One of the leading bootstrapped, profitable company is hiring for Software Engineer with 2-6 years of experience building and maintaining real-world applications using the MERN stack.
Hire22.ai is India's 1st Agentic Job Portal for mid and senior hiring. Hire22 enables employers to create a JobCoNCT and initiate the hiring process through a Virtual Recruiter that manages the recruitment lifecycle using intelligent AI agents, helping companies get interview-ready candidates within 22 hours.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and scale robust web applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) with a strong focus on long-term maintainability.
- Take end-to-end ownership of key modules and features, from technical design to production rollout.
- Perform code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure best practices across the team.
- Mentor junior developers by providing technical guidance, feedback, and support for skill growth.
- Actively contribute to architecture discussions, scalability planning, and technical decision-making.
- Participate in and help drive agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) with a leadership mindset.
- Identify, debug, and resolve complex production issues and performance bottlenecks.
- Continuously suggest improvements to engineering processes, team efficiency, and product quality.
- Gradually take on people management responsibilities, including task allocation, progress tracking, and supporting team collaboration.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 35 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining real-world applications using the MERN stack.
- Strong expertise in React.js and Node.js, with a solid understanding of component architecture, state management, and RESTful API design.
- Proven experience with MongoDB, Express.js, Git-based workflows, and effective debugging practices.
- Strong foundation in HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript (ES6+), with an eye for performance and scalability.
- Ability to analyze problems deeply, make sound technical decisions, and design scalable solutions.
- Demonstrated ownership mindset with the ability to work independently without micromanagement.
- Experience or strong interest in code reviews, mentoring, and guiding other developers.
- Good communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across product, design, and engineering teams.
- Working knowledge of AI-assisted development tools and best practices for writing secure, scalable, and production-ready code.
- Interest in people management and technical leadership, with readiness to grow into a Product Team Lead role.
Bonus Skills
- Experience with Remix, Next.js, or TypeScript.
- Previous work on Shopify apps or eCommerce platforms.
- Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD, or cloud hosting (like Vercel or AWS).
- Contributions to open-source or side projects.
- Familiarity with performance optimization techniques.
What we offer
- The opportunity to play a pivotal role in a fast-growing startup.
- The chance to work with a dedicated and passionate team.
- A platform to innovate, learn, and contribute at every step.
