Senior Full Stack Developer/ Tech lead

Position Overview:

We are seeking a hands-on Engineering Lead with a strong background in cloud-native application development, microservices architecture, and team leadership. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering complex enterprise-grade applications and will

be capable of leading a large team to build scalable, secure, and high-

performance systems. This person will not only be a technical expert but also an effective people manager, fostering growth and collaboration within their team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead by example, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to team knowledge-sharing efforts.
• Provide guidance on best practices, architecture, and development processes.
• Drive the design and implementation of cloud-native enterprise applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Champion the adoption of microservices principles and design patterns across the engineering team.
• Maintain a hands-on approach in software development, contributing directly to code while balancing leadership responsibilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, UI/UX, DevOps,
• QA, Security) to ensure successful delivery of features and enhancements.
• Continuously evaluate and improve the development process, from CI/CD pipelines to code quality and testing.
• Ensure application security best practices are followed, addressing vulnerabilities and potential threats in a proactive manner.
• Help define technical roadmaps and provide input on architectural decisions that meet both current and future customer needs.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation within the engineering team.

Required Skills & Experience:

Technical Skills:

Core Technologies: Strong expertise in Node.js and Javascript,

with the ability to pick up new languages and technologies as required.

Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience with cloud technologies,

particularly AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Microservices Architecture: Proven experience in building and

maintaining cloud-native, microservices-based applications.

Security Awareness: Deep understanding of security principles,

especially in the context of developing enterprise applications.

Development Tools: Proficiency in version control systems (Git),

CI/CD tools, containerization (Docker), and orchestration platforms

(Kubernetes).

Scalability & Performance: Strong knowledge of designing

systems for scalability and performance, with experience managing

large-scale systems.

Communication Skills:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex business concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong presentation skills to effectively convey technical information and business value to clients.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and clients across different time zones and cultural backgrounds.

Experience:

• At least 5-10 years of experience in software engineering with at least 2-3 years in a leadership role managing a team of developers.
• Proven track-record for delivering performant and scalable applications.
• Experience working in client-facing roles, providing technical consulting, and managing client expectations.

Leadership Skills:

• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and motivate a team of engineers.
• Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

LIFE AT FOUNTANE:

• Fountane offers an environment where all members are supported, challenged, recognized & given opportunities to grow to their fullest potential.
• Competitive pay
• Health insurance
• Individual/team bonuses
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Fun/challenging variety of projects/industries
• Flexible workplace policy - remote/physical
• Flat organization - no micromanagement
• Individual contribution - set your deadlines
• Above all - culture that helps you grow exponentially.

Qualifications - No bachelor's degree required. Good communication skills are a must!

ABOUT US:

Established in 2017, Fountane Inc is a Ventures Lab incubating and investing in new competitive technology businesses from scratch. Thus far, we’ve created half a dozen multi-million valuation companies in the US and a handful of sister ventures for large corporations, including Target, US Ventures, and Imprint Engine.

We’re a team of 80 strong from around the world that are radically open-minded and believes in excellence, respecting one another, and pushing our boundaries to the furthest it's ever been.

Your Opportunity Join our dynamic team as a Full Stack Software Dev, where you'll work at the intersection of innovation and leadership. You'll be part of a passionate group of engineers dedicated to building cutting-edge SaaS solutions that solve real customer challenges. This role is perfect for an experienced engineer who thrives on managing teams, collaborating with leadership, and driving product development. You’ll work directly with the CEO and senior architects, ensuring that our products meet the highest design and performance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of engineers to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions.
• Coordinate closely with the CEO and product leadership to align on goals and drive the vision forward.
• Collaborate with distributed teams to design, build, and refine core product features that serve a global audience.
• Stay hands-on with coding and architecture, driving key services and technical initiatives from end to end.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing systems to ensure smooth product operations.
• Requirements & Technical Skills
• Bachelor's/Master’s/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields (B.Tech, M.Tech, B.CA, B.E./M.E).
• 4 to 8 years of hands-on experience as a software developer, ideally in a SaaS environment.
• Proven track record in developing scalable, distributed systems and services.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Strong programming experience in Spring & Hibernate with Kotlin, React, Nest.js, Python, and Shell scripting.
• Expertise in Unix-based systems, container technologies, and virtual machines.
• Knowledge of both relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DocumentDB). Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Experience working on both structured and unstructured data sources. Soft Skills
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring capabilities to inspire and guide a team of engineers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Adaptable to new technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Job Title: PHP Developer (Laravel)

Location: Indiranagar, Bangalore (or freelance)

Experience Level: 1-5 years in Laravel & PHP Development

The Role:

As a PHP Developer at Madras Mandi, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining web applications. Your expertise in Laravel and PHP will play a critical role in delivering high-quality and scalable solutions.

The candidate can join full-time or even freelance flexibly.

Key Qualifications:

• A degree in programming, computer science, or a related field/experience.
• Experience working with PHP, performing unit testing, and managing APIs such as REST.
• A solid understanding of application design using Laravel.
• Knowledge of database design and querying using SQL.
• Proficiency in HTML and JavaScript.
• Practical experience using the MVC architecture.
• A portfolio of applications and programs to your name.
• Problem-solving skills and critical mindset.
• Great communication skills.
• The desire and ability to learn.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement web applications.
• Develop and maintain clean, efficient, and reliable code.
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to peers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices.

Why Us?

• Opportunity to work on exciting and challenging projects.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.

Join us in shaping the future of web development!

Technology Development Manager

Location : Bangalore (5 Days WFH)

Education Qualification : B.Tech/M.Tech

(Must have good communication skills)

Skills Required : Java, JEE, Spring Frameworks, REST, Object Oriented Analysis and Design,Microservices Architecture, MySQL, MongoDb, ElasticSearch, Git, Jenkins, Microservices, JSON, Javascript, Node.js, Amazon Web Services or any other cloud 

Experience : 8 to 17 years

Role :

• As a Technology Development Manager, be passionate about technology strategy & vision, hands-on solution design, critical analytical thinking and team management
• Responsible for Peer review, design, deployment, production support & mentoring the team
• Be a self-starter based on your experience and be able to deliver world-class capabilities for one of the fastest growing startups in the Global Digital Identity space
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented, execution-focused environment while handling the day to day operations and having full control over the business technology organization

• Be energised in the fine balance between managing team and being a technologist
• Be comfortable with ambiguity. As with any startup, this role and the company will evolve and pivot and times will show more unknowns than known.

Requirements:

• 8-15 years of progressive technology experience as an engineer, an architect, project manager, and a team leader in cross functional teams
• Results driven! Demonstrated ability to successfully have brought a product to market
• Experience with full-stack software development including newer front-end frameworks
• Java, JEE, Python, Spring Frameworks, REST, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Microservices Architecture, MySQL, MongoDb, ElasticSearch, Git, Jenkins, Microservices, JSON, Javascript, Node.js, Amazon Web Services all important

• Experience and knowledge in Machine Learning & Computer Vision a plus
• Hands-on product management and software development life-cycle experience (especially Agile methodologies)

• Experience leading teams in the successful delivery of large technology projects
• Demonstrated ability to make good technology trade-off decisions, i.e. managing technical debt

• Drives the CI/CD strategy for the product
• Served as technical lead throughout the full development lifecycle, end-to-end, from scoping, planning, conception, design, implementation and testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance

Competencies:

• Can identify leading indicators for problems that is likely to surface in the future
• Can identify large problem patterns, systemic issues and opportunities for larger re-architecture and redesign
• Can troubleshoot the entire product ecosystem effectively
• Considered as a Guru in a language, its internals and the application of the language in a wider context
• Defines coding standards and design approaches across the organization
• Can independently design multi systems and systems with complex interactions
• Can design generic platforms for a wider usage across teams
• Accountable for all designs in the team
• Deep knowledge, understanding and experience with working of different architectural styles 
• Responsible and accountable for NFR aspects of the product
• Responsible for Architecture and Tech stack across the team(s)
• Ability to define (in collaboration with cross functions), plan, deliver and operationalize large releases.
• Create formal mentoring plans and identify mentoring needs for a team
• Contribution to open source projects, open standards
• Flag bearer of
• Freedom and responsibility
• First Principles
• Bias for action
• Earn your badge
• Customer Empathy
• Truth seeking

• IIT/NIT Graduates Preferred
• B.E/B.Tech with 1-2 years of experience in Ruby on Rails
• Hands on experience with using libraries such as RSpec, Beanstalkd, Faye and   background processing.
• Good knowledge of at least one of the Javascript frameworks like EmberJS, AngularJS
• Have a background in functional composition of web pages using HTML / CSS, and  turning a wireframe design into a well-formatted, user-friendly responsive web page
• Follow best practices like test-driven development, continuous integration, Agile    methodology, refactoring and code standards
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools e.g. Git, Mercurial or SVN
• Good knowledge of schema less databases such as Elastic search, redis as well as  Relational Databases such as PostgreSQL
• Excellent problem solving skills and bringing in new, innovative ideas to the table to  make the platform more productive
• Hands-on experience on deployment and maintenance of server (knowledge about AWS  and performance monitoring tools like NewRelic / CloudWatch will be a great plus)
• Should be committed to the job and the growth opportunity in a startup
• Should enjoy working as part of a team
• Should be  proactive, self-driven, and able to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment 
• Should communicate fluently and effectively in English, internally and with external partners