Shopify and AI Developer

Job Description

Team Lead – Full Stack Developer

Experience

3–5 Years

Location

Bangalore (Onsite)

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly skilled, hands-on, and ownership-driven Team Lead – Full Stack Developer who can independently architect, design, develop, deploy, and support enterprise-grade web, mobile, and cloud-native applications.

The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in ReactJS, Next.js, Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Cloud Technologies, DevOps, AI-Assisted Development, and Product Engineering.

The candidate will be responsible for owning end-to-end product development, including frontend architecture, backend services, APIs, databases, deployment, production support, stakeholder communication, sprint planning, team leadership, and successful delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Product Ownership

• Design end-to-end application architecture, HLDs, LLDs, deployment architecture, integration architecture, and security architecture.
• Build products from scratch and independently drive projects from concept to production.
• Convert business requirements into technical solutions, user stories, sprint plans, and delivery roadmaps.
• Design scalable, secure, fault-tolerant, multi-tenant, and enterprise-grade applications.
• Evaluate and recommend suitable technologies, frameworks, and development approaches.

Full Stack Development

Frontend Development

• Design and develop responsive and modern web applications.
• Build reusable UI components and scalable frontend architectures.
• Develop Single Page Applications (SPA) using ReactJS and Next.js.
• Implement state management using Redux Toolkit and Context API.
• Integrate REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, and WebSocket-based applications.
• Ensure application accessibility, responsiveness, performance optimization, and SEO best practices.
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers to deliver intuitive user experiences.

Backend Development

• Develop enterprise-grade backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Design and develop REST APIs, Microservices, SOAP Services, gRPC Services, and Webhooks.
• Build reusable frameworks, service layers, and integration modules.
• Implement authentication, authorization, API security, and enterprise integrations.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

Distributed Systems & Enterprise Solutions

• Design distributed systems using Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, Saga Pattern, DDD, Hexagonal Architecture, and Clean Architecture.
• Implement resilience patterns, service discovery, circuit breakers, distributed transactions, and failover mechanisms.
• Build workflow automation platforms, document management systems, enterprise integration solutions, and business process automation systems.

Team Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and mentor development teams.
• Conduct code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical discussions.
• Drive sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, QA, DevOps, AI, and Management teams.
• Ensure successful project delivery while maintaining engineering standards and best practices.
• Support hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and technical growth of team members.

DevOps, Deployment & Production Support

• Manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native environments.
• Implement Blue-Green, Canary, Rolling, and Zero-Downtime deployment strategies.
• Monitor application health and troubleshoot production issues.
• Ensure application reliability, security, scalability, and operational excellence.

AI & Innovation

• Leverage AI tools to improve development productivity and software quality.
• Build AI-powered Proof of Concepts (POCs) and enterprise applications.
• Utilize AI for development, testing, documentation, architecture reviews, and automation.
• Collaborate with AI teams to integrate intelligent capabilities into business applications.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Frontend Technologies

• ReactJS
• Next.js
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• TypeScript
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Tailwind CSS
• Material UI
• Bootstrap
• Redux Toolkit
• Context API
• React Query
• Responsive Design
• Progressive Web Applications (PWA)

Backend Technologies

• Java 8/11/17/21
• Core Java
• Spring Boot
• Spring MVC
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• Spring Cloud
• Spring Batch
• Spring WebFlux
• Spring Integration
• Spring AOP
• Spring Validation

APIs & Enterprise Integrations

• REST APIs
• SOAP Services
• GraphQL
• gRPC
• Webhooks
• OpenAPI / Swagger
• OAuth2
• JWT
• OpenID Connect
• SAML

Microservices & Distributed Systems

• Microservices
• Event-Driven Architecture
• CQRS
• Saga Pattern
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Event Sourcing
• Hexagonal Architecture
• Clean Architecture
• Service Discovery
• Circuit Breakers

Messaging & Streaming

• Apache Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Event Streaming
• Message Brokers
• Asynchronous Processing

Databases

• PostgreSQL
• Oracle Database
• Oracle FLEXCUBE
• MySQL
• SQL Server
• MongoDB
• Redis
• Database Design
• Query Optimization
• Indexing
• Migration
• Replication

DevOps & Cloud

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP

Monitoring & Quality

• Grafana
• Prometheus
• ELK Stack
• OpenTelemetry
• JUnit
• Mockito
• SonarQube
• Unit Testing
• Integration Testing
• API Testing
• Performance Testing
• Security Testing

AI-Assisted Development Tools

• ChatGPT
• Claude
• Cursor
• GitHub Copilot
• Replit
• Lovable
• IntelliJ IDEA
• Prompt Engineering
• AI-Based Code Review
• AI-Based Testing & Documentation

Preferred Domain Experience

• Banking & Financial Services
• FinTech
• Enterprise SaaS
• Workflow Automation
• Digital Transformation
• AI-Powered Applications
• OCR & Document Processing
• Payment Systems
• Enterprise Integration Platforms
• Identity & Access Management
• Multi-Tenant Platforms

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and ownership mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong mentoring and team collaboration skills.
• Innovation-driven and continuous learning attitude.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in:

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Software Engineering
• Electronics & Communication
• Or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Candidate Profile

A highly motivated Full Stack Engineering Leader with experience building products from scratch, owning frontend and backend architecture, leading engineering teams, driving innovation, and delivering scalable enterprise-grade applications across web, mobile, cloud, and enterprise platforms. The candidate should be capable of independently managing architecture, development, deployment, production support, and successful project delivery while mentoring and growing engineering teams.

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Full Stack Developer at GoQuest Media, you will play a key role in building and maintaining

web applications that deliver seamless user experiences for our global clients. From

brainstorming features with the team to executing back-end logic, you will be involved in every

aspect of our application development process.

You will be working with modern technologies like NodeJS, ReactJS, NextJS, and Tailwind CSS

to create performant, scalable applications. Your role will span both front-end and back-end

development as you build efficient and dynamic solutions to meet the company’s and users’

needs.

What will you be accountable for?

● End-to-End Development:

● Design and develop highly scalable and interactive web applications from scratch.

● Take ownership of both front-end (ReactJS, NextJS, Tailwind CSS) and back-end

(NodeJS) development processes.

● Feature Implementation:

● Work closely with designers and product managers to translate ideas into highly

interactive and responsive interfaces.

● Maintenance and Debugging:

● Ensure applications are optimized for performance, scalability, and reliability.

● Perform regular maintenance, debugging, and testing of existing apps to ensure

they remain in top shape.

● Collaboration:

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers,

and stakeholders, to deliver seamless and robust applications.

● Innovation:

● Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies to suggest and implement

improvements in the development process.

Tech Stack

● Front-end: ReactJS, NextJS, Tailwind CSS

● Back-end: NodeJS, ExpressJS

● Database: MongoDB (preferred), MySQL

● Version Control: Git

● Tools: Webpack, Docker (optional but a plus)

Preferred Location

This role is based out of our Andheri Office, Mumbai.

Growth Opportunities for You

● Lead exciting web application projects end-to-end and own key product initiatives.

● Develop cutting-edge apps used by leading media clients around the globe.

● Gain experience working in a high-growth company in the media and tech industry.

● Potential to grow into a team lead role.

Who Should Apply?

● Individuals with a passion for coding and web technologies.

● Minimum 3-5 years of experience in full-stack development using NodeJS, ReactJS,

NextJS, and Tailwind CSS.

● Strong understanding of both front-end and back-end development and ability to

write efficient, reusable, and scalable code.

● Familiarity with databases like MongoDB and MySQL.

● Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud) is a

plus.

● Team players with excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a

fast-paced environment.

Who Should Not Apply?

● If you're not comfortable with both front-end and back-end development.

● If you don’t enjoy problem-solving or tackling complex development challenges.

● If working in a dynamic, evolving environment doesn’t appeal to you.

Founding Engineer:

As a Founding Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and launching our product to customers. Specifically,

• Since our team is lean and we plan to keep it that way - you’ll be one of the first five engineers in leading the zero-to-one journey of a product our customers are hungry for
• Lead technical design and implementation of the frontend and backend of the product with coaching and mentorship from world-class technical architects
• Have knowledge of (or learn) how to work with Shopify’s CLI
• Iterate quickly to create delightful user experiences, working closely with customers/ design partners
• Help us hire a world-class engineering team in the months ahead
• Our team is currently fully remote (with offices to be opened in Bangalore and Mumbai over next few months) and cross-border across San Francisco, Boston, and India - help us cultivate a remote-first, inclusive, diverse, and friendly culture
• Work directly with the founders with an ownership mindset

Skills and Experience:

• Prior experience working with backend tech stacks (e.g. Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Django, Laravel)
• Experience with service service-oriented architecture, writing REST APIs, unit testing, and architectural design
• Understanding of modern web stacks and architecture (HTTP, REST, GraphQL, WebSockets)
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and other technologies (e.g. Mysql, Redis, Kafka)
• Prior experience working with frontend tech stacks (e.g. React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Prior experience working with frontend UI frameworks (e.g. Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS)

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Work on an intranet portal for excellent employee user experience and productivity using Java full stack tools (React/Angular + Java (Spring boot)
2. Support Web App built for employee IT Applications provisioning process.
3. Take static design components and develop solutions to elevate work into engaging digital experiences.
4. Collaborate with the team to build backend code and integrations as needed.
5. Develop user interfaces that are standards-compliant, cross-browser compatible, and performance-optimized.
6. Create and maintain a repository of common and reusable code.
7. Develop and maintain documentation for code.

Qualifications & Skills:

1. Hands on experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React (or Angular with willingness to explore React)
2. 6+ years of experience in Java full stack web app development
3. Familiarity with developing custom components as well as using component libraries such as MUI/Bootstrap/Ant Design
4. Comfortable navigating inside a UNIX/Linux environment
5. Ability to write REST APIs and consume with AJAX calls
6. Experience with Java/ Core Java

Perks and Benefits:

1. Attractive Bonus and Stock options for eligible positions
2. A whole suite of best in class leave bouquet: Paid Time Off , Maternity leave, Paternity leave, Sick leave, Casual Leaves, National Holidays  etc.
3. Medical insurance benefits of 5L covering parents (including COVID hospitalization)
4. Learning and Development - certification reimbursement (as applicable)
5. Host of benefits to curate your salary as per your need
6. Relocation benefits
7. World class office infrastructure with Gaming rooms, plush pantry and Break out areas. 

About YEXT:

The ultimate source for official answers about a business online should be the business itself. However, when consumers ask questions on company websites, too often they are left in the dark with wrong answers. Yext (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud, solves this problem by organizing a business's facts so it can provide official answers to consumer questions — wherever people search. Starting with the company website, then extending across search engines and voice assistants, businesses around the world, like Taco Bell, Marriott, and Jaguar Land Rover—as well as organizations like the U.S. State Department—trust Yext to radically improve the search experience on their websites and across the entire search ecosystem.

Yext is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, genetics, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.