Remote Fullstack Developer - PHP/React

Role & Responsibilities

As a Junior Full Stack Engineer at , you will work on product features end-to-end - from the data model to the pixel on the screen.

You will work alongside senior engineers, learn to bridge engineering and product, and contribute to translating complex business workflows into interfaces that enterprise teams actually use. You will own smaller features and grow into full vertical ownership over time.

• Work on product features end-to-end - complex configuration UIs, workflow builders, and operational dashboards for enterprise users
• Contribute to customer-facing surfaces - SDKs, embeddable flows, and APIs that directly shape how clients experience
• Learn and apply frontend architecture best practices - component structure, state management, performance optimisation, and accessibility
• Build backend APIs and data models under senior guidance - developing end-to-end ownership over time
• Debug issues across the full stack - learn to trace problems from symptom to root cause
• Collaborate with design, product, and customer success - hear feedback from real users and let it shape what you build
• Partner with the GenAI engineer to surface AI capabilities through clean, well-designed product interfaces
• Participate in code and design reviews to learn and grow

Ideal Candidate

• Strong Full Stack Engineer profiles
• Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have 1+ years of hands-on full stack engineering experience (avoid frontend-heavy only profiles, backend heavy will work)
• Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong backend engineering experience using Python, including designing and owning APIs, services, and data models in production environments
• Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have strong frontend development experience using React (or equivalent), including component architecture, state management, and building production-grade user interfaces
• Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have end-to-end ownership experience, building and shipping features across the full stack (UI + API + database) without clear handoff boundaries
• Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have strong web fundamentals, including understanding of browser rendering, performance optimization, and accessibility best practices
• Mandatory (Experience 6) – Must be able to demonstrate solving complex problems on both frontend and backend, clearly articulating trade-offs, decisions, and outcomes
• Mandatory (Experience 7) – Must have solid experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL), including schema design, query optimization, and handling performance bottlenecks
• Mandatory (Company) - Top Product Companies, (preferred early-stage startups with Seed to Series C/D with fast-paced shipping culture)
• Mandatory (Education) - Tier-1 institutes (IITs, BITS, IIITs), Can be skipped if from Top notch product companies
• Preferred (Skill 1) – Strong proficiency in TypeScript, with experience in type-safe architecture and scalable frontend/backend systems
• Preferred (Skill 2) – Experience with testing frameworks such as Cypress / Playwright and strong unit testing practices
• Preferred (Skill 3) – Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices and RESTful APIs using Python (Flask, FastAPI, or Django).
• Architect data models for SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MongoDB, DynamoDB) to optimize performance and reliability.
• Implement efficient and secure data access layers, caching, and indexing strategies.
• Collaborate closely with product and frontend teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Build responsive UI components using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Angular.
• Ensure system reliability, observability, and fault tolerance across services.
• Lead code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and promote engineering best practices.
• Contribute to DevOps and CI/CD workflows for smooth deployments and testing automation.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with deep understanding of OOP, asynchronous programming, and performance optimization.
• Proven expertise in building FAST API based microservices architectures.
• Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL data modeling, query optimization, and schema design.
• Excellent hands on proficiency in frontend proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a modern framework (React, Angular, or Vue).
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and messaging queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and system design skills.

Senior Software Engineer

Location: On-site, Panaji, Goa

About Joyful

Joyful is a leading AI-powered stakeholder communication management platform for voice of stakeholder analysis and contact center solutions. Our mission is to use AI to make all interactions between a company and its stakeholders joyful by removing friction. Joyful is a part of Germinait Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Our  Joyful modules, Engage and Listen, help businesses understand and manage stakeholder interactions across digital channels. We enable companies to provide exceptional customer experiences while maximizing the productivity and efficiency of their support teams, all through one seamless platform.

At Joyful, we're committed to fostering meaningful interactions between stakeholders and brands by providing actionable insights, personalized replies, and a joyful experience for customers, users, and employees alike.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer who thrives on solving complex problems, architecting scalable systems, and bringing innovative AI-powered features to life. You will work on a modern, cloud-native stack—leveraging serverless deployment, microservices, and AI/ML integrations to build resilient, high-performance solutions.

In addition to delivering high-quality code, you’ll contribute to Joyful’s Vibe Coding culture—our approach to writing code that’s clean, collaborative, and a joy to work with.

What You'll Do

• Backend & Cloud Development
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices for Joyful’s Engage and Listen platforms
• Build serverless applications and functions (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or GCP Cloud Functions) for rapid, cost-effective deployments
• Implement robust APIs and data pipelines optimized for performance and reliability
• Ensure security, compliance, and data privacy in all backend services
• AI-Powered Solutions
• Integrate AI/ML models into production workflows to enhance automation, personalization, and analytics
• Collaborate with data scientists to operationalize AI models for real-time and batch processing
• Build features that leverage NLP, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics for stakeholder communication insights
• Vibe Coding Culture
• Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable code that engineers enjoy working with
• Participate in pair programming, peer reviews, and collaborative debugging sessions
• Share best practices and mentor junior engineers to raise the technical bar across the team
• Help maintain a development atmosphere that’s positive, creative, and focused on continuous improvement
• DevOps & Deployment
• Work closely with DevOps teams to optimize serverless deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing
• Ensure observability, monitoring, and alerting systems are in place for all deployed services
• Contribute to cost optimization strategies for serverless architectures
• Collaboration & Problem-Solving
• Partner with product managers, architects, and designers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive root cause analysis for lasting fixes

What You'll Need

• 3+ years of experience in software development, preferably in SaaS or AI-driven products
• Strong expertise in backend development using Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, or Python
• Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, or GCP equivalents)
• Solid understanding of cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and microservices design patterns
• Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML models into applications
• Familiarity with NLP, speech-to-text, or sentiment analysis APIs is a plus
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring tools
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, collaborative environments
• Passion for clean, maintainable code and contributing to a healthy team culture

Why Join Joyful?

• Work on AI-powered solutions that transform how businesses connect with their stakeholders
• Be part of a team that embraces serverless-first development and modern cloud-native architectures
• Thrive in a Vibe Coding culture where great engineering meets great energy
• Collaborate with talented peers in a supportive, innovation-driven environment
• Enjoy professional growth opportunities in a fast-scaling company
• Work from our beautiful Goa office while building solutions used worldwide

At Joyful, we believe that combining AI innovation, scalable cloud design, and a joyful coding culture leads to exceptional products. If you’re passionate about building intelligent, high-performance systems while keeping the engineering vibe positive, we’d love to hear from you!

Here are some technologies you may find useful for web development:

- Vue.js for the front-end framework

- Laravel for the back-end framework

- PHP 7+ for server-side scripting

- SQL for database management

- Docker for containerization purposes.

• Experience : 3-6 years
  Experience in developing full-stack applications at scale
• Should have experience in any of the front-end frameworks like React, Angular, BackboneJS, Ext, etc, and HTML/CSS/Bootstrap.
• Experience in backend technologies like NodeJS, Python, GOLANG, REST web services and Java(OOPS, Collections, DB Access) or any other technology.
•  Hands on experience in JavaScript Concepts (OO-JS, Closures, Unit Testing, Module Patterns etc)
• Good to have skills like REST, Bootstrap, UI Components, CI/CD, NoSQL based DB is added advantage.
• Experience with advanced CSS programming using LESS or SASS is a plus.
• Expertise in of server side technologies and SQL/NoSQL is a plus.
• Experience of JavaScript testing frameworks like Karma, Mocha, Jest etc.
• It involves design the software system, Select algorithms, theories or technologies that will be used for BUSINESS Applications
• Contribute to software development design discussions for new features and new product development
• Strong Problem solving skills and ability to troubleshoot applications & environment issues
• Adaptability, ability to learn faster, Independent, responsible and diligent.
• Good team spirit and interpersonal skills, Excellent Written, Verbal, communication skills, Analytical skills & Business Thinking.

Ideally, you know how to write unit tests and maybe even better write them in TDD. You have knowledge in agile methodologies such as Scrum. You know about GIT and the use of continuous integration tools. You have developed single page JS applications end to end.

Candidate should have a bachelor or Master technical degree or equivalent experience. Strong knowledge in software engineering. Proactive Self Starter, creative thinker in designing, developing and supporting applications. Work as part of cross functional, passionate agile project teams to ensure quality is driven into the heart of the development process.