Senior MERN Stack Developer at a San Francisco based funded startup

Job Overview

As a Senior / Staff SE, you will play a crucial role in leading our development efforts, ensuring best practices, and supporting the team on a day-to-day basis. This role requires deep technical knowledge, a proactive mindset, and a commitment to guiding the team in tackling challenging issues. You will work primarily with .NET Core on the backend and React on the frontend, while also keeping a strategic focus on product security, DevOps, quality assurance, and cloud infrastructure.

Note: This is a deep hands-on IC role, and not a people-management position, yet you’ll naturally mentor and unblock engineers around you through deep technical guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Development Efforts: Drive the design, development, and deployment of applications primarily using .NET Core for backend services and React for the frontend.
• Forward-Looking Product Development:
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align on the technical direction, scalability, and maintainability of the product.
• Proactively consider and address security, performance, and scalability requirements during development.
• Cloud and Infrastructure: Leverage Microsoft Azure for cloud infrastructure, ensuring efficient and secure use of cloud services. Work closely with DevOps to improve deployment processes.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Support the setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, enabling smooth and frequent deployments. Collaborate with the DevOps team to automate and optimize the development process.
• Technical Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and support to team members, helping them solve day-to-day challenges, enhance code quality, and adopt best practices.
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QA to ensure thorough testing, automated testing coverage, and overall product quality.
• Product Security: Actively implement and promote security best practices to protect data and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Documentation & Code Reviews: Promote good coding practices, conduct code reviews, and maintain clear documentation.

Qualifications

• Technical Skills:
• Strong experience with .NET Core for backend development and RESTful API design.
• Good understanding and experience with React for frontend development.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including but not limited to VMs, databases, application gateways, and user management.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, particularly CI/CD pipeline configuration and deployment automation.
• Strong knowledge of product security best practices and experience implementing secure coding practices.
• Familiarity with QA processes and automated testing tools is a plus.
• Ability to support team members in solving technical challenges and sharing knowledge effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on .NET Core and React.
• Previous experience as a Staff SE, tech lead, or in a similar hands-on tech role.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead and grow within a dynamic and ambitious team.
• Challenging projects that focus on innovation and cutting-edge technology.
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on learning, mentorship, and growth.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and stock options.

If you’re a proactive, forward-thinking technology leader with a passion for .NET Core and React, and you’re ready to make an impact, we’d love to meet you!

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scalable applications using MongoDB, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Node.js, Express.js, React.js, and TypeScript.

Design, develop, and optimize RESTful APIs and GraphQL services.

Lead and mentor a team of developers, ensuring best coding practices, performance, and security.

Collaborate with UI/UX designers, product managers, and DevOps teams to streamline development.

Contribute to AI-powered application development (if experienced in AI/ML).

Required Skills & Qualifications

✅ 3+ years of experience in MERN stack development.

✅ Expertise in React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and Express.js.

✅ Strong database management skills with MongoDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.

✅ Proven experience in leading development teams and conducting code reviews.

✅ Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

✅ Bonus: Experience in AI/ML-based applications is a plus.

Why Join Us?

🚀 Exciting Projects – Work on AI-driven and scalable web solutions.

🤝 Leadership Opportunity – Lead and mentor a talented team of developers.

🏡 Dynamic Work Environment – Collaborative, innovation-driven workplace.

Very good knowledge of at least one front end technology like AngularJs, ReactJs, ViewJs

Very good experience in AJAX, Javascript, Jquery, HTML, CSS3, bootstrap.

Good experience working for APIs and web-services

Should have good experience working for GIT or Bitbucket

Excellent Communication

Able to communicate with International client directly

- Strong logic and analytical skills.

- 5+ Years of experience with PHP, React.js, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3.

- Database Experience - Postgres or other relational databases.

- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, bitbucket.

- Familiarity with Unix/Linux environments.

- Experience with modern dev stack (Docker, Kubernetes) as well as cloud hosting solutions would be an added advantage but not compulsory.

- Use SOAP and REST to implement API integrations

- Flexible to Learn new technologies!!

Must Good English communication

Lead Full Stack Developer (MEAN Stack) (Product Lead ) - 5+ Exp.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Product development team in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust MEAN stack Application.
• Should be able to plan & execute Development Sprints in Jira based on given Feature Documentation.
• Should be able to allocate resources for Sprints and give time estimates.
• Conduct Daily Standup Meetings for Team and make sure of Sprint Progress.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers, guiding them in best practices for MEAN Stack development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide technical insights, and communicate project progress.
• Stay updated with the latest development trends, tools, and technologies, and advocate for their adoption within the team.
• Making sure that we are creating highly scalable and maintainable API’s that meet performance and security requirements.
• Make sure to have at least 90% Test Coverage for NodeJS Backend.
• Conduct detailed code reviews & refactoring and ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and project guidelines.
• Optimising frontend components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.
• Develop detailed, annotated wireframes depicting all elements on unique screen types, including content, functional, navigation, and interaction specifications.
• Articulates rationale for approach in the context of both business and user needs.
• Define processes and deliverable that meet project goals and are reasonable within operational, cultural and technology constraints.
• Submit Weekly Sprint & Product Performance Report to Management

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Node.js & Angular development.
• Experience with NoSQL database technologies like MongoDB is must.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage projects properly and meet project deadlines.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines is must.

Job Title: Full Stack Developer

Company: Fortmindz

Location: Kolkata, India

About Fortmindz:

Fortmindz is a cutting-edge software development company that specializes in delivering innovative and intuitive mobile applications. We are looking for a talented Full Stack Developer to join our team and help us build world-class applications.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and deploy web applications using both front-end and back-end technologies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code
• Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize performance and user experience
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies, frameworks, and industry best practices
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development process

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• At least 3 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer or in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with at least one of the popular front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Experience with at least one of the popular back-end frameworks such as Node.js + Express Js, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, or Django
• Familiarity with Git and agile development methodologies
• Good understanding of RESTful APIs and web services
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development
• A dynamic and inclusive work environment
• Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools

If you are a talented Full Stack Developer who is passionate about building high-quality web applications, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your resume and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience.

Fortmindz is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Online tutoring platform that focuses on connecting students with tutors and has a focus on live learning courses for Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) subjects. It is a global online school for 21st century skills, teaching Coding and other extra-curriculars to kids age 5-18 via LIVE, interactive, gamified online sessions that work 10x better than status quo.

• 2+ years of experience on NodeJS & React JS
• Practical experience in building APIs
• Experience with RabbitMQ or similar queuing system
• Experience with Redis/ElasticSearch is a plus
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline tools like Jenkins
• Practical experience with Git
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization

we are building a professional network for the top 1% of women with a simple mission - more women in leadership positions. we launched in may 2020, and have an early product-market fit (10k paying members, great nps, retention) and strong business signals. we are backed by some of the best investors in india. click https://love.leap.club/" target="_blank">here to read what our members say about us ❤️

our founding team members have previously built zomato, uber, linkedin, facebook, wework. our 0-1 journey is done and we are now ready to scale 🤞

about the role - full stack developer:

• you will work on a disruptive product that is in its early stages.
• you are someone with experience in building products that have significant user base/revenue and robust backend systems running in production catering to real-world users.
• 2+ years of experience in engineering with applied knowledge of restful api design principles and best practices are a must. 
• an ideal candidate would have exceptional application development skills with experience working with nodejs, react, typescript, cloud (aws), mongodb amongst other in-demand technologies.
• having a good understanding of cloud technologies, deployments, backend & frontend end-to-end operations is key for this role.

skills required:

• experience with building and deploying cloud-based backend systems. operating the backend at low latency, high availability, and quality
• experience with developing distributed systems and scalable real-time applications
• excellent programming skills in node.js, react, express.js with a solid understanding of event-driven architecture
• understanding of sql and nosql databases. experience with designing and maintaining scalable databases
• experience with 3rd party libraries and api integrations. eg. stripe, razorpay, etc
• strong problem-solving skills with an understanding of core algorithms and complexity analysis
• solid understanding of operating system fundamentals, networking and concurrency concepts
• experience with aws technologies like lambda, api gateway, beanstalk, ecs, ec2 etc
• experience with docker, kubernetes good to have

why you should work with us:

• you will be part of our founding team and get a front seat view of building a company. we promise a steep learning curve
• work with smart folks who like to have fun and don't take themselves too seriously
• independently lead projects and own your deliverables
• we are generous with esops for folks who treat leap.club like their own company
• 5 day work week, flexible leave policy, health and accidental insurance
• regular offsites and travel to gurgaon (our hq)

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our thesis:

there are 3 critical factors that help us live our best social-professional life -

1. connections & network
2. jobs and opportunities
3. learning & development (courses, coaching etc.)

in the next 5 years, leap.club will transform all three for our members.

• the current-gen platforms have a simple playbook - big networks, feeds, photos, followers/ influencers and monetize through ads. 
• the next gen networks will be smaller/focused and algo driven
• linkedin enables connections, jobs, learning but it's built for scale and not depth.

our goals :

• 2022 - 10,000 members and $1 mil+ annual revenue 
• 2024 - 100,000 members and $10 mil+ annual revenue 
• 2027 - 1,000,000 members and $100 mil+ annual revenue 

Evervent is looking for MERN stack developer who is an expert in MongoDB, Express, React and Node. He/She should be proficient in JavaScript and use HTML, CSS and JavaScript to handle front-end operations and JavaScript with Node. js to handle back-end operations.

Roles and Responsibilities:-

• Ability to translate Wireframes into functional web apps.
• Binding of UI elements to JavaScript object models
• Creating RESTful services with Node.js
• MERN stack developer must have proven experience in front & back-end development
• Work in a cross-functional team to deliver a complete user experience
• ReactJS NodeJS developer must know MongoDB, Express, Node.js, & React.
• Create Unit and Integration tests to ensure the quality of code
• Be responsive to change requests and feature requests
• Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible
• MERN full stack developer must have the ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly
• For MERN stack developer job, candidate must have good Knowledge of Node Debugging
• Understanding & proficiency in REST APIs.
• MERN stack developers should know Git Repository and Jira.
• Integration of data storage solutions [RDBMS, NoSQL DB]

Desired Candidate Profile:-

• Excellent in basic programming in any web technology Server and Client
• Like ReactJS/Node JS/ VueJS and Server-side scripts
• Basic knowledge in APIs, Micro Services
• Hands-On experience in Web development frameworks
• Hands-On in Database queries and concepts
• Understanding of performance testing and optimization techniques

Perks and Benefits:-

• No salary bar for deserving candidates.
• 5 days working.
• Paid and leave encashment facility available.