Jr. MERN Stack 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.

Job Details

- Job Title: Specialist I - Software Engineering-.Net Fullstack Lead-TVM

- Industry: Global digital transformation solutions provider

- Domain - Information technology (IT)

- Experience Required: 5-9 years

- Employment Type: Full Time

- Job Location: Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram

- CTC Range: Best in Industry

Job Description

· Minimum 5+ years experienced senior/Lead .Net developer, including experience of the full development lifecycle, including post-live support.

· Significant experience delivering software using Agile iterative delivery methodologies.

· JIRA knowledge preferred.

· Excellent ability to understand requirement/story scope and visualise technical elements required for application solutions.

· Ability to clearly articulate complex problems and solutions in terms that others can understand.

· Lots of experience working with .Net backend API development.

· Significant experience of pipeline design, build and enhancement to support release cadence targets, including Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform).

· Strong understanding of HTML and CSS including cross-browser, compatibility, and performance.

· Excellent knowledge of unit and integration testing techniques.

· Azure knowledge (Web/Container Apps, Azure Functions, SQL Server).

· Kubernetes / Docker knowledge. Knowledge of JavaScript UI frameworks, ideally Vue Extensive experience with source control (preferably Git).

· Strong understanding of RESTful services (JSON) and API Design.

· Broad knowledge of Cloud infrastructure (PaaS, DBaaS).

· Experience of mentoring and coaching engineers operating within a co-located environment. 

Skills: .Net Fullstack, Azure Cloudformation, Javascript, Angular

Must-Haves:

.Net (5+ years), Agile methodologies, RESTful API design, Azure (Web/Container Apps, Functions, SQL Server), Git source control

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Notice period - 0 to 15 days only

Job stability is mandatory

Location: Trivandrum

F2F Weekend Interview on 14th Feb 2026

🚀 We’re Hiring: Senior Full Stack Developer (Python FastAPI & React.js)

📍 Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu (On-site)

🧠 Experience: 5+ Years

🕒 Employment Type: Full-time

About Lumera Software Solutions

Lumera Software Solutions is a product development–focused organization building technology solutions for world-class supply chain leaders. Our products help global enterprises optimize, automate, and gain real-time visibility across complex supply chain operations.

We design and build scalable, high-performance software used by industry-leading supply chain organizations worldwide, collaborating closely with global stakeholders to solve real, high-impact problems.

Our teams work closely across engineering, design, and product to deliver reliable, well-architected solutions, while collaborating with a globally distributed team across regions and time zones.

🔥 Why This Role Is Different

This role is designed for senior engineers and architect-leaning developers who want to take technical ownership and influence how complex, enterprise-grade systems are built.

You will be building mission-critical product features used by world-class supply chain leaders, working on problems that demand strong system design, scalability, and long-term architectural thinking.

This is a core product development role, not a maintenance or support-driven position.

💼 What You’ll Do

• Act as a senior individual contributor, owning complex, backend-heavy features end-to-end
• Design and develop scalable, production-grade backend services and APIs using Python & FastAPI
• Build and maintain front-end components using React.js, with primary focus on backend-driven functionality
• Participate in system design, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making
• Apply AI-assisted development tools to improve development speed, testing, and code quality
• Collaborate with a globally distributed engineering and product team while working from our Chennai office
• Work closely with databases to design efficient schemas and optimize queries
• Apply strong understanding of DevOps concepts including CI/CD, containerization, deployment, monitoring, and observability
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and design discussions
• Drive improvements in performance, reliability, security, and scalability

🛠️ What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in full stack roles with a backend-heavy focus
• Strong proficiency in Python with FastAPI, including API design and performance considerations
• Solid experience building and consuming RESTful APIs at scale
• Good working experience with React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS
• Strong understanding of backend architecture, system design, and data modeling
• Good understanding of DevOps concepts such as CI/CD pipelines, Docker, cloud deployments, and monitoring
• Ability to make sound technical trade-offs with long-term maintainability in mind
• Experience mentoring developers or leading by technical example
• Comfortable working in a focused, work-from-office (WFO) product development environment
• Educational Qualification: B.E / B.Tech (Computer Science or related fields)**

➕ Nice to Have (Not Mandatory)

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization
• Experience setting up or working with CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to product development teams or building in-house products
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts, data pipelines, or integrating AI services into products
• Experience using AI developer tools to enhance productivity

🎯 What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on skills and impact
• High ownership and visibility of your work
• Fast learning curve with real technical challenges
• A collaborative, no-nonsense engineering culture
• Long-term growth as the company scales

✨ Lumera Software Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We value talent, ownership, and diversity.

Full Stack Development:

● Develop, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions across front-end and back-end stacks.

● Implement responsive and dynamic web applications using JavaScript, Angular, or React. 

● Ensure backend services and APIs are well-structured and optimized for performance. 

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: 

● Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to define technical requirements. 

● Participate in code reviews and provide technical mentorship to junior developers. 

Technical Expertise:

● Implement and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performance applications. 

● Ensure applications meet non-functional requirements such as security, reliability, and performance.

 Agile Execution & Continuous Improvement: 

● Contribute to Agile development practices, including iterative releases and continuous integration. 

● Identify opportunities for technical improvements and optimize existing features  

 Required Skills and Qualifications 

● Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

● 6+ years of professional experience in Full Stack Development. 

● Strong proficiency in Java, JavaScript, Angular, React, and RESTful APIs. 

● Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools for continuous deployment.

 ● Knowledge of containerization and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. 

● Proficiency in databases such as MongoDB, SQL, and NoSQL. 

● Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills. 

● Experience with Agile frameworks like Scrum or Kanban.  

Position Overview

We're seeking a skilled Full Stack Developer to build and maintain scalable web applications using modern technologies. You'll work across the entire development stack, from database design to user interface implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain full-stack web applications using Node.js and TypeScript
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices
• Build responsive, user-friendly front-end interfaces
• Design and optimize SQL databases and write efficient queries
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on feature development
• Participate in code reviews and maintain high code quality standards
• Debug and troubleshoot application issues across the stack

Required Skills

• Backend: 3+ years experience with Node.js and TypeScript
• Database: Proficient in SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar)
• Frontend: Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular)
• Version Control: Git and collaborative development workflows
• API Development: RESTful services and API design principles

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker)
• Familiarity with testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, or similar)
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative team environment

About Kloud9:

Kloud9 exists with the sole purpose of providing cloud expertise to the retail industry. Our team of cloud architects, engineers and developers help retailers launch a successful cloud initiative so you can quickly realise the benefits of cloud technology. Our standardised, proven cloud adoption methodologies reduce the cloud adoption time and effort so you can directly benefit from lower migration costs.

Kloud9 was founded with the vision of bridging the gap between E-commerce and cloud. The E-commerce of any industry is limiting and poses a huge challenge in terms of the finances spent on physical data structures.

At Kloud9, we know migrating to the cloud is the single most significant technology shift your company faces today. We are your trusted advisors in transformation and are determined to build a deep partnership along the way. Our cloud and retail experts will ease your transition to the cloud.

Our sole focus is to provide cloud expertise to retail industry giving our clients the empowerment that will take their business to the next level. Our team of proficient architects, engineers and developers have been designing, building and implementing solutions for retailers for an average of more than 20 years.

We are a cloud vendor that is both platform and technology independent. Our vendor independence not just provides us with a unique perspective into the cloud market but also ensures that we deliver the cloud solutions available that best meet our clients' requirements.

What we are looking for:

● Overall 8+ Years of Experience in Web Application development.

● 3+ Years of Designing Middleware using NodeJS platform.

● 5+ Years of Experience in developing middleware using NodeJS

platform.

● 2+ Years of Experience in using NodeJS along with AWS Server-less

platform.

● Good Experience with Javascript / TypeScript, Event Loops,

ExpressJS, GraphQL, SQL DB (MySQLDB), NoSQL DB(MongoDB)

and YAML templates.

● Experience in developing Java, Angular, Java Full stack

● Good Experience with TDD Driven Development and Automated Unit

Testing.

● Good Experience with exposing and consuming Rest APIs and SOAP

APIs on NodeJS platform and Swagger API contracts.

● Good Experience in building NodeJS middleware performing

Transformations, Routing, Aggregation, Orchestration and

Authentication(JWT/OAUTH).

● Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a

dynamic environment.

● Experience working in Agile Scrum Methodology.

● Very good Problem Solving Skills.

● Very good learner and passion towards technology.

● Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

● Ability to communicate effectively with team members and business

stakeholders

Secondary Skill Requirements:

● Experience working with any of Loopback, NestJS, Hapi.JS, Sails.JS, Passport.JS

Why Explore a Career at Kloud9:

With job opportunities in prime locations of US, London, Poland and Bengaluru, we help build your career paths in cutting edge technologies of AI, Machine Learning and Data Science. Be part of an inclusive and diverse workforce that's changing the face of retail technology with their creativity and innovative solutions. Our vested interest in our employees translates to deliver the best products and solutions to our customers.

We have multiple open positions for full-stack engineers to work with us on a cutting-edge eCommerce trade analysis platform.

Must have experience with:

• NodeJS
• Mern Stack
• AWS
• Experience working on SaaS applications with a large codebase

Nice to have

• Tailwind
• DynamoDB
• Chart libraries such as ChartJS