Lead Full Stack Developer

Profile Title: Software Development Engineer

Location: Pune Remote

Company Profile:

Growloc Private Limited is a leading Agri-tech company in India specializing in IoT solutions for farm management. We empower farmers with innovative technology to optimize resource usage, improve yields, and ensure consistent quality produce. Backed by a team of passionate individuals, Growloc Private Limited is committed to creating a more sustainable and productive future for Indian agriculture.

Role Overview:

 We’re looking for a MERN Stack Engineer (SDE-2) who’s passionate about building impactful products and believes in working smarter—with AI copilots, automation, and lean dev cycles. You’ll be part of a high-ownership team responsible for delivering full-stack features, writing testable code, and deploying to production with CI/CD.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain robust full-stack applications using MongoDB, Nest.js, React.js, and Node.js.

• Actively leverage AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) for faster development, documentation, and writing test cases.

• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality.

• Own features end-to-end—from design to deployment using modern CI/CD workflows (GitHub Actions, Vercel, AWS).

• Collaborate with product, data, and hardware teams in a lean setup to ship fast and iterate often.

• Ensure performance, responsiveness, and scalability of front-end and backend systems.

Required Skills:

• 2–5 years of professional experience building products using the MERN stack.

• Strong understanding of frontend architecture (React Hooks, Context API/Redux).

• Proficiency in Node.js, Express, and MongoDB schema design.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools, Git workflows, and cloud deployments.

• Experience with automated testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Cypress, etc.).

• Demonstrated use of AI-based coding assistants in real-world development workflows.

Good to Have:

• Exposure to IoT systems or integration with hardware devices.

• Experience working with LoRaWAN protocols and sensor data ingestion.

• Familiarity with WebSockets, MQTT, or real-time data processing.

• Background in agriculture, climate-tech, or rural tech products.

• Knowledge of TypeScript or serverless architectures.

Compensation: Best as per the market standards

At Growloc, we believe in purpose-driven technology. You’ll be part of a collaborative team working at the intersection of agriculture and innovation. If you're excited about building products that matter—and making a real-world impact—this is the place for you

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications using MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js
• Build and optimise RESTful APIs and micro services
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and developers to deliver scalable solutions
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code
• Ensure application performance, security, and responsiveness
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to code reviews

🔹 Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js)
• Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3
• Experience with Redux / State Management in React
• Solid backend expertise with Node.js & Express.js
• Database design, queries, and performance tuning in MongoDB
• Good understanding of REST APIs, authentication (JWT, OAuth)
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodology
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus

🎯 Preferred Skills

• Experience with TypeScript
• Knowledge of GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes
• Unit testing with Jest / Mocha
• Experience mentoring or leading small teams

🎓 Education

• Bachelor's / Master's in Computer Science, IT, or related field

• C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Web API, MVC, Entity Framework
• JavaScript, Angular (React, Vue.js, Knockout.js also considered)
• SQL Server, relational databases (NoSQL is a plus)
• Microsoft Azure, AWS
• Docker, CI/CD pipelines
• SaaS and cloud-native architecture

Responsibilities

• Design and develop full stack web applications using .NET and Angular
• Build scalable APIs and backend services with C# and ASP.NET
• Develop responsive front-end components using JavaScript frameworks
• Optimise application performance, scalability, and security
• Work with SQL Server and data access layers
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers in an Agile environment
• Participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices

Senior / Project Lead Responsibilities (If Applicable)

• Technical ownership across the software development lifecycle
• Architecture and technical design decisions
• Mentoring junior engineers
• Estimation, planning, and technical problem-solving

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer / Full Stack Developer
• Strong commercial experience with C#, .NET, and JavaScript
• Experience with Angular or similar front-end frameworks
• Cloud experience with Azure and/or AWS
• Knowledge of Docker, CI/CD, and DevOps practices
• Experience building scalable, production-grade web applications
• SaaS experience is highly desirable

Nice to Have (Boosts Search Reach)

• Node.js
• Microservices architecture
• NoSQL databases
• Automated testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha)

Past experience in working with any product start-up is a plus.

● Proficiency in fundamental front end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

● Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, and others.

● Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express (recommended).

● Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX

● Understanding of REST Services.

● Experience with Redis.

● Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, MongoDB and Elasticsearch.

● Proficient understanding of serverless programming.

● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

● Good problem-solving skills.

● Attention to detail.

Note: We are looking for real, hands-on experience—not certifications or copy-paste portfolios. Selected candidates will be given a short real-world task to evaluate skills before interview.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using MongoDB, Postgresql, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate them with frontend systems
• Collaborate with designers and project managers for timely project delivery
• Optimize code for performance and scalability
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade applications as needed
• Follow Git-based workflows for version control

Must-Have Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in:
• React.js with hooks, context API, component architecture
• Node.js with Express.js
• MongoDB (CRUD operations, schema design) & Postgresql
• API development and integration
• Strong JavaScript fundamentals (ES6+)
• Basic understanding of deployment (e.g., cPanel, Vercel, Heroku, or VPS)
• Git and GitHub for code versioning

Good-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of Redux or any other state management tools
• Experience with Next.js or TypeScript
• Familiarity with Tailwind CSS or Material UI
• Experience integrating third-party APIs (e.g., payment gateways, social logins)

Who Should Apply

• You’ve worked on real client projects or have built and shipped working applications.
• You are disciplined and take ownership without constant follow-up.
• You are not here to "fake it till you make it"—you’re here to grow with a real team.

Job Description:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in backend development, with proficiency in Python and/or Golang.
• Strong experience in front-end technologies, particularly React.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of Apache Spark is highly preferred.
• Solid understanding of database technologies, both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude toward tackling challenges

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
• 6 years experience delivering highly available web/mobile applications including 1-3 years as Senior/Lead developer.
• Prior experience in retail domain is a plus.
• 3 years of experience working with distributed teams.
• Deep knowledge of UI Libraries / Frameworks, API (REST), API Management and building scalable and high performance Web APIs.
• Must have experience building websites using Javascript and Java technologies (e.g. Typescript, Spring Boot etc.). Search Engine and Native App development experience is a plus.
• AWS Serverless Cloud native services experience with Lambda functions, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, API Gateway etc.
• Strong knowledge of Caching frameworks, data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of databases, NoSQL data stores, storage and distributed persistence technologies.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Passionate about enabling next generation experiences.
• Experience with automated testing, deployment pipelines and cloud based infrastructure

• Develop omni-channel digital solutions leveraging serverless and micro services in a cloud based platform to develop backend services.
• Design high/low level solutions, contribute towards architecture and technical roadmap.
• Lead technical implementation/delivery.
• Host/Lead technical discussions.
• Champion software development best practices, test driven development, CI and CD.
• Build cloud native and highly cost efficient solutions.
• Innovate, Unlearn and Disrupt. Research next generation frameworks and technologies.
• Embrace change. 

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You'll be part of a cross-functional team that's responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable around front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility. Too familiar with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Write technical documentation

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Familiarity with common stacks like LAMP Stack and Mean Stack...
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. PHP, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• 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
• Organizational skills
• An analytical mind
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field

• Ability to translate Wireframes and PSD Designs into functional web apps using HTML5, AngularJS, React , Node.js, and Mongo

• Binding of UI elements to JavaScript object models

• Creating RESTful services with Node.js

• Architect scalable web architectures

• Work in a cross-functional team to deliver a complete user experience

• Create Unit and Integration tests to ensure the quality of code

• Be responsive to change requests and feature requests

• Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible

• Ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly

• 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.