MERN Stack Developer

Job Description: Principal Engineer (Full Stack Architect)

Job Title: Full Stack Architect

Location: Hyderabad, India

Experience: 15Years to 20 years (4+ years in Enterprise Architecture)

Technology Stack: MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js), Distributed Systems, Cloud (GCP/Azure), Neo4j, Vector Databases, SQL and NoSQL Databases, Knowledge Graphs.

Industry: Enterprise Software, Large-Scale Distributed Systems, Machine Learning

Job Summary

As a Full Stack Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing and architecting large-scale distributed systems with a strong focus on the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js). You will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade software solutions that leverage cloud infrastructure (GCP/Azure), knowledge graphs (Neo4j), vector databases, and machine learning at scale. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams including data scientists, cloud engineers, and front-end developers to deliver high-performance, secure, and scalable applications.

This role requires a deep understanding of distributed systems architecture, graph databases, machine learning systems, and cloud computing, with a strong focus on building solutions that meet business and technical needs. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience with a proven track record of architecting full-stack systems and leading engineering teams in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

Full Stack Architecture: Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant enterprise applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js,

React, Node.js).

Distributed Systems: Architect and design large-scale distributed systems that handle high- volume, low-latency data processing.

Cloud Engineering: Implement and maintain cloud infrastructure solutions on GCP or AWS,ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.

Knowledge Graphs and Databases: Design and optimize complex data models using Neo4j, vector databases, and other NoSQL solutions to manage interconnected data efficiently.

Enterprise Solutions: Architect and deliver cloud-native enterprise software solutions that meet enterprise-grade security, compliance, and performance requirements.

Data Structure & Algorithms (DSA): Lead by example in writing efficient, high-performance code and optimize software with a strong focus on algorithms, data structures, and system design principles.

Collaboration: Work with engineering, data science, and product teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment.

Performance Optimization: Ensure system performance, scalability, and reliability throughcode reviews, optimizations, and best engineering practices.

Documentation & Best Practices: Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation and promote engineering best practices across teams.

Mandatory Requirements

Experience: 12+ years of full-stack development experience, with significant expertise

in building and architecting applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js,

React, Node.js).

 Distributed Systems: Proven track record of architecting and implementing large-scale

distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.

 Cloud Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS),

with a deep understanding of cloud services such as compute, storage, networking, and

security.

 Database Systems: Expertise in NoSQL databases like MongoDB and graph databases like

Neo4j. Experience with vector databases for high-dimensional data processing.

 Knowledge Graphs: Hands-on experience in designing and working with knowledge graphs

for solving complex data relationships.

 Data Structures & Algorithms: Strong knowledge of DSA with practical experience in

solving complex technical challenges.

 Microservices Architecture: Experience in designing and developing microservices-based

architectures and ensuring high availability.

 DevOps ; Automation: Knowledge of DevOps practices (CI/CD), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).

 Agile Methodologies: Experience with Agile development methodologies, including SCRUM, TDD, and iterative development.

Nice-to-Have Requirements

 Front-End Expertise: Advanced experience with React.js, with knowledge of modern front- end technologies (Next.js, Redux, TypeScript).

 Cloud Certifications: Google Cloud Professional Architect or Azure Certified Solutions Architect certifications.

 Data Engineering: Hands-on experience with data pipelines, ETL processes, and big data technologies (e.g., Apache Spark, Kafka).

 AI/ML Ops: Experience in deploying machine learning models using MLOps frameworks and automating ML pipelines.

 Graph Analytics: Experience in graph algorithms and analytics, with the ability to model and query complex relationships in a graph database.

 System Design: Experience in conducting system design reviews, providing insights into performance bottlenecks, scalability, and trade-offs.

 Security & Compliance: Knowledge of enterprise-level security protocols and data privacy compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC2, GDPR).

Leadership: Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams, setting technical roadmaps, and ensuring alignment between business and technical goals.

About Quantela

We are a technology company that offers outcomes business models. We empower our customers with the right digital infrastructure to deliver greater economic, social, and environmental outcomes for their constituents.

When the company was founded in 2015, we specialized in smart cities technology alone. Today, working with cities and towns; utilities, and public venues, our team of 280+ experts offer a vast array of outcomes business models through technologies like digital advertising, smart lighting, smart traffic, and digitized citizen services.

We pride ourselves on our agility, innovation, and passion to use technology for a higher purpose. Unlike other technology companies, we tailor our offerings (what we can digitize) and the business model (how we partner with our customer to deliver that digitization) to drive measurable impact where our customers need it most. Over the last several months alone, we have served customers to deliver outcomes like increased medical response times to save lives; reduced traffic congestion to keep cities moving and created new revenue streams to tackle societal issues like homelessness.

We are headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts in the United States with offices across Europe, and Asia.

The company has been recognized with the World Economic Forum’s ‘Technology Pioneers’ award in 2019 and CRN’s IoT Innovation Award in 2020.

For latest news and updates please visit us at www.quantela.com

Overview of the Role

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design and build performant modern web applications and services. Build high quality web applications and services by writing clean and modular code

Must have Skills

• 10+ years of experience in leading teams and delivering product, write unit and integration tests to ensure robustness and reliability of web applications and services. 
• Measure and improve performance of microservices.
• Catalyze growth within the team through code reviews and pair programming to maintain high development standards Investigate operational issues to find the root cause and propose improvements Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Stripe’s engineering teams.
• Expert level of experience in design and development of Web Applications, highly scalable distributed systems.
• Should have experience in development skills using latest technologies including NodeJS, Microservices, Elastic search, Timescale DB, Kafka, Redis, etc.
• Should have exposure in NoSQL and SQL development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of physical and logical data modelling, performance tuning.
• Should possess excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and productively with globally dispersed teams
• Build high performance teams and Coach team for successful career growth
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimization, and designing schema

Desired Background

Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or Computer Applications

• Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
• Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

Node.js Developer Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.
• At least two years' experience as a Node.js developer.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.

• Ability to work in an existing codebase and collaborate with a diverse team
• Experience in building enterprise-scale backend REST APIs with frameworks such as Nest.js & Express.js using an API-first paradigm
• Intimate knowledge of crafting highly performant database queries
• Hands-on experience implementing relational database structures, including tables, indexes, views, etc.
• A mindset towards building systems for the cloud and DevOps fundamentals
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services is good to have. If not then willingness to learn should be there.
• Focus towards building security, performance, and scalability into services from the beginning
• Experience with debugging code and troubleshooting technical issues in order to craft appropriate solutions

About Briq

With locations in California, Canada and India, Briq is altering the landscape for construction decision making. We are harnessing the power of data to build the industry's first construction data cloud. Leaders in automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, Briq is helping construction companies minimize risk and maximize success.

Briq is a financial automation platform that is changing the way construction companies run their business.

Know More About Us

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Tech Stack

Must Have

Python 3.6 or later, Flask or Django, Microservices, SQL / NoSQL , REST APIs , Redis , Docker, Design Patterns, Unit Testing, HTML/ CSS / Javascript, VueJs or ReactJs, Git, Low Level System Design

Nice To Have

Cloud (AWS/ GCP / Azure), Software Best Practices, Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Gitlab, Database Design, ELK Stack, Messaging technologies like RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka etc.

Responsibilities

Develop applications and features Identify and resolve roadblocks ahead of time
Be an independent contributor with high throughput
Align with product and project managers and ensure proper handoff of requirements
Develop, test, debug, support, and enhance software as per product specifications
Maintain strong coding, compliance, and security standards
Evaluate and provide technical solutions to solve a variety of complex and interdependent processes.
Drive complete ownership over every technical aspect of the features As part of the team, ensure members adhere to our code quality and testing standards.

Your Qualifications

Working experience in VueJs or ReactJs 3-7 years
Working experience in Python 3-7 years
Demonstrated end-to-end ownership for development of least one cloud-based product -
Experience in building microservices / platforms is desirable
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including work estimation, facilitation, and consensus building skills Mentoring / coaching Junior Engineers.
Willingness to learn new technologies is a must
Proven ability to project and meet estimated deadlines
Self-motivated, fast learner with attention to detail and quality
Excellent diagnostic, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Benefits

Modern tech stack for curious minds - Cloud, Kubernetes, Microservices Extensive individual responsibility and support to grow professionally Market competitive pay Best in industry wellness benefits - medical insurance, leaves, work-life balance Flexible work hours Remote work Transparent culture and process with open access to management

About the Company-

About the Internship:

selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Develop server-side/client-side applications.

2. Basic knowledge of Data structures.

3. Test and document the developed code.
4. Must have basic knowledge of any one of the following technologies -

     PHP, Javascript, Golang, Dart.

Note - Only those candidates can apply who:

1. are available for full-time (in-office) internship

2. can start the internship between 1st Aug'22 and 15th Aug'22

You will make an ideal candidate if you have: 

• Overall 6+  years of software development experience in building web-based and highly scalable applications 

• Excellent understanding of core computer science concepts like algorithms, data structure, system design, OOP, etc. 

• Deep knowledge and development expertise in Core Java and SpringBoot 

• Experience in using dockers and Linux.

• Hands-on coding experience in developing web applications with REST APIs

• Good understanding/exposure to Kafka and Elastic.(must have)

• Log stash understanding is add-on

• Worked in a CI/CD environment with Jenkins and handled deployments by yourself 

• Experience working in an agile team with software engineering practices like automated testing, test-driven-development, continuous integration, etc is a big plus. 

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team of talented engineers and oversee daily execution
• Work with product managers in planning sprints and task estimation
• Remove roadblocks for teams and increase delivery velocity
• Provide technical leadership to the team
• Be Technical SME in client meetings
• Be a stickler for code quality, test coverage
• Coach and grow engineering team

To be successful in this role, you need to have/be:

• Proven track record in managing engineering teams and delivering quality products.
• Experience in Ruby on Rails, React JS tech stacks
• Experience in building high performance web applications/APIs
• Top notch analytical/problem solving/debugging skills
• Should have proven ability to build, lead and develop a team
• Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate needs as well as provide the team with a clear overview of the priorities
• Excellent verbal, analytical, organizational, and written skills