimagining and reengineering the Destination wedding Industry & its ecosystem through intelligent and innovative technology.

Responsibilities: • Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP and NodeJS modules • Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges • Integration of data storage solutions (AWS S3, Redis, Memcache) • Architecting NodeJS-based scalable microservices. • AWS deployment, CI-CD pipelining. • Designing and developing APIs.

Skills & Knowledge:

Minimum 2 years of experience is mandatory - Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (Laravel) - Understanding of MVC design patterns - Basic understanding of HTML5, and CSS3 - Knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming - Knowledge of JS frameworks like ES6 Express and GraphQL - Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application. - User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments. - Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds - Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes - Knowledge of SQL, MySQL, MongoDB or similar database management systemExposure to or experience with AWS- ElasticBeanStalk, Load Balancer, S3, EC2, Git/ Bitbucket/Jira/Jenkins, etc - Optional - Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Vue JS or React is a plus

What’s in it for you? • Opportunity to be a part of the core team, working closely with founding team members • The steep learning curve with great exposure to all the aspects of start-ups • A performance-based environment with no limits to career growth and personal development • An opportunity to collaborate with a team of like-minded, smart, creative people who execute and get things done. • Platform to fulfil your entrepreneurship dream and a chance to witness the exponential growth of a company • ESOPS discussion can happen depending on the performance

The Job location is Pune If you’re passionate about web platforms and translating code into user-friendly products, we would like to meet you.

Your LinkedIn Profile link Your GitHub link Any stackoverflow contribution is a plus Projects you have developed so far, along with links and reference

•  Experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role 

  • Familiarity with common stacks
  • Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, jQuery)
  • Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g., C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular, Node.js)
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Great attention to details, Organizational skills, An analytical mind
  • Degree in Computer Science, or relevant field.

  Responsibilities 

  • Work with development teams and product managers 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
  • 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.

   

As a Full Stack Developer, you will be working on the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end

• Participating in the full development life cycle, including implementing design, coding, testing, and production release
• creating modules and components in React and coupling them together into a functional app
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workaround
• Integrating multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Driving innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development

Desired Candidate Profile