MERN Developer

Company: CorpCare

Title: Lead Engineer (Full stack developer)

Location: Mumbai (work from office)

CTC: Commensurate with experience

About Us:  

CorpCare is India’s first all-in-one corporate funds and assets management platform. We offer a single-window solution for corporates, family offices, and HNIs. We assist corporates in formulating and managing treasury management policies and conducting reviews with investment committees and the board.

Job Summary:  

The Lead Engineer will be responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and management of our corporate funds and assets management platform. This role demands a deep understanding of the broking industry/Financial services industry, software engineering, and product management. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in engineering leadership, a proven track record of delivering scalable technology solutions, and strong product knowledge.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineering Strategy and Vision:

- Develop and communicate a clear engineering vision and strategy aligned with our broking and funds management platform.

- Conduct market research and technical analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and customer needs within the broking industry.

- Define and prioritize the engineering roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer requirements.

- Lead cross-functional engineering teams (software development, QA, DevOps, etc.) to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget.

- Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and architecture to development and deployment, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.

- Write detailed technical specifications and guide the engineering teams to ensure clarity and successful execution.

- Leverage your understanding of the broking industry to guide product development and engineering efforts.

- Collaborate with product managers to incorporate industry-specific requirements and ensure the platform meets the needs of brokers, traders, and financial institutions.

- Stay updated with regulatory changes, market trends, and technological advancements within the broking sector.

- Mentor and lead a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

- Recruit, train, and retain top engineering talent to build a world-class development team.

- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.

- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for engineering projects to ensure successful delivery and performance.

- Analyze system performance, user data, and platform metrics to identify areas for improvement and optimization.

- Prepare and present engineering performance reports to senior management and stakeholders.

- Work closely with product managers, sales, marketing, and customer support teams to align engineering efforts with overall business objectives.

- Provide technical guidance and support to sales teams to help them understand the platform's capabilities and competitive advantages.

- Engage with customers, partners, and stakeholders to gather feedback, understand their needs, and validate engineering solutions.

Requirements:

• BE /B. Tech - Computer Science from a top engineering college
• MBA a plus, not required
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of the broking industry and financial services industry.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and delivering complex software products.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, cloud computing, and modern development practices.

Technical Expertise:

• Front-End: React, Next.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Back-End: Node.js, Express.js, RESTful APIs
• Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), CI/CD pipelines
• Version Control: Git, GitHub/GitLab
• Other: TypeScript, Webpack, Babel, ESLint, Redux

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the broking or financial services industry.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and methodologies.
• Knowledge of user experience (UX) design principles.
• Experience with trading platforms or financial technology products.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a deep understanding of the broking industry and a passion for delivering high-impact software solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Architecting and building server and browser-based systems that integrate with our hardware.
• Creating a great user experience by building both back-end infrastructure and user-facing features.
• Performing code reviews and having your code reviewed by peers.
• Creating technical requirements, software design specifications, and other architectural documentation.
• Work closely with UX/UI designers to translate design concepts into functional user interfaces, ensuring a smooth user experience. 
• Implement security and data protection measures throughout the development process. 
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across the entire application stack, from frontend to backend. 
• Optimize application performance and ensure its responsiveness across various devices and browsers, applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Producing software solutions that inherently support testing at multiple levels prior to delivery, including the decomposition of functions, interface-based design, dependency injection, unit testing, test-driven design, service level testing, and supporting user interface automation testing.
• Modifying and creating code to enable successful automated builds, deployment, and testing.
• Effectively leveraging tools and best practices to enable continuous integration and frequent, reliable releases.
• Monitoring system performance to ensure efficient operations and results.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers, to gather and understand project requirements.
• Collaborating with DevOps teams to deploy applications and ensure seamless integration with the production environment.
• Designing and developing high-quality, scalable, and efficient web applications using the MERN stack.
• Developing and implementing front-end components using React.js, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly interface.
• Building RESTful APIs and server-side applications using Node.js and Express.js.
• Creating and maintaining databases using MongoDB, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• Writing efficient and reusable code while adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Conducting thorough testing and debugging of applications to identify and fix any issues or bugs.
• Mentoring and providing guidance to junior developers, sharing your knowledge and expertise.

Must-Have Skills

• Should have 3-6 years of proven experience as a MEAN/MERN Stack Developer.
• Should have proficient in JavaScript (React/Angular/Vue), with significant experience in Node.js and Express.js.
• Should have extensive experience with React.js and its ecosystem (Redux, React Router, etc.).
• Should have In-depth knowledge of server-side development using Node.js and Express.js.
• Should have experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases, including data modeling and querying.
• Should have a solid understanding of RESTful APIs and experience in building them.
• Should be proficient in MERN Full Stack Developer with CSS modules and theme management, with a strong grip on developing custom components. 
• Should be Skilled in building scalable, user-friendly applications using React.js, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB.
• Should be proficient in using UI component libraries like MUI and styled-components for efficient and dynamic web design.
• Should be proficient in frontend API caching with React hooks for optimized performance and seamless user experiences.
• Should have familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and agile development methodologies.
• Should have proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and design patterns.
• Should have experience with AWS cloud services.
• Should have experience with CI/CD technologies.
• Should have familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript (a scripting language specification on which JavaScript is based).
• Should have experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
• Should have proficiency with common front-end development tools such as Babel( Which is a JavaScript compiler that is mainly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ code into backwards-compatible JavaScript code that can be run by older JavaScript engines.), Webpack (to bundle JavaScript files for usage in a browser,), and NPM (Largest Software Registry (Library)).
• Should have ability to understand and translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Should have familiarity with relational database systems, especially PostgreSQL.
• Should have experience in AWS with lambda functions

Good to Have Skills 

• Should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
• Successful experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Should have excellent relationship and customer handling skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong influencing skills and the ability to build consensus.
• Strong action orientation; ability to make things happen.
• Facilitates team and stakeholder meetings effectively.

Job Description:

Experience - 4 to 8 Years

Ideally Applicants have:

What is the role?

You will be responsible for architecting and developing features on the application end to end. You will be working closely with the Product Managers and the Technical architect to come up with high-quality, resilient, and highly performant applications.‍

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop SaaS-based applications based on microservices architecture.
• Work on core backend and ensure it meets the performance benchmarks.
• Work on the front end with ReactJS.
• Designing and developing APIs for the front end to consume.
• Constantly improve the architecture of the application by clearing the technical backlog.
• Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.

What are we looking for?

An enthusiastic individual with the following skills. Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not match all of it. We are open to promising candidates who are passionate about their work and are team players.

• Education - BE/MCA or equivalent.
• Overall 4+ years of experience.
• Agnostic/Polyglot with multiple tech stacks.
• Worked on open source technologies – NodeJS, ReactJS, MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB.
• Good experience with Front-end technologies like JavaScript frameworks, ReactJS, AngularJS.
• Backend exposure – good knowledge of building API.
• Worked on serverless technologies.
• Efficient in building microservices in combining server & front-end.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture.
• Should have sound working experience with relational and columnar DB.
• Should be innovative and communicative in approach.
• Will be responsible for functional/technical track of a project.

Whom will you work with?

You will closely work with the engineering team and support the Product Team of Plum.

We are

A fast-growing SaaS commerce company based in Bangalore with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, SF, Dubai, Singapore, and Dublin. We have three products in our portfolio: Plum, Empuls and Compass. Company works with over 1000 global clients. We help our clients in engaging and motivating their employees, sales teams, channel partners or consumers for better business results.

Way forward

We are looking for a Full Stack developer responsible for the development and maintenance of Vyapar server-side infrastructure. Your primary focus will be building and maintaining the complete server-side infrastructure. Strong understanding of Core Javascript, HTML, CSS, and Relational Database are critical for the role.

Responsibilities:

• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable APIs
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the APIs
• Maintaining the AWS infrastructure, security, performance and uptime
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Helping the team members and guiding them for the right design and implementation

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Javascript and NodeJs, HTML, CSS, JQuery along with great algorithmic skills.
• Good knowledge of PHP (Laravel)
• Strong knowledge of AWS Services and good experience in handling server-side infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of design patterns and best practices.
• Strong understanding, creating, manipulating, and querying database – Mongo DB, MySql.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, web sockets, continuous integration, and caching technologies.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization