Mean stack developer

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Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled MERN Fullstack Senior Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role demands extensive experience in both frontend and backend development, along with a strong grasp of cloud technologies and database management. You will work closely with the Engineering team, Product team, and other stakeholders to design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions. As a technical leader, you will ensure adherence to best practices, provide mentorship, and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Engineering Group and Product team to understand requirements and design comprehensive solutions.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed, scalability, and security.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Build high-quality, reusable code for both frontend and backend applications.
• Document and communicate application design, topologies, and architecture clearly to peers and the business.
• Work closely with User Experience, Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing teams to create outstanding web experiences.
• Partner with Engineering and other teams to develop new frameworks, feature sets, and functionalities.
• Lead and coach team members, promoting thought leadership and project excellence.
• Provide technical leadership, ensuring adherence to best software engineering practices, such as TDD, continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.

Must have experience requirements:

Education and experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7+ years of professional experience in full-stack development.

Technical Requirements:

• Proficiency in JavaScript, including ES6 and beyond, asynchronous programming, closures, and prototypal inheritance.
• Expertise in modern front-end frameworks/libraries (React, Vue.js).
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and pre-processing platforms like SASS or LESS.
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design principles.
• Knowledge of front-end build tools like Webpack, Babel, and npm/yarn.
• Proficiency in Node.js and frameworks like Express.js, Koa, or NestJS.
• Experience with RESTful API design and development.
• Experience with Serverless.(Lambda, CloudFunctions)
• Experience with GraphQL.
• Experience with SQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
• Experience with caching & search frameworks. (Redis, ElasticSearch)
• Proficiency in database schema design and optimization.
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Proficiency in testing frameworks and libraries (Jest, vitest, Cypress, Storybook).
• Strong debugging skills using tools like Chrome DevTools, Node.js debugger.
• Expertise in using Git and platforms like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
• Understanding of web security best practices (OWASP).
• Experience with authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT).
• System Security, Scalability, System Performance experience

Leadership & Team:

• Proven track record of delivering complex projects successfully.
• Ability to conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Experience in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Ability to manage project timelines and deliverables effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams (designers, product managers, QA).
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and frameworks.

Perks:

• Day off on the 3rd Friday of every month (one long weekend each month)
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement Program to promote health well-being
• Monthly Office Commutation Reimbursement Program
• Paid paternity and maternity leaves

Primary responsibilities:

•Design, develop AWS IoT/Cloud-based applications using Typescript, Node.Js.

•Work closely with onsite, offshore, and cross functional teams, Product Management, frontend developers, SQA teams to effectively use technologies to build and deliver high quality and on-time delivery.

•Proactively Identify risks and failure modes early in the development lifecycle and develop POCs to mitigate the risks early in the program.

•Assertive communication and team skills.

•This individual be self-directed, highly motivated, and organized with strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, and an ability to work on multiple projects and function in a team environment.

Experience and Skills Required:

•More than 6 years of overall experience in Software domain.

•At least 3 years of experience in Cloud native applications.

•Solid working knowledge of Typescript, NodeJS.

•Thorough working knowledge in AWS, Lambdas, Microservices etc.,

•Experience in executing CI/CD processes

•Experience in Microservices Architecture

•Good Knowledge on Cloud security & security design control implementation.

•Knowledge of (AWS IoT Core) and In-depth knowledge of AWS cloud native services including Kinesis, DynamoDB, Neptune, Lambda, API Gateway, Timestream , IoT Core, GreenGrass, Aurora, Lambda, etc.

•Great knowledge in Agile/Scrum

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

• Design and develop SaaS-based applications based on microservices architecture.
• Work on the core backend and ensure it meets the performance benchmarks.
• API and Integrations
• 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.
• Work on the front end with ReactJS is a plus point.

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
• 5+ years of experience
• Agnostic/Polyglot with multiple tech stacks
• OAuth, API Integrations.
• Agnostic/Polyglot with multiple tech stacks.
• Worked on open source technologies – NodeJS, ReactJS, MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, CouchDB, DynamoDB, Clickhouse, Kafka
• Backend exposure – good knowledge of building and integrating APIs
• Efficient in building microservices in combining server & front-end.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding skills on oAuth.
• 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.

You will work with a top-notch tech team, working closely with the architect and engineering head. 

A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment that will enable you to juggle between concepts, yet maintain the quality of content, interact and share your ideas and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at Compass.

We at Compass strive to make selling fun with our SaaS incentive gamification product.  Compass is the #1 gamification software that automates and digitizes Sales Contests and Commission Programs. With game-like elements, rewards, recognitions, and complete access to relevant information, Compass turbocharges an entire salesforce. Compass also empowers Sales Managers with easy-to-publish game templates, leaderboards, and analytics to help accelerate performances and sustain growth.

We are a fun and high-energy team, with people from diverse backgrounds - united under the passion of getting things done. Rest assured that you shall get complete autonomy in your tasks and ample opportunities to develop your strengths.

If you find this role exciting and want to join us in Bangalore, India, then apply by clicking below. Provide your details and upload your resume. All received resumes will be screened, shortlisted candidates will be requested to join for a discussion and on mutual alignment and agreement, we will proceed with hiring.

The ideal candidate should be a proactive individual with strong communication skills and a team player. He or she should have experience of at least 5+ years in MEAN stack development.

Should have hands-on experience in the following:

• Hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using MEAN stack and have at
• least 5+ years experience on the same.
• Should have excellent in-depth knowledge of Nodejs and Mongo DB.
• Working knowledge of RESTful web services.
• Working knowledge of Angular js.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3.
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Good communication skills.
• Experience in working effectively within a team

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining the entire technology stack of Walnut Schools, consisting of school management software, e-Learning software, mobile apps and Google Apps Scripts.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality software and web applications
• Analyze and maintain existing software applications
• Design highly scalable, testable code
• Discover and fix programming bugs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field
• 2+ years of active development experience with PHP (Code Igniter, Symfony), React.js, MySQL, Web Applications, GIT
• Puzzle solver
• Tinkerer who loves to create new products

Will be developing mobile and web applications using latest technology. Should be good in analysing requirements and translate into applications. Good in understanding application flows.

Tech Skills –

MEAN (MongoDB, Express, Angular/React, Node.js) – Expert level - at least 2-3 full sized projects

Cloud technology – Familiar with using cloud technology (AWS, GCP etc) – Intermediate – Should be able to interact with the services from cloud (e.g. firebase etc)

HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Java script – Intermediate level - Good understanding of concepts and should be able to realize application screens based on the UI provided by designers

Mobile technology – Hybrid (ionic, Cordova, capacitor, flutter), Native (Android, iOS) – Beginner – Should have understanding of concepts, good with basics