Software Developer

Job Title: Full Stack Engineer

Location: Delhi-NCR

Type: Full-Time

Responsibilities

Frontend:

• Develop responsive, intuitive interfaces using HTML, CSS (SASS), React, and Vanilla JS.
• Implement real-time features using sockets for dynamic, interactive user experiences.
• Collaborate with designers to ensure consistent UI/UX patterns and deliver visually compelling products.

Backend:

• Design, implement, and maintain APIs using Python (FastAPI).
• Integrate AI-driven features to enhance user experience and streamline processes.
• Ensure the code adheres to best practices in performance, scalability, and security.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, minimizing downtime and improving reliability.

Database & Data Management:

• Work with PostgreSQL for relational data, ensuring optimal queries and indexing.
• Utilize ClickHouse or MongoDB where appropriate to handle specific data workloads and analytics needs.
• Contribute to building dashboards and tools for analytics and reporting.
• Leverage AI/ML concepts to derive insights from data and improve system performance.

General:

• Use Git for version control; conduct code reviews, ensure clean commit history, and maintain robust documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features that align with business goals.
• Stay updated with industry trends, particularly in AI and emerging frameworks, and apply them to enhance our platform.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement in team processes and code quality.

About Vahan

At Vahan.ai, we are building India’s first AI-powered recruitment marketplace for the 300 million-strong blue-collar workforce — opening doors to economic opportunities and brighter futures.

Already India’s largest recruitment platform, Vahan.ai is backed by marquee investors like Khosla Ventures, Bharti Airtel, Vijay Shekhar Sharma (CEO, Paytm), and leading executives from Google and Facebook.

Our customers include Swiggy, Zomato, Rapido, Zepto, and many more. We leverage cutting-edge technology and AI to recruit for the workforces of some of the most recognized companies in the country.

Our vision is ambitious:

To become the go-to platform for blue-collar professionals worldwide — empowering them with not just earning opportunities but also the tools, benefits, and support they need to thrive. We aim to impact over a billion lives globally, creating a future where everyone has access to economic prosperity.

If our vision excites you, Vahan.ai might just be your next adventure. We’re on the hunt for driven individuals who love tackling big challenges. Dive into the details below and see where you can make your mark.

Role Overview:

We're seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering pods/projects (2–3) and drive technical excellence across our product portfolio. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, requiring someone who can scale teams, deliver complex projects, and maintain high engineering standards in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead and manage multiple engineering pods (15–20 engineers in total)
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineering talent across different experience levels
• Conduct performance reviews, provide career guidance, and manage team growth
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
• Build and implement engineering processes that scale with company growth

Technical Leadership

• Guide technical architecture decisions across full-stack applications
• Provide technical mentorship and code review guidance to engineers
• Lead both frontend (React.js, React Native) and backend (Node.js) development initiatives
• Oversee web and mobile application development strategies
• Drive technical problem-solving and debugging for complex production issues

Infrastructure & Operations

• Manage AWS infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
• Build and maintain production support processes and incident response procedures
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability practices
• Lead post-mortem processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product, QA, and Business teams to deliver on company objectives
• Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps and delivery plans
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate technical decisions effectively
• Balance feature delivery with technical debt management and system scalability

Strategic Planning

• Develop engineering roadmaps aligned with business goals and product strategy
• Make data-driven decisions about technology choices and team structure
• Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks
• Drive engineering metrics and KPIs to measure team performance and product quality

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 7–10 years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of engineering management experience, preferably in startup environments
• Proven track record of leading teams of 10+ engineers across multiple projects
• Experience hiring and scaling engineering teams in high-growth companies

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in Node.js, React.js, and React Native (at least one frontend and backend)
• Experience with full-stack web and mobile application development
• Solid understanding of AWS services and cloud infrastructure management
• Knowledge of software architecture, system design, and scalability principles
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and DevOps practices

Leadership & Management

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineering talent
• Experience conducting performance reviews and managing career development
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Proven ability to balance technical decisions with business objectives
• Experience managing production systems and incident response processes

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
• Experience making difficult prioritization decisions under resource constraints
• Cultural fit for startup environment with hands-on, results-oriented approach

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Series B+ stage startups or high-growth technology companies
• Background in tech-first / AI-first startups
• AI/ML product knowledge and experience (good to have)
• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical community involvement

What We Offer

• Unlimited PTO – Trust and flexibility to manage your time in the way that works best for you
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance – Plans designed to support you and your loved ones
• Monthly Wellness Leaves – Regular time off to recharge and focus on what matters most
• Competitive Pay – Your contributions are recognized and rewarded with a compensation package that reflects your impact

Join us, and be part of something bigger — where your work drives real, positive change in the world.

• 2 years of strong development background building complex applications.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Experience building applications using NodeJS and frameworks such as Express.
• Thorough understanding of React.js and NodeJS including its core principles.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial).
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Strong experience with MongoDB, Postgres
• Developing new user-facing features using React.js
• Thorough understanding of React.js & popular Workflows (such as Flux or Redux)
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use

TechChefz (TCZ Digital Private Limited) is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our people in offices around the globe combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. For more details, explore our website: www.techchefz.com

Responsibilities:

Building interactive consumer data from multiple systems and Restfully abstract to the UI through a Node.js backend Define code architecture decisions to support a high-performance and scalable product with a minimal footprint Address and improve any technical issues Collaborate well with engineers, researchers, and data implementation specialists to design and create advanced, elegant, and efficient systems

Skills and Experience:

In-depth knowledge of NodeJS, ExpressJS or Restify. Experience implementing applications using Angular or React Experience creating front end applications using HTML5, Angular, LESS/SASS Hands on experience with JavaScript Development on both client and server-side Experience with modern frameworks and design patterns, minimum one-year experience with MERN Full stack paradigm Knowledge of the following will be considered as an advantage: Consumer Web Development Experience for High-Traffic, Public Facing web applications Experience with cloud technologies is also a plus Creating secure RESTful-based web services in XML and JSON, JavaScript, jQuery Continuous integration (Jenkins/Hudson) and version control (SVN, Git).

The Benefits of Working Here

Benefits of both the worlds - Enthusiasm & Learning Curve of a Start-Up, Deliveries & Performance of an Enterprise Service Provider flexible working hours with the delivery oriented approach The sky's the limit when it comes to learning, growth, and ideas. We do not follow the typical corporate hierarchy ladder. As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, TechChefz is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.

• 8 - 11 years of experience in software development with at least 5 years on GUI development
• Experience on Java, HTML, CSS and Java script
• Experience with write SQL or equivalent queries on relational or NoSQL databases e.g. Oracle, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, MongoDB, Cassandra

Expected Skills :-

• Knowledge/Application of data structures and algorithms.-
• Problem-solving attitude : This means when you face a problem (not necessarily technical), your natural reaction is "How can I solve it best" rather than "How can I get out of it/avoid it/overlook it"-
• Working knowledge in Java(SpringFramework) is a must.
• Working knowledge in ReactJs is a plus.- Working knowledge in Python, MongoDB is a plus.
• The founding team has extensive experience in launching and scaling up fintech products & New business verticals. The founders have rich leadership experience across Consulting, fintech and payment companies

Overview

This position, under the general direction of the Lead and/or Manager, Software Engineering, will be responsible for technical and development support for our award-winning K-12 software. This role will implement, code, build, and test new features, maintain existing features, and develop new plugins/accelerators that will enhance the functionality of our existing product. Additionally, this position will gather and refine requirements, develop designs, implement, test and document solutions to produce the highest quality product and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.

• Develop modules and functionalities in front end using Angular, Typescript framework.
• Development of plugins using Node.js(Express.js).

Configuring and Working with MongoDB.

Working on Reusable libraries, Packaging in Nodejs.

Experience in Jira, Development lifecycle, handling and completing tasks assigned in Jira.

Qualifications

To be considered for and to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Qualifications include:

• 4+ years’ experience in software engineer role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technologies required or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of current web client technologies including demonstrable proficiency with Javascript, Angular 6,7,8, NodeJs, ExpressJs, Typescript, MongoDB, Graph QL, Bootstrap, HTML5, Css3, Json, Ajax, Scss, SASS, JQuery, GIT Lab
• Proficient in SQL, Oracle experience a plus

• Ability to architect, test, develop, implement and troubleshoot Front End applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• •Strong ability to handle a heavy workload with multiple projects and frequent interruptions
• Strong ability to work in a changing, dynamic environment