Lead Fullstack Engineer

Profile: Senior Software Engineer / Lead Software Engineer

Location: Gurgaon (Hybrid)

Experience: 5-8 years

Type: Full-time

About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Software Engineer / Lead Software Engineer with strong skills across multiple tech stacks, covering architecture, full-stack development and DevOps. You will take ownership of the technical side of the projects you are assigned to, from design and development to deployment and support. Project allocation will be based on business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design system and solution architecture for projects
• Build across frontend, backend, APIs and databases, using different tech stacks as the project needs
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and review code for quality
• Set up and manage DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, monitoring and security
• Turn business requirements into technical plans, estimates and delivery milestones
• Recommend suitable technologies and make build-vs-buy decisions for each project
• Design and integrate APIs and third-party services
• Optimise application performance, scalability and cost
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve reliability
• Maintain technical documentation for architecture and deployments

Must have

• 5-8 years in software development, with experience in a lead role
• Proficiency in multiple tech stacks, e.g. React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS
• Experience designing scalable systems and APIs (REST/GraphQL)
• Solid SQL/NoSQL database knowledge, including schema design and query optimisation
• Hands-on Docker, CI/CD and cloud (AWS/Azure)
• Good understanding of application security, performance and testing practices
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to different projects
• Clear communication with the team and stakeholders

Good to have

• Kubernetes, Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools
• Startup or fast-paced project experience
• Exposure to AI/ML integration, data pipelines or mobile development
• Experience with agile delivery