Technical Lead

Why This Role Matters

Our backend is what keeps checkout, RTO, and payments fast and reliable at ~$2B GMV across 15,000+ merchants. As an SDE 2 you own services end to end, make the architecture calls that keep them performant, and set the technical bar for the engineers around you. The trade-offs you pick show up directly in merchant conversions and platform reliability - this is a builder's seat with real ownership.

What You'll Own

• Design and build backend services primarily in Node.js/NestJS, with Go for select services, backed by Postgres, Mongo, and Redis.
• Own event-driven flows on Kafka - throughput, ordering, and failure handling.
• Make and document the architecture and trade-off decisions for systems you lead.
• Ship features end to end, dropping into the frontend (React/Svelte) when it's the fastest path.
• Strengthen CI/CD, observability, and deployments on AWS.
• Review code, mentor SDE 1s and AEs, and raise the quality bar on the team.
• Take ambiguous problems and drive them to delivery with minimal hand-holding.

Who You Are

• Strong backend engineer in JavaScript/TypeScript on Node.js/NestJS (our primary stack); working knowledge of Go, or ready to pick it up.
• Solid at data modelling across Postgres and Mongo, and knows when Redis earns its place.
• Has built and scaled event-driven systems (Kafka or equivalent).
• At home on the backend but happy to work across the stack in React/Svelte.
• Thinks in systems - scalability, reliability, maintainability - not just features.
• Has mentored engineers and owns code quality and delivery, not just their own tickets.
• Communicates clearly and does well with ambiguity in a fast-moving team.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Full Stack Software Developer with expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, React, and JavaScript. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), software engineering methodologies, and Agile practices. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, continuous deployment environment and have a passion for building scalable, high-performance applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Test-Driven Development (TDD): Write tests before implementation to ensure code quality.
• Clean & Maintainable Code: Develop self-explanatory, efficient, and well-structured code.
• Frequent Releases: Deploy small, incremental updates frequently.
• Pair Programming: Work collaboratively in pairs to improve efficiency and code quality.
• Peer Reviews: Conduct and participate in code reviews for continuous improvement.
• Full-Stack Development: Handle both frontend and backend, including infrastructure and DevOps pipelines.
• Product Development: Collaborate closely with the product team to roll out new features and fixes.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest technologies and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong proficiency in:
• Node.js, TypeScript, React, and JavaScript
• Object-Oriented Programming in JavaScript
• Data structures, algorithms, and software engineering methodologies
• Experience in Agile & Extreme Programming (XP)

• Familiarity with:
• Web server ecosystems
• Relational DBMS
• CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Hudson, and Bamboo
• Web frameworks and frontend technologies
• Complexity analysis and performance optimization
• Server configuration and deployment infrastructure

• Experience using:
• Source control and bug tracking systems
• Writing user stories and technical documentation
• Bonus: Experience with Swift or iOS development is a plus.

Must Have

1. Angular 13+

2. Understanding of Cloud architecture

3. Node.js + Expressjs +MongoDB (Localization Project)

Management skills required

1. Drive scrum meetings (Daily sync-up, Weekly planning meetings, Monthly meetings)

2. JIRA Understanding, including JIRA Reports, Releases

3. Code Review

4. Document preparation for any new feature/requirements using confluence

5. Track team timesheet reports

6. Communication with External team members  

• Design and build applications/systems based on wireframes and product requirements documents
• Work on back-end & front-end development of core scripts using NodeJS/ MongoDB/React.js/Angular/Express /Redux.
• Unit test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability and general reliability
• Write reusable, easy to maintain, versioned code using DRY principles
• Integrate existing tools and business systems (in-house tools)
• Good exposure in creating dynamic web pages
• Familiarity with Server-Oriented Architecture and RESTful Web Services
• Mentor junior team members on system architecture, coding styles and inculcate an attitude of continuous improvement in the team members

• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to understand the business context
• Take responsibility for developing product features
• Implement development best practices

• Rich experience in Javascript and front end frameworks like React, Angular or Vue
• Build a backend APIs using Java, Node, Python or GoLang
• Proficiency in leveraging Cloud Native components in AWS, Azure or GCP
• Experience in building scalable applications using Microservices principles is a plus
• Experience in designing for performance is a big plus
• Ability to write high quality code
• Experience in polygot persistence using databases like relational (MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis etc)
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and technologies is a plus
• Passion for continuous learning of new technologies

What we are looking for?

• At least 3 years of experience of development on full-stack applications
• Experience with usage of NoSQL databases like MongoDB
• Familiarity with SQL and RDBMS Systems
• Experience in creating applications with NodeJS and MERN stack
• Experience with developing frontend interfaces using React framework
• Experience in creating responsive frontend applications
• Able to use versioning systems like Github or Gitlab
• Understanding of basic tools provided by AWS and their configuration
• Understanding of Unix bases operating systems, ability to configure them for optimum usage
• Experience in basic command-line utilities and shell scripting language
• Understanding of rest API implementation
• Ability to script quickly with Python for writing ad hoc jobs

What you will be working on?

• Leading a team of engineers
• Working on creating performant and fault-tolerant systems which are scalable
• Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Typescript code
• Effectively work with product to gather requirements, gain a deep understanding of use cases and business needs, and translate into design and implementation.
• Maintain code integrity and organization.
• Manage basic DevOps related to CI/CD
• Creating secure systems
• Lead other junior developers
• Define optimal and minimal architecture to achieve product requirements