Node.js/ MERN Stack Developer

Designation: Tech Lead

● Location: Bandra West, Mumbai, India

● Position Type: Full-time, Permanent

Company Description

Brown Living (www.brownliving.in) is a platform focused on making Sustainable Living Easy, Accessible, and Affordable. As India's first plastic-free marketplace, we promote a sustainable and earth-friendly lifestyle. Our team curates a wide range of everyday-use products that are

ethically sourced and promote minimal waste. We support artisan groups and sustainable brands dedicated to creating a positive environmental impact. Through our platform, we are building India's largest ecosystem for sustainable living and empowering artisans, women entrepreneurs, and innovators to combat plastic pollution.

Role Description

The Tech Lead is responsible for providing technical leadership and direction to the technology team. This role involves overseeing technology projects, setting the technology strategy, and ensuring the smooth operation of digital assets. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical

background and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

■ Lead and manage the technology team (currently outsourced).

■ Oversee all technology-related projects and initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.

■ Develop and implement the technology strategy and roadmap aligned with business goals.

■ Manage the development, maintenance, and optimization of the website, e-commerce platform, and other digital assets.

■ Ensure technology solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and compliant with industry standards.

■ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their technology needs and provide effective solutions.

■ Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation.

Key Result Areas (KRAs):

● Successful delivery of technology projects within budget and timeline.

● Improved website and e-commerce platform performance and user experience.

● Enhanced system reliability, security, and scalability.

● Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives.

● Development and implementation of a robust technology roadmap.

● Increased efficiency and productivity of the technology team.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

● Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering, or a related field.

● Proven experience in a technical lead role.

● Strong technical expertise in web development, e-commerce platforms, and related technologies.

● Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

● Excellent project management and organizational skills.

● Strong leadership and team management abilities.

● Problem-solving and analytical skills.

● Ability to stay up-to-date with emerging technologies.

● Tech Stack:

○ Frontend: Angular 18

○ Backend: Nodejs

○ Database: MySQL

○ AWS: S3, ECS, Lambda etc

Note: This role offers an exciting opportunity for a young professional who is passionate about technology and making a positive impact in the sustainability space. Based in Mumbai, India, the successful candidate will join a collaborative and passionate team dedicated to driving innovation and positive change at Brown Living.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply online via the job application form available here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgb8MMrZX0STJb1Nt63jizdYccAxTQWbAmFAt4YcoAJBJlmg/viewform

Read More:

1. Website - https://brownliving.in/

2. About Brown Living’s Mission & Vision - https://brownliving.in/pages/about-us

3. Meet the Brown Living Team - https://brownliving.in/pages/our-team

4. Work with Us - https://brownliving.in/pages/work-with-us

5. The Brown Lens Curation Method - https://brownliving.in/pages/the-brown-lens

6. Brown Living’s Impact - https://brownliving.in/pages/our-impact-plastic-free-carbon-neutral-shopping

Responsibilities

• Mentoring Team of Juniors, Code Reviews, and System Design Understanding
• Design and develop APIs using NodeJs, TypeScript, and deployment using the CICD pipeline.
• Apply code reviews and development quality reviews to make sure best practices are implemented
• Expertise with MySQL including the design of schemas and development for these databases
• Understanding of System Architectures, Design Patterns, and SOLID Principles
• Knowledge of git-based workflows such as git-flow, Proficient with code editors & linting tools

Requirements

• 2+ years of development experience with NodeJS, and Javascript frameworks related to the web stack
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written

Good to have

• Experience with AWS Microservices
• Experience with payment gateways
• Exposure to AWS Services, policies, and the DevOps pipeline is a plus.
• Expertise with React, Redux, Hooks, and its core principles

Key Skills:

            Programming Languages: C#, VB.NET

            Server-Side Technologies: ASP.NET

            Front-End Technologies: Html5, ES5/ES6/ JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Ajax, Web

             Sockets

            Database: SQL Server

            Knowledge on below concepts/technologies is an added advantage

            - Cloud Platforms: Azure / Google

            - NodeJS, Mongo DB

            - Redis, RabitMQ, MQTT, Kafka

            - Concept of Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment

Key Deliverables: Writing codes as per the requirement.

Since the goal is to grow and develop ourselves, working together can allow you and Sourcebae. to earn fortune remarks and leads.

We are immensely looking for MEAN/MERN Developer. 

Responsibilities:

• Developing front end website architecture.
• Designing user interactions on web pages.
• Developing back-end website applications.
• Creating servers and databases for functionality.
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
• Designing and developing APIs.
• Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
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Experience Required:

• The candidate must at least have a total experience of 1-3 years in the relevant field.
• The candidate must have basic knowledge regarding data structure and algorithm.
• We require people with keen logistics skills.
• The candidate must be strong with basics and their concepts must be clear enough to deal with all sorts of delusions.

Location:

• basis.
• The job-role of a React.js developer is open only for candidates residing in Indore or are willing to relocate to Indore.

We are highly fetching for immediate joiners or candidates that may join the company within 15 days. 

Our ideal candidate is someone who is an exceptional JS developer with significant experience on React and Node. You should be able to build and support complex applications single-handedly with a keen eye towards UX, design, security and performance. Additionally you will need to have a basic understanding of microservices, API integrations to aid in achieving our vision of building the most robust and scalable integration platform in the B2B Retail + Food verticals. You will be responsible for architecture, design and implementation of the entire system to support thousands of customers globally. Our stack is primarily built around Node, PHP, React, Angular, Mongo, PHP and advanced Infra and DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK and more.

Mentoring should come naturally to you, as well as finding the right balance towards process and documentation.

Highlights:
1) You will be working on interesting technical challenges in a product centric and open-source driven environment.
2) You will help set a very high bar on code quality with a focus on test driven development and writing highly performant, fault tolerant and secure code.
3) You will take ownership of product features from conception to implementation, testing deployment and support.
4) A lot of freedom on when and where you work from - just get stuff done.
5) You will open source as much as possible, and blog about cool things that you learnt and built.
6) You will help define who we become as a company.
7) You will get stock options in line with silicon valley standards.


Caveats:
1) We have a strict no-divas rule. There are a lot of smart engineers on the team but no one with an attitude / superiority complex.
2) If you think writing tests for your code, writing docs, doing customer support etc are not your cup of tea, this isn't the right role for you.
3) Similarly, if you're viewing this just as a 20-40% increment opportunity over your current compensation, this isn't the right role or company for you.


This role can be the growth opportunity of a lifetime for anyone who has been operating as a backend lead and wants to grow into a fullstack CTO. Check out the links below if you'd like to learn more about us. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply.

1) Why ShoppinPal? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE7DgtwA0ws" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE7DgtwA0ws
2) Our hiring philosophy and process http://techstory.in/building-startup-team/" target="_blank">http://techstory.in/building-startup-team/
3) Our culture- https://www.shoppinpal.com/culture">https://www.shoppinpal.com/culture