Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and development of applications using Node.js, Java, React, MySQL, and Kafka.
• Conduct detailed code reviews; enforce coding standards, testing strategies, and performance optimizations.
• Optimize MySQL performance; manage Kafka integrations for real-time data streaming.
• Work closely with product owners, designers, and QA to deliver high-quality features on time.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers, sharing best practices and fostering a learning environment.
• Stay updated with industry trends; recommend and adopt new tools, frameworks, or methodologies to improve the development process.
• Apply Spring Boot expertise when integrating Java-based services or microservices.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications (AWS Certified Developer, AWS DevOps Engineer, etc.) are a plus.
• 4+ years of experience in software development and 1+ years in senior or lead engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience designing scalable systems in cloud environments (preferably AWS).
• Strong history of leading code reviews, team mentorship.
• Good knowledge of Node.js + Java + React.js (including ecosystem tools).
• Strong testing practices: unit, integration, E2E testing frameworks.
• Code review leadership and ability to enforce best practices.
• Excellent debugging, performance tuning, and profiling abilities.
• Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders, documentation, and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Understanding of Apache Kafka (streaming, consumer groups, partitions).
• Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and IAM is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity on DevOps skills: CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), Docker, Kubernetes.