Sr. Software Developer

Fountane Archipelago  ·  Island Role

A Little Bit About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Product Engineer (L3) who thrives in complexity. Most engineers build on blank canvases — you build on someone else’s mess and leave it better than you found it.

The majority of your work at L3 will be on existing, live codebases — disorganised, partially documented, built by multiple teams over multiple years. Your job is to enter those systems, understand them before touching them, extend and clean them without breaking what works, and progressively bring them up to a standard where AI tooling can accelerate further development. This is the core of what L3 does at Fountane. If you have only built greenfield projects, this role will be hard.

You are expected to be genuinely full stack: comfortable owning web applications and mobile apps, the frontend, backend, database, state management, and API integration layer — without needing to hand off to a specialist.

You will work closely with the Concept Engineer on your Island — translating their prototypes into production architecture, raising technical blockers early, and keeping the sprint honest. You will also review code, mentor junior engineers, respond to production incidents, and contribute to the network’s shared knowledge base.

All of this is done primarily with Cursor and Claude as your execution and reasoning tools. AI-assisted engineering is not a feature of this role — it is the method.

AI-First Engineering Expectation

Cursor and Claude are your primary tools — not supplements. Engineers at L3 who are not using AI at the codebase level are not operating at this level.

At L3, AI-assisted engineering means:

• Loading full codebase context into Cursor before writing a single line — understanding the system before touching it.
• Writing scoped, precise refactor prompts that isolate changes to one concern at a time.
• Using Cursor to generate tests that document existing behaviour before any restructuring begins.
• Using Claude for architecture reasoning, decision documentation, and translating CE briefs into structured technical plans.
• Producing inline documentation and decision records as part of the AI-assisted workflow — not as an afterthought.
• Sharing effective prompt patterns and Cursor discoveries with the broader Fountane network — kept to yourself, they are a missed contribution.

Key Responsibilities

Legacy Codebase Refactoring & the Cleaning Phase

This is the primary L3 engagement type at Fountane. You will be handed existing, partially documented codebases — built by previous teams, often without tests, with inconsistent patterns — and your job is to refactor them into a clean, AI-promptable state without losing existing functionality. You use Cursor’s codebase context window to navigate safely, write characterisation tests before touching anything, and make changes in small, reviewable increments. The standard is: every module you leave should be easier to extend by AI tooling than when you found it.

Full Stack Development — Web & Mobile

Build and own the full application layer: React / Next.js web frontends, React Native or Flutter mobile apps, Node.js / Python backends, and relational and non-relational databases. You should be able to pick up web or mobile on any engagement without needing a handoff. Schema design, data modelling, and state architecture are yours to own — including diagnosing and fixing broken or leaking state in existing frontends.

Third-Party API Integrations

Integrate complex third-party services — payments (Stripe), communications (Twilio), auth (Auth0), and others — reliably and without creating brittle dependencies. Own the integration layer end to end: error handling, retries, failure modes, and documentation. If a third-party integration is flaky in production, that is your problem to own.

CE Collaboration & Sprint Integrity

Work directly with the Concept Engineer to translate prototypes into buildable technical plans. Review CE briefs before the sprint starts — if the scope is technically unrealistic, the time to say so is before work begins, not on demo day. Raise blockers against acceptance criteria proactively. You are the technical check on what the CE promises the client.

Security Awareness

Write code that does not require the Lead to security-audit every line. This means: input validation by default, no hardcoded secrets, correct auth scoping, safe handling of user data, and awareness of common vulnerabilities (injection, broken auth, insecure direct object references) in the context of the stacks you work in. You are not the security architect — the Lead owns that — but you are expected to produce code that does not introduce obvious vulnerabilities.

Production Incident Response

When something breaks in production, you are on it. Diagnose the issue, apply a safe fix or rollback, document what happened and why, and hand a clear summary to the Lead for the client post-mortem. Speed matters, but a bad fix that causes a second incident is worse than a slow fix that is correct. Response expectation: acknowledged within 1 hour, resolved or escalated with a clear status within 4 hours.

Codebase Navigation & Safe Refactoring

On all engagements — not just Cleaning Phase work — keep changes small, focused, and reviewable. One type of change per commit. Write tests that document existing behaviour before restructuring. Leave every module easier to understand than when you found it.

Code Review

Review pull requests from L1 and L2 engineers with specific, actionable feedback — not rubber-stamp approvals. A good code review at L3 leaves the author understanding what to do differently next time, not just what to fix now. Review weekly; do not let PRs age.

Mentoring

Review junior engineers’ code weekly with specific, useful feedback — this is distinct from quality-gate code review. The goal here is teaching, not gatekeeping. Run monthly pairing sessions to help them grow. The measure of good mentoring is whether they are becoming more capable and less dependent on you over time.

Documentation

Write short decision records when you make significant technical choices. Leave every module you touch easier to understand than when you found it. Treat documentation as part of the engineering work, not a separate task you do at the end.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a strong track record on real production codebases you did not build from scratch — incomplete documentation, inconsistent patterns, other people’s decisions. If your experience is primarily greenfield, this role will be a difficult fit.
• Genuinely full stack across web and mobile: proficient in React / Next.js and at least one of React Native or Flutter, Node.js or Python on the backend, and comfortable with both relational and non-relational databases including schema design.
• Hands-on, daily Cursor and Claude usage at the codebase level. You should be able to describe concretely how you use AI in your engineering workflow — not in general terms.
• Experience integrating complex third-party APIs in production environments — not just following a quickstart guide. You should be able to describe an integration that failed in production and what you did about it.
• Solid security awareness for the stacks you work in: input validation, auth scoping, safe data handling. You do not need a security specialism, but you should not be writing code that introduces obvious vulnerabilities.
• Has conducted meaningful code reviews that improved the code and the author, not just approved the PR.
• Has coached or mentored junior engineers before, and done it well.
• Comfortable with production incident response — diagnosing issues under pressure, applying safe fixes, and communicating clearly to a Lead or client about what happened.
• Treats documentation as part of the job, not an afterthought.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

About Fountane

Fountane is a technology ventures lab - one part product studio, one part startup engine. We build high-quality software and AI products for clients ranging from fast-moving startups to large enterprises, and we co-build and invest in new companies when we see the right opportunity.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Minneapolis, we have grown to 60+ people across four continents and were recognised as one of America’s fastest-growing companies, ranking No. 699 on the Inc. 5000 with 595% three-year growth.

We are radically open-minded, serious about craft, and direct about expectations. If you want to do meaningful work without politics, this is the place.

Job Details

- Job Title: Director of Engineering

- Industry: SAAS

- Function – Information Technology

- Experience Required: 9-14 years

- Working Days: 6 days

- Employment Type: Full Time

- Job Location: Bangalore

- CTC Range: Best in Industry

Preferred Skills: TypeScript, AWS, NodeJS, mongodb, React.js, WebGL, Three.js, AI/ML, Docker,nKubernetes

Criteria

Candidate must be having 9+ years of engineering experience, with 3u20134 years in technical leadership

Hands-on expertise with React/Next.js, Node.js/Python, and AWS.

Ability to design scalable architectures for high-performance systems.

Should have AI/ML deployment experience

Strong 3D graphics/WebGL/Three.js knowledge.

Candidates should be from SAAS/Software/IT Services based startups or scaleup companies only

Job Description

The Role:

Company is hiring a hands-on Director of Engineering who codes, architects systems, and builds teams. You’ll set the technical foundation, drive engineering excellence, and own the architecture of our AI, 3D, and XR platform.

This is not a pure management role - expect to spend 50–60% of your time writing code, solving deep technical problems, and owning mission-critical systems. As we scale, this role transitions into CTO, taking full ownership of technical vision and long-term strategy. 

What You’ll Own:

1. Technical Leadership & Architecture

● Architect company’s full-stack platform across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and AI.

● Scale core systems: VersaAI engine, rendering pipeline, AR deployment, analytics.

● Make decisions on stack, scalability patterns, architecture, and technical debt.

● Own design for high-performance 3D asset processing, real-time rendering, and ML deployment.

● Lead architectural discussions, design reviews, and set engineering standards.

2. Hands-On Development

● Write production-grade code across frontend, backend, APIs, and cloud infra.

● Build critical features and core system components independently.

● Debug complex systems and optimize performance end-to-end.

● Implement and optimize AI/ML pipelines for 3D generation, CV, and recognition.

● Build scalable backend services for large-scale asset processing and real-time pipelines.

● Develop WebGL/Three.js rendering and AR workflows.

3. Team Building & Engineering Management

● Hire and grow a team of 5–8 engineers initially (scaling to 15–20).

● Establish engineering culture, values, and best practices.

● Build career frameworks, performance systems, and growth plans.

● Conduct 1:1s, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement.

● Set up processes for agile execution, deployments, and incident response.

4. Product & Cross-Functional Collaboration

● Work with the founder and product team on roadmap, feasibility, and prioritization.

● Translate product requirements into technical execution plans.

● Collaborate with design for UX quality and technical alignment.

● Support sales and customer success with integrations and technical discussions.

● Contribute technical inputs to product strategy and customer-facing initiatives.

5. Engineering Operations & Infrastructure

● Own CI/CD, testing frameworks, deployments, and automation.

● Create monitoring, logging, and alerting setups for reliability.

● Manage AWS infrastructure with a focus on cost and performance.

● Build internal tools, documentation, and developer workflows.

● Ensure enterprise-grade security, compliance, and reliability.

Tech Stack:

1. Frontend

React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, WebGL, Three.js

2. Backend

Node.js, Python, Express/FastAPI, REST, GraphQL

3. AI/ML

PyTorch, TensorFlow, CV models, Stable Diffusion, LLMs, ML pipelines

4. 3D & Graphics

Three.js, WebGL, Babylon.js, glTF, USDZ, rendering optimization

5. Databases

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, vector databases

6. Cloud & Infra

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, SageMaker), Docker, Kubernetes CI/CD: GitHub Actions

Monitoring: Datadog, Sentry

What We’re Looking For:

1. Must-Haves

● 9+ years of engineering experience, with 3–4 years in technical leadership.

● Deep full-stack experience with strong system design fundamentals.

● Proven success building products from 0→1 in fast-paced environments.

● Hands-on expertise with React/Next.js, Node.js/Python, and AWS.

● Ability to design scalable architectures for high-performance systems.

● Strong people leadership with experience hiring and mentoring teams.

● Ready to code, review, design, and lead from the front.

● Startup mindset: fast execution, problem-solving, ownership.

2. Highly Desirable

● AI/ML deployment experience (CV, generative AI, 3D reconstruction).

● Strong 3D graphics/WebGL/Three.js knowledge.

● Experience with real-time systems, rendering optimizations, or large-scale pipelines.

● Background in B2B SaaS, XR, gaming, or immersive tech.

● Experience scaling engineering teams from 5 → 20+.

● Open-source contributions or technical content creation.

● Experience working closely with founders or executive leadership.

Why Company:

● Hard, meaningful engineering problems at the intersection of AI, 3D, XR, and web tech.

● Build from day zero – architecture, team, and culture.

● Path to CTO as the company scales.

● High autonomy to drive technical decisions.

● Direct founder collaboration on product vision.

● High ownership, high-growth environment.

● Backed by global leaders: Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, AWS.

Location & Work Culture:

● Location: HSR Layout, Bengaluru

● Schedule: 6 days a week, (5 days-in-office, Saturdays WFH)

● Culture: High-intensity, high-integrity, engineering-first

● Team: Young, ambitious, technically strong

The company has been widely recognized as an industry innovator in the Data Privacy, Security space and is being built by proven Cybersecurity executives who have successfully built and scaled high growth Security companies and built Privacy programs as executives.

We are seeking an experienced Senior React Developer with Node Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate should have at least 7+ years of experience in building scalable web applications using NodeJS and a solid understanding of AWS services. The candidate should also have experience in designing and building large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable, and performant software solutions using NodeJS and AWS services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to identify and solve complex business problems.
• Design and develop large-scale distributed systems that are reliable, resilient, and fault-tolerant.
• Write clean, well-designed, and maintainable code that is easy to understand and debug.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure that all code is of high quality and adheres to best practices.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues and work with the team to develop and implement solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in software engineering and cloud computing.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in building web-based applications using ReactJS and NodeJS.
• Strong experience with React frameworks, including Ant Design.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript, and experience with libraries such as Redux.
• Experience with HTML and CSS, and the ability to create responsive web applications.
• Experience with server-side frameworks such as Express and NestJS.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including agile development, TDD, and continuous integration and deployment.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify and solve complex technical problems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

A mid-senior level Java-Full Stack Developer manages a critical project for one of our biggest clients in the banking domain. The Individual should be passionate about technology, experienced in developing and managing cutting-edge technology applications.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Java8 Spring boot, Microservices, Node JS, JavaScript, Gulp
• Strong experience with Kafka and Cassandra
• Experience with Gemfire or any Java Caching techniques
• Experience with UI (React / Angular 1.5)
• Strong experience in using RDBMS (Oracle). Cassandra Knowledge will be an added advantage
• Experience in working in Eclipse / Maven environments.
• Demonstrate experience in using Cucumber.
• Hand's on experience in Unix / Shell scripting.
• Hand's on experience in fine-tuning application response/performance testing.
• Experience in Web Services.
• Understanding of banking risk and compliance policies.
• Experience in code scanning tools like a black duck and tools like Sonar etc.
• Systems application development skills
• Strong analysis & problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills - both verbal and written
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Proven ability to use own initiative to resolve issues
• Full ownership of projects/tasks
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure, on multiple concurrent tasks, and to deliver to agreed deadlines
• Eagerness to learn
• Strong team-working skills
• Understanding of waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience in working with groups that are set up across the globe.
• Resolve technical issues of projects and Explore alternate designs
• Participates as a team member and fosters teamwork by inter-group coordination within the modules of the project.
• Effectively collaborates and communicates with the stakeholders and ensure client satisfaction
• Train and coach members of project groups to ensure effective knowledge management activity.
• PRIMARY COMPETENCY: Java Technologies PRIMARY SKILL: Java Spring MVC, WEB & Spring Boot PRIMARY SKILL PERCENTAGE: 51 SECONDARY COMPETENCY: UX & UI Development SECONDARY SKILL: React JS SECONDARY SKILL PERCENTAGE: 49

• You will create REST/GraphQL based web services and APIs for consumption by mobile and web for distributed B2B platform 
• You will code, test and operate Nodejs based services
• You willI implement new features in a highly collaborative environment with product managers, UI/UX experts, and fellow engineers
• You will contribute to a future-ready, high quality, and performance code base
• You will share your technical solutions and product ideas with the team
• You will mentor other engineering team members
• You will contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure
• You will be part of a truly global team
• You will work in an exciting startup environment where you can be autonomous and try new things :)

• You have experience in backend development, using languages like Node.JS and Golang
• You have used TypeScript extensions
• You are familiar with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or CouchDB, Web services, SOA patterns
• You have good working knowledge of design patterns, building and deploying microservices on the cloud
• You have hands on experience with REST APIs or GraphQL
• You have experience with Test Driven Development and know when to apply it
• You have knowledge of web libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS/VueJS, AngularJS, and Clojure
• You have experience working on AWS or other cloud stacks and Docker 
• You have experience building / consuming OpenAPI and GraphQL specifications
• You have experience building microservices systems and testing them
• You have experience building systems with high data protection requirements, anonymous data and data encryption

• You have worked with Blockchain technology
• You have domain expertise working with decentralised identity solutions 
• You have experience of building systems that require cryptography

Here is the interview process for this role: 

• 30m interview with one of our Talent Team or Recruitment Partners
• 1h interview with our Engineers
• 1.5h pairing interview with one of our Engineers
• 3hs final interview meeting a variety of people including our CTO, Leads and other Engineers 

We can be flexible with the structure if someone's circumstances or timescales require it for good reason, just let us know! 

Please reach out if you have any specific requirements so we can be as accommodating as possible for you.

We are looking for a lean MERN Stack developer who is specialized in developing JavaScript-based technologies i.e. MongoDB, ExpressJS, ReactJS, NodeJS. If you have that energy and passion to create impacts, we have the perfect job for you!  Job has flexible or temporary work from home options.

Job Responsibilities-

• Requirement gathering, UML & Database modelling and documentation
• Building interactive consumer data from multiple systems and RESTfully abstract to the UI through a Node.js backend
• Defining 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.
  
  

Requirements-

• BSc degree in Computer Science or similar relevant field
• Previous working experience as a MERN Stack Developer for 3+ years
• Experience with modern frameworks and design patterns
• In depth knowledge of NodeJS, ExpressJS or Restify
• Experience of implementing applications using Angular or React
• Experience for creating front end applications using HTML5, CSS3 Angular, LESS/SASS
• Hands on experience with JavaScript Development on both client and server-side
• Knowledge of Functional Testing regarding Unit Testing, Integration Testing & End-to-End Testing is required
• Strong knowledge of Testing tools is required with subject to Jest and Enzyme, React Testing Library, Puppeteer (or PhantomJS, Nightmare or Headless Chrome) and Selenium WebDriver
• Rest API development, documentation and testing using tools like Postman
  
  

Knowledge of the following will be considered as an advantage-

• Requirements gathering, modeling, documentation and project management using Visual-paradigm.com
• Javascript based workflow engines and Flow-Based Programming
• Consumer Web Development Experience for High-Traffic, Public Facing web applications,
• Experience with cloud technologies
• Creating secure RESTful-based web services in XML and JSON, JavaScript, JQuery,
• Continuous integration (Jenkins/Hudson) and version control (SVN, Git).
• Converting UI and website designs (.psd, .xd, etc) into react components using Storybook.js and creating test cases with scripts; including documentation and automated visual testing
• React with WordPress Headless CMS using frameworks like Frontity.org
• org for authorization and access control models
• io microfrontend’s architecture framework for highly modular fully flexible applications
• Speech Recognition , voice interface , and other AI functionility
• React native mobile, Electron desktop application conversion
• Heroku Pipelines, Heroku: Browser and UAT, Heroku CI, DevOps tools and processes.

Tech Stack :

ANGULARJS, NODEJS, REQUIREJS, EXPRESSJS, HTML5, CSS3, JAVASCRIPT, AJAX, REST API, JQUERY, POSTGRESQL/MYSQL, MVC FRAMEWORK, MICROSERVICES ARCHITECTURE

Responsibilities:

• Design and build advanced applications
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Able to understand and create Documentation according to Client requirement.

Requirements:

• Ability to write clean, commented and maintainable code.
• Basic understanding of microservices.
• Basic understanding in designing, architecting, developing enterprise class products and solutions.
• Basic understanding of MVC frameworks.
• Good understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Basic understanding data migration, transformation, and scripting.
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
• Basic understanding of a back-end programming concepts.
• Basic understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Proper understanding of OOPS concepts.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Understanding of startup culture.
• Good team player, Quick learner.