Lead Mern Stack Developer

Role Overview

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, is hands-on with development, and can lead our engineering team to build and scale robust, high-performing systems. You will drive architectural decisions, mentor a team of talented engineers, and collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams to execute our ambitious roadmap. You will be at the forefront of scaling our infrastructure to support billions of messages, ensuring real-time engagement for businesses at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Own the engineering roadmap, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance of our systems.
• Hands-on Development: Dive into the code when necessary, set high coding standards, and lead by example.
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team, fostering a strong culture of ownership and innovation.
• System Scalability: Architect and optimize scalable and resilient backend & frontend systems handling millions of messages per day.
• High Availability & Performance: Design systems that can handle billions of API calls and ensure minimal downtime.
• Agile Execution: Drive sprint planning, prioritization, and timely delivery of features in an agile development environment.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product, design, and business teams to align engineering efforts with company goals.
• DevOps & Security: Ensure best practices for CI/CD, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and security compliance.
• Tech Stack Evolution: Stay ahead of emerging technologies and drive innovation in AiSensy’s architecture.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership/managerial role.
• Expertise in modern tech stacks – Proficiency in MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack or similar.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) and microservices architecture.
• Proven experience in scaling high-traffic, distributed systems handling billions of messages per month.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to hustle in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a data-driven decision-making approach.
• Passion for building great products, coaching engineers, and driving tech excellence.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation & Benefits aligned with your experience and the impact you bring.
• Opportunity for Growth in a rapidly expanding B2B SaaS company.
• Cutting-Edge Technology & Projects in the WhatsApp Business API and Click to WhatsApp Ads space.
• Collaborative Work Environment that fosters innovation, learning, and career development.
• Flexible & Inclusive Culture, where every team member has a voice and the chance to make a significant impact.

About

Blend-ed, the brainchild of a team of educationalists and technologists who believe in science-backed learning, is an innovative and technology-rich platform that steps early into the futuristic blended learning system, envisioning a fundamental change in the prevailing conventional teaching and learning cultures. Working with us will be your contribution towards rewriting the history of education and to building the future of learning.

We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer to build scalable software solutions in the Ed-tech SaaS domain. In this role, you’ll have the sole responsibility for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end stack, development frameworks and third-party libraries.

Requirement : Technical Lead - Senior Full Stack Engineer.

Location : Bangalore, India.

Work Model : Hybrid

Experience : Preferably 3+ years in a similar role.

Joining Date : Immediate

 Salary : Rs 12,00,000 LPA - Rs 20,00,000 LPA (negotiable) 

Role Expectations & Responsibilities

• Work with product manager/s to ideate software solutions.
• lead the project from conception through implementation.
• 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, Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software.
• Create security and data protection settings.
• Write technical documentation.
• Strong organizational and mentoring skills.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role.
• Experience developing web and mobile applications.
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, React etc.)
• Knowledge of back-end languages (e.g. Python/ NodeJS etc.).
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache, Nginx)

Desirable Experience & Skills

• Experience with Python web frameworks, specifically Django.
• Experience with React is a plus.
• AWS skills with knowledge of EC2, VPC, S3 etc.
• Experience in containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).

Why Join Us:

At Blend-ed, we are committed to create a diverse work environment with a range of opportunities for professional and personal development of all our employees. We make learning easier, more efficient, more user-friendly and far more accessible, for all sorts of people, all across the world. As a member of team Blend-ed, you will work on most innovative projects that will revolutionise the learning ecosystem and make a real difference in millions of people’s learning experience.

Work Culture: With a task-driven office culture, we believe that optimal productivity is rooted in each individual's pace and strength, rather than rigid timelines. We follow a flexible work culture along with mutual understanding and support.

Growth at a personal level: Each member of our team gets the best nourishment in terms of opportunities, mental and moral support and a stage for their existing and enhancing skills, ensuring your personal growth alongside the company.

Creativity and Innovation: We root for creativity and innovation at work and this is a fixed formula to keep things interesting. You are welcome to lay your craziest ideas on the table or board for us to have conversations and coffee over.

Work Environment: Situated at Calicut, a bustling commercial centre in Kerala, which is emerged as one of the best cities to live in India in terms of education, health, entertainment, and the environment, our workspace in HiLite Business Park, flanked by the mall and residential areas, offers an environment of networking, convenience and class, which promotes an undeniably better life quality & experience.

Our Values For All Times:

Innovate, Always: We are committed to creativity and novelty because anything remarkable ever was born out of those.

Science-driven: We base the technological developments on theories and findings in cognitive science, making learning a richer experience.

Love it? Learn it! At Blend- Ed, learning is limited only by the amount of inquisitiveness and passion for exploring. We believe in unlimited exploration and pride in seeking knowledge at any cost.

Taller, Together: Growth is a teamwork at Blend- Ed. We work towards growing together, packing in the personal growth of each team member into the company's growth, mutual respect, motivation and inspiration ingrained into our conduct.

Better Tomorrows: Along with our dreams and goals of transforming the education system, we envision a better tomorrow for the world. The very idea of a better future is rooted in hope and we nurture it.

Ethics Uncompromised: Our work culture is founded in a code of ethics that preserves smooth relationships within the company and outside it, in order to meet our goals and other values.

We are the fastest growing SAAS platform in our segment. With offices in USA, UAE and INDIA we are focused on exponential growth over the next couple of years and we need rockstar team members who want to be part of this journey. We have over 12 positions open in tech such as Front end, Back end, Fullstack - MERN , UI/UX, ML and a lot more. 

Full Stack Developer 2+ yrs exp mandatory

Responsibilities:

• Architecting and developing backend web applications / APIs
• Backend integration with SQL/No-SQL databases, and other external services/APIs
• Integration of web application frontend and backend
• End-to-end performance and optimisation of the web/mobile application
• Frontend development of UI/UX using latest technologies and best practices
• Integrating external services to frontend for various needs
• Work with QA team to ensure test coverage and execution
• Create and automate unit test cases and conduct regular code reviews
• Work with business team to ensure application meets requirements and expectations of external and internal clients
• Work effectively in Agile environment
• Provide estimates and create user stories as part of agile methodology
• Work effectively with other members of same and external teams
• Work on multiple projects at the same time if need be

Requirements:

• Expertise in JavaScript based frontend and backend frameworks (MERN preferred)
• Expertise in AWS
• Expertise in developing full-stack JavaScript systems
• Experience in creating REST APIs
• Proficiency in working with Open source technologies is a plus
• Expertise in developing modern fluid web interfaces with latest technologies
• Experience with developing hybrid mobile apps
• Self-motivated and can work without much supervision
• Works well independently as well as in team environment
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with international clients preferred
• Experience working with Git
• Experience with working on real time systems
• Experience working with SQL and non-SQL database systems
• Full Stack Development: 3 years + required

• Strong analytical and logical skills, ability to work as an individual contributor
• Candidate must have in-depth knowledge of React JS, Node JS, MongoDB, JavaScript (ES6 and Type Script)
• Proficient with HTML, CSS - Master of jQuery and CSS3, less, Sass, Familiar with
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, build process such as And CI CD Process
• Familiar with Jira, Confluence and Agile development
• Knowledge of MVC's will add advantage
• Analytical & Problem solving skills
• Ability to work collectively towards team goals
• Responsible & Self starter who takes initiative
• Professionalism and team handling skills
• Good communication skills in verbal and written
• Understands the software development life-cycle process and a good team player
  
  Responsibilities and Duties

As a Full stack developer, you are expected to deliver end to end assigned task. Primarily you would be working on JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, Node JS, HTML, CSS and taking care of API integration.