MERN Stack

The Role

We’re looking for a Full Stack Engineer to build, scale, and maintain high-performance web applications for Ctruh’s technology platforms. This role involves working across the stack - frontend, backend, and infrastructure - using modern JavaScript-based technologies.

You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, and user-centric solutions. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys end-to-end ownership, technical problem-solving, and working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Note: This is a 6-days work week role with 5 days WFO (HSR) and Saturdays WFH.

Please apply only if you are aligned with the same

What You’ll Own

Full Stack Development

• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust and scalable web applications
• Build and maintain server-side logic and microservices using Node.js, Express.js, and TypeScript
• Contribute to frontend feature development and integration
• Participate in feature planning, estimation, and execution

Backend & API Engineering

• Design and develop RESTful APIs and backend services
• Implement asynchronous workflows and scalable microservice architectures
• Ensure performance, reliability, and security of backend systems
• Implement authentication, authorization, and data protection best practices

Database Design & Optimization

• Design and manage MongoDB schemas using Mongoose
• Optimize queries and database performance for scale
• Ensure data integrity and efficient data access patterns

Frontend Collaboration & Integration

• Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate React components and APIs seamlessly
• Ensure responsive, high-performing application behavior

System Design & Scalability

• Contribute to system architecture and technical design discussions
• Design scalable, maintainable, and future-ready solutions
• Optimize applications for speed and scalability

Product & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with product and design teams to deliver high-quality features in rapid iterations
• Participate in the full development lifecycle - from concept to deployment and maintenance

Code Quality & Best Practices

• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code
• Follow Git-based version control and code review best practices
• Contribute to improving engineering standards and workflows

What We’re Looking For

Must-Haves

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Full Stack Engineer or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js and Express.js.
• Solid understanding of MongoDB and Mongoose.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming patterns.
• Good grasp of system design principles and application architecture.
• Experience with Git and version control best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Good-to-Have / Preferred

• Frontend development experience with React.js.
• Exposure to Three.js or similar 3D/visualization libraries.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure – EC2, S3, Lambda).
• Knowledge of Docker and containerization workflows.
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, etc.).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments

Tools You’ll Use

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript
• Frontend: React.js
• Database: MongoDB, Mongoose
• Version Control: Git, GitHub / GitLab
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS / GCP / Azure, Docker
• Collaboration: Google Workspace, Notion, Slack

Key Metrics You’ll Own

• Code quality, performance, and scalability
• Timely delivery of features and releases
• System reliability and reduction in production issues
• Contribution to architectural improvements

Why Ctruh

• Work on impactful, product-driven tech platforms
• High-ownership role with end-to-end engineering exposure
• Opportunity to work with modern technologies and evolving architectures
• Collaborative startup culture with strong learning and growth opportunities

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives
• Health insurance and wellness benefits
• Continuous learning and professional development

The Ideal Candidate

You are someone who is:

• Comfortable owning features end-to-end
• Strong in backend fundamentals with a product mindset
• Curious, proactive, and execution-focused
• Motivated by building scalable, real-world systems

Profile: MERN Stack Developer

📍 Location: Andheri East, Mumbai

🏤 Work Mode: 5 Days WFO

⏰ Experience: 2+ Years

(Only immediate joiners & candidates who have completed notice period)

What We're Looking For:

✅ 2+ years of MERN stack development experience

✅ MongoDB - database design and complex queries

✅ Express.js - server-side application development

✅ React.js - component-based UI development

✅ Node.js - backend JavaScript runtime

✅ Kafka - event streaming and messaging

✅ Docker - containerization and deployment

✅ Redis - caching and session management

✅ RESTful API design and integration

A backend developer is an engineer who can handle all the work of databases, servers,

systems engineering, and clients. Depending on the project, what customers need may

be a mobile stack, a Web stack, or a native application stack.

You will be responsible for:

 Build reusable code and libraries for future use.

 Own & build new modules/features end-to-end independently.

 Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.

Required Skills :

 Thorough understanding of Node.js and Typescript.

 Excellence in at least one framework like strongloop loopback, express.js, sail.js, etc.

 Basic architectural understanding of modern day web applications

 Diligence for coding standards

 Must be good with git and git workflow

 Experience of external integrations is a plus

 Working knowledge of AWS or GCP or Azure - Expertise with linux based systems

 Experience with CI/CD tools like jenkins is a plus.

 Experience with testing and automation frameworks.

 Extensive understanding of RDBMS systems

SKILL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 2+ years of experience in Java skills.
• 2+ years of hands-on HTML5/CSS3 experience.
• Experience with popular JavaScript frameworks such as ReactJs or Angular 2.0; experience preferred.
• Experience of working with HTTP 1.1, and HTTP/2.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON RPC.
• Ability to write clean, bug-free code that is easy to understand and easily maintainable.
• Experience following Git workflows.
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc.).

Desired candidates must have 3-7 years of experience as NodeJs Developer.

If the candidate cannot relocate to Gurgaon, we can also provide permanent Work from home for this position.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding functional and business requirements and translate them into effective code
• Provide support till deployment of code into production.
• Ownership for ensuring code optimization, problem diagnosis, and on-time delivery
• Implement solutions as per the pre-defined framework /guidelines and adherence to processes
• Finding an optimal solution for the problem statement
• Conduct peer code review.

What candidate should know about:

• Excellent hands-on experience with Node.Js, Express.Js, JavaScript
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Excellent hands-on experience with MongoDB, Mongo aggregation, MySQL
• Ability to build REST services, Authentications, MVC applications
• Excellent Object Oriented Programming skills and ability to write modular, secure, scalable, and maintainable code
• Experience with Elastic Search, Redis.
• Knowledge about AWS components (S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Redis Clusters, etc.)
• Self-learning abilities are required
• Familiarity with upcoming new technologies is a strong plus

We are looking for experienced Full Stack Web Developers. Web Application developer who possesses a passion for pushing web technologies to the limits and will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our web applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, mobile-first web applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Skills

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject.
• 3 to 5 years of industry experience as a Full Stack Developer with focus in React.js and Node.js 
• Experience with Express.js and Node.js is a must.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs is required.
• Experience using Google Firebase is an asset.
• Experience in UI/UX design is preferred.
• You should also be up to speed on practices like TDD, CI/CD, and pair programming.
• You should be very comfortable working with Agile, Lean and Continuous Delivery practices -- and love it as much as we do.
• Understanding and playing a part in the entire cycle of software consulting and delivery (ideation, project conception, UX, code, testing, deployment, and around again).
• Working knowledge of the general web application landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
• Solid understanding of the application development life cycle.

What we are looking for

• At-least 3 years of experience of development on backend applications. Full stack experience is a cherry on the top!
• Experience / knowledge of designing robust systems, maintaining & scaling them
• Experience with usage of NoSQL databases like MongoDB & with SQL and RDBMS Systems
• Experience of creating applications with any of the popular frameworks in Python, Java, GoLang, Node
• Experience with JS frontend frameworks like React, Angular, Vue etc is a big plus
• Well versed with versioning systems like git
• Understanding of rest API implementation

Some of the responsibilties you will be taking up are following

• Working on creating performant and fault tolerant systems which are scalable
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable codebase
• Effectively work with product to gather requirements, gain deep understanding of use cases and business needs, and translate into design and implementation.
• Maintain code integrity and organization.
• Manage basic devops related to CI/CD
• Creating secure systems
• Lead other junior developers
• Define optimal and minimal architecture to achieve product requirements

Our software developer for full stack role would be required to constantly work on building new features as per discussion with the product team.

Our front end code base is in Angular while the backend code base is in Python-Django.

Pre-requisites

• Expert level knowledge of Angular and Javascript
• Intermediate level knowledge of Python

Responsibilities

• Build new products / features from scratch
• Work on implementing and maintaing ticket booking flow on site
• Work on making existing features faster and better
• Work on reducing response time for all our apis

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 1-6 years' experience in full stack development
• Hands-on with angular, python, django, mysql, mongodb, redis, rest-framework
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills
• Good analytical capabilities
• Mobile ecosystem knowledge