Position: Tech Lead – MERN Stack, Cloud & Microservices Job

Location:
Noida, Sector 126

Experience:
10+ Years Employment Type: Full-Time Work Mode: On-site (5 Days Office) Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead to drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable, cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering leader with strong expertise in Node.js, React, AWS, and Microservices, capable of leading high-performing development teams while making key architectural decisions. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, QA Engineers, and DevOps teams to build secure, reliable, and high-performance software solutions. This role combines technical leadership, solution architecture, and hands-on development while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership ● Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. ● Drive technical strategy, architecture, and engineering best practices across projects. ● Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, security, and quality guidelines. ● Guide technical decision-making and resolve complex engineering challenges. ● Collaborate with Product Managers to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. ● Participate in sprint planning, technical estimation, release planning, and backlog refinement. ● Identify technical risks, manage technical debt, and recommend long-term architectural improvements. ● Support production releases and participate in incident analysis and resolution when required. System Design & Microservices ● Lead the design and architecture of scalable, secure, and highly available applications using modern software architecture principles. ● Drive High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) discussions, ensuring alignment with business and technical objectives. ● Design, develop, and optimize Microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architectures for enterprise-scale applications. ● Architect scalable asynchronous workflows and inter-service communication using messaging and event-streaming technologies. ● Define API standards, service contracts, and integration patterns to ensure interoperability and maintainability across distributed systems. ● Ensure system scalability, fault tolerance, resilience, observability, performance, and reliability through industry best practices.



● Evaluate and recommend architectural improvements, technology choices, and design patterns to support long-term platform growth and engineering excellence. Full-Stack Development ● Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-grade web applications using Node.js, Express.js, React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript. ● Develop scalable backend services, RESTful APIs, and reusable frontend components following industry best practices. ● Optimize application performance, responsiveness, and security. ● Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. ● Define and maintain API contracts, integration patterns, and coding standards to ensure seamless communication between frontend and backend systems. ● Conduct code reviews, mentor developers, and promote engineering best practices across the development team. ● Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive continuous improvements in application architecture, performance, and maintainability. Cloud & DevOps ● Design, architect, and deploy scalable, secure, and highly available applications on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch. ● Collaborate with DevOps teams to design cloud-native infrastructure, deployment strategies, and production environments. ● Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable, automated, and efficient application deployments. ● Containerize applications using Docker and support orchestration using Kubernetes in collaboration with platform engineering teams. ● Contribute to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. ● Drive cloud security, cost optimization, scalability, and performance best practices across AWS environments. ● Monitor application and infrastructure health using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging solutions. ● Support production deployments, troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues, and ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and operational excellence.



Database & Performance ● Design scalable data models using MongoDB and relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL). ● Implement caching strategies using Redis. ● Optimize database performance, indexing, and query efficiency. ● Ensure application scalability and efficient resource utilization. Required

Skills:
● 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a Technical Lead, Lead Engineer, or Senior Engineering role. ● Strong expertise in Node.js, Express.js, React.js, Next.js, and TypeScript/JavaScript. ● Proven experience designing and building scalable Microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems. ● Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and High-Level/Low-Level Design (HLD/LLD). ● Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, cloud-native application development, and scalable infrastructure. ● Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines; exposure to Kubernetes is preferred. ● Strong knowledge of MongoDB and relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL. ● Experience with caching technologies such as Redis and performance optimization techniques. ● Solid understanding of application security, API security, OWASP best practices, and secure software development principles. ● Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS SQS/SNS. ● Proven experience conducting architecture reviews, code reviews, technical mentoring, and engineering governance. ● Robust analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. ● Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with cross-functional teams. Tech Stack: ● Frontend: React.js, Next.js (Preferred), TypeScript, Redux ● Backend: Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, WebSockets ● Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, CloudWatch) ● Architecture: Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture ● Databases: MongoDB, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis ● DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes (Preferred), CI/CD, Terraform (Preferred) ● Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS ● Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch Good to Have: ● Experience with AI/LLM integrations, RAG, or Generative AI applications. ● Knowledge of WebRTC or real-time communication systems. ● Exposure to DevSecOps and cloud security best practices. ● Experience in AR/VR, gaming, immersive technologies, or streaming platforms. ● Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Interested : Send your CV on [email protected] Or [email protected]

📌 Technical Lead (Noida)
🏢 Shadowcast India
📍 Noida