About the Role

We are looking for a senior, hands-on engineering leader who can take broader technical ownership across the team and drive complex engineering initiatives independently.

Technology Stack

MERN Stack | Node.js | Express.js | MongoDB | React | Python

Key Responsibilities

- Own technical design and execution for complex engineering initiatives.
- Translate business and operational requirements into clear, scalable technical solutions.
- Drive execution across multiple engineering projects and workstreams.
- Review architecture, implementation approach and overall engineering quality.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and coordinate resolution across teams.
- Own backend and production engineering decisions across critical services.
- Mentor engineers and improve technical decision-making within the team.
- Remain hands-on with debugging, design reviews and implementation when required.
- Drive delivery, prioritisation and technical follow-through.
- Improve engineering processes, reliability, observability and operational discipline.




- Identify architectural and technical risks early and drive appropriate remediation.
- Partner with Product, Operations and other stakeholders to ensure engineering outcomes align with business needs.

What We’re Looking For
- 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
- Strong hands-on backend or full-stack engineering background.
- Deep experience with Node.js / MERN stack.
- Working knowledge of Python.
- Strong understanding of APIs, databases, queues, asynchronous processing and distributed systems.
- Experience owning and supporting production-grade systems.
- Strong debugging and root-cause analysis capability.
- Experience handling critical production incidents and complex system failures.
- Solid architectural thinking and requirement-understanding ability.
- Experience technically leading or mentoring engineers.
- Ability to operate across multiple projects and priorities.
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive execution independently.

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