MERN Stack 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.

Responsibilities:

 Work with development and product team to ideate software solutions

 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, Ability to quickly pick up new areas in the product and write optimal

code taking into consideration the security and performance aspects of the product.

 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

Skills:

 Proven experience of around 4-7yrs as a Full Stack Developer.

 Should be a full stack developer who can code on cutting-edge technology stacks including

Laravel, Nodejs, Express js, Python, React, Angular, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase, Elastic Search,

Docker, AWS etc. for our clients.

 Experience developing desktop and mobile applications

 Familiarity with common stacks

 Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML,

jQuery)

 Strong Knowledge of multiple back-end languages and on frameworks or platforms (Phython

/ Express JS / Django etc), API / Serverless services, DB Schema Definition.

 Good to have stakeholder management, team leading, team mentoring, code management

under critical problem

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

design

 Excellent communication and teamwork skills

 Great attention to detail and analytical skills.

 Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analysing user requirements, writing and testing code
• Developing existing programs by analysing existing code and identifying areas for modification
• Integrating existing software products with 3^rd party applications
• Undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions.
• Formulate, approve and recommend technical specifications.
• Responsible for ensuring quality delivery and code reviews.

Skills and Requirements:

• Have a minimum 2:1 degree in Computer Science or Maths with high levels of programming and 3 years’ hands-on technical skills
• Development of Single Page Application (SPA) applications written using Angular framework
• Development experience with .Net, C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net, MVC, Java/TypeScript, HTML & CSS
• Knowledge of SOA, Web API, RESTful JSON, SOAP web services and integration concepts
• Competent Data skills with Microsoft SQL
• Version control using Git and/or Subversion
• Exposure to devOps Continuous Integration and/or Continuous Delivery is a plus
• A working knowledge of SAP is advantageous.

Person Specification:

• Ability to work on their own, to meet project timelines and drive out resolutions to problems.
• Demonstrate good problem-solving abilities with the necessary urgency & responsiveness to incidents, problems and their resolution
• An organised working practice with a mature & calm approach to all user situations
• Good communication skills & attention to detail and ability to interact with Management and be an effective team member
• Ability to write clear procedures including technical and user documentation
• A desire to learn new technical skills and technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build beautiful UI using the Angular framework
• Work closely with the UX and visual design team to build a highly engaging UI that predicts and exceeds user expectations
• Work closely with product management team to understand user needs; participate in process definition and technology selection to ensure appropriate testing of UIs
• Develop the UI using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript to create great product experiences
• Build RESTful APIs that interface with the Cohesity backend systems
• Develop and Debug end to end from UI to the backend

Requirements:

• 3+ years of engineering experience with a proven track record of building high performance consumer web applications or services.

• good exposure in front end ui frameworks like reactjs, angular.

• thorough knowledge of html, css and javascript.

• very good analytical and problem solving skills.

• Willingness to constantly learn and if you are looking for ways to improve yourself and the processes around you.

• experience working in an agile team environment and are a self-starter, conscientious member of the team.

• passion to code, but also you’re awesome at it!

• Attention to detail

• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude
• Experience working with a startup will be a plus.