MEAN Stack Developer

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scalable applications using MongoDB, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, and TypeScript.

Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and GraphQL services.

Lead and mentor a team of developers, ensuring best coding practices, performance, and security.

Collaborate with UI/UX designers, product managers, and DevOps teams to streamline development.

Contribute to AI-powered application development (if experienced in AI/ML).

Required Skills & Qualifications

✅ 3+ years of experience in MERN stack development.

✅ Expertise in React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and Express.js.

✅ Strong database management skills with MongoDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.

✅ Proven experience in leading development teams and conducting code reviews.

✅ Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

✅ Bonus: Experience in AI/ML-based applications is a plus.

Why Join Us?

🚀 Exciting Projects – Work on AI-driven and scalable web solutions.

🤝 Leadership Opportunity – Lead and mentor a talented team of developers.

🏡 Dynamic Work Environment – Collaborative, innovation-driven workplace.

Responsibilities:

● Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.

● Design user-side and server-side architecture.

● Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.

● Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications on MYSQL.

● 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 web and mobile applications. ● Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript).

● Knowledge of back-end language(Node.js) and JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, Vue but preferably React).

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

● Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

● Great attention to detail Organizational skills. The knowledge of following, will fetch you brownie points during interviews:

● Ruby on Rails.

● Familiarity with AWS.

● Familiarity with Docker

StoryXpress (a Techstars-backed company) is an end-to-end video platform and is an efficient and effective way of humanizing the way you promote and sell your product or services, and communicate with your customers. With a suite of professional video tools (Video Creator, Video Recorder, Video Hosting and Analytics, Video APIs, and SDKs), we help small and medium-sized businesses drive more revenue through the strategic use of video. Founded in 2014, StoryXpress has a rich community of 500K+ users including small enterprises to Fortune 500 companies.

Why Work with Us:

• Get an opportunity to contribute to an exciting, forward-thinking and fast-moving Start-Up.

• Shape-Up your career by working with young and supportive teams and peers!

• Innovation and Creativity is all what matters!

• Experience and understand the startup which is transforming the video marketing industry.

• Friendly Policies, good-competitive salaries, Team Outings and what not!

Job Responsibilities:

• Building and scaling web products that directly impact our customers and partners.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and implement the same.
• Implement user interfaces in React alongside Node.js.
• Translate several RESTful data sources to be used in a front-end application.
• Dig into bugs and feature requests along with writing the tests.

Job Requirements:

• Should have minimum 2 years of experience in the respective field.
• Proficient knowledge of Node.js, Express.js, MySQL.
• You should know how to build scalable web apps.
• You should know how to build front-end components.
• Proficiency in JavaScript Development.
• Good understanding of micro-server architecture and REST API.
• Should be comfortable with HTML, CSS, and related technologies
• You should know why a framework is necessary.
• Proficient in code versioning tools like Git.

Are you excited at the possibility of developing an already stellar team to meet the growing needs of our platform and business? Does this opportunity to build a groundbreaking team and solve hard problems sound amazing to you? If so, we would love to have you onboard!*

Brownie Points For:

- Experience building/working on Chrome Extensions.
- Proficiency with Socket.io and/or Redis.
- Familiarity with front-end build tools, such as Webpack.

B.S. in software development, computer science or related field (Equivalent experience also accepted) 

·  1+ years of relevant work experience in software development and design.  

·  Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals (e.g, algorithms and data structures).  

·  Deep understanding of JavaScript or TypeScript and at least one JS UI framework React ·  
Deep understanding of Node.js and at least one Node server framework (Express, NextJS, NestJS). 

·  Deep understanding of the full software development lifecycle. 

·  Experience designing/implementing/integrating with APIs.  

·  Solid understanding of database systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLServer).  

·  Solid understanding of Git and managed source control services like GitHub. 

·  Experience working within Agile software development teams. 

·  Foundational knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS). 

·  Excellent written and oral communication skills. 

Role & Responsibilities

• A Proven work experience as a Ruby on Rails developer with good understanding of Java script, jQuery, HTML, CSS. The individual will need to be hands on with development, performance optimisation, secure development process, usability, and coding standards of the product.
• Strong ROR development experience and follows best practices (test-driven development, continuous integration, SCRUM, refactoring, and code standards).
• Should have a mix of excellent reasoning ability to document, develop and test software with the commitment to excellence and defect free product before being deployed.
• Should be able to work closely with all stakeholders to investigate, fix, optimise, test, and deploy high quality solutions.
• Should have hands on understanding of technical design, implementation, and maintenance of technical initiatives towards improving and scaling of products.
• Self-motivated and should rapidly incorporate new requirements and deliver successfully by self.
• Effectively communicates with peers and stakeholders, gathers and clarify requirements from technical & functional aspect.

• Follows software development process; consistently innovates processes to improve individual and team productivity and quality.
• Strong Analytical, Problem Solving Skills and participates in all activities with urgency, should be result oriented and with strong work ethic.
• Experience with Agile development lifecycle with excellent understanding of feature estimation and ability to communicate issues and risks that may impact timelines or resources.

Desired Candidate Profile

• 4+ years of IT experience.
• At least 4 years commercial web development experience.
• At least 3 years of Ruby on Rails commercial development experience.
• Familiarity with Relational and Non Relation Databases ( Postgres, Mysql, MongoDb)
• REST API development.
• Familiarity with In Memory Database ( Redis, Memcache )
• Web development - HTML, HTML5 JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, jQuery, http, REST.
• AGILE/SCRUM development Experience.
• Development practices - Rails test framework / TDD / BDD, Domain Driven Design, SOLID, refactoring, OOP design patterns
• Expertise in version control system ( GIT )
• Candidate need to be comfortable dabbling with some basic infrastructure management on AWS.
• Familiarity with ( React, Vue ) is a plus.

Skills

• 3 to 7 Years of experience in Full Stack Technologies-  Express, Lambda, SQL, React, Node JS, Java
• Knowledge of web framework.
• Able to create database schemes that represent and support business processes
• Having a Start-Up experience is a plus
• Having a degree from Premier Engineering Institute is a plus

KRA 

• Work collaboratively in architecture/developing/maintaining solutions Design, efficient, testable, reusable, reliable, and clean code using best software development practices
• Contribute towards the entire development life cycle of analysis, design, implementation and test
• Integration of user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Automation, including writing unit and integration tests
• Maintain high standards of quality for code technical documentation, and deliverable
• Detect, report, investigate, and fix product defects
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies/industry trends
• Ability to learn a lot quickly
• Be active in the community by participating in meetups and conferences
• Participate in brainstorming and idea generation activities.

What Makes You A Great Fit

• Ability to communicate clear timelines and the ability to over achieve them
• Fast Learner, very good interpersonal skills, positive attitude
• Ability to pick something new and learn it fast whatever way possible

Location : 

 As Grip is a company started during the Covid-19 Era we believe in working from wherever you want and meeting you virtually every now and then.  

About the compnay : Grip:

GRIP is an online fintech company aimed at providing a convenient, hassle free investment experience through investing in physical assets. The company kickstarted its journey in 2019 and was founded by Nikhil Aggarwal, who previously served as the COO of Chalo and Vice President of Morgan Stanley. He also worked for the World Bank.

The leasing industry in India remains largely unexplored and GRIP's objective is to make retail investors aware of it as an investment option. Through GRIP, one can invest in physical assets leased to corporates and earn stable monthly returns. The proposition is not as volatile as the share market and the returns are extremely healthy. GRIP focuses on the employed upper-middle class spectrum and aims to provide an effective alternative to these investors.

Why Grip :

While we offer competitive cash compensation along with ESOPs to participate in our long-term growth, the real upside is simply the challenge ahead and the awesome, friendly team by your side. And an opportunity to learn and grow at a breakneck speed as we redefine the contours of finance for Investors in India.