Full-Stack Technical Lead

About BharatFD

BharatFD, a pioneering digital marketplace founded by IIT D – IIM A Alumnus, is dedicated to transforming India's Fixed Deposit (FD) landscape. By simplifying the process of comparing and booking FDs and their derivative products, we aim to bridge gaps in awareness, accessibility, and customer acquisition within the FD market. Join us in our mission to revolutionize financial investments and help millions achieve financial stability and growth.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and driven Full-Stack Technical Lead to spearhead our development efforts across Front-End, Back-End, and Mobile platforms. This role involves hands-on coding, strategic technical leadership, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable applications. The ideal candidate will have a robust foundation in full-stack development, with deep expertise in both mobile-first and cloud-native technologies, to support BharatFD’s mission of transforming the fixed deposit investment landscape. This is a unique opportunity to lead technical innovation within a fast-growing fintech startup and make a meaningful impact on financial accessibility for millions.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and Manage Development Projects: Oversee end-to-end full-stack development projects, including Front-End, Back-End, and Mobile. Ensure high-quality, scalable code and adherence to best practices across platforms.
Hands-On Development: Design, develop, and maintain clean, maintainable, and well-documented code using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, React, Node.js/Express, TypeORM, and Postgres.
Architect and Integrate APIs: Develop, implement, and integrate RESTful and SOAP APIs, ensuring seamless and secure data exchange between systems.
Responsive and Mobile-First Design: Apply responsive design principles and mobile-first strategies to enhance the user experience across devices.
Microservices Architecture: Collaborate with backend developers to design and implement a robust microservices architecture, following best practices in API development and scalability.
Version Control and Collaboration: Enforce Git-based version control standards for efficient source code management, ensuring smooth collaboration within cross-functional teams.
Continuous Integration and Deployment: Implement and manage modern CI/CD pipelines to streamline code deployment, reduce release cycles, and ensure stable production environments.
Open-Source Technologies and Innovation: Leverage and integrate open-source technologies and tools to maintain innovation, efficiency, and alignment with industry trends.
Performance and Accessibility Optimization: Optimize code to enhance performance and accessibility, meeting web accessibility standards to support a diverse user base.
Testing and Quality Assurance: Develop and maintain a comprehensive suite of unit and integration tests using frameworks like Jest, Mocha, etc., to ensure code reliability and maintainability.
Cloud Platform Management: Manage and deploy applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), utilizing their services to ensure application scalability, resilience, and security.
Containerization and Orchestration: Utilize containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes to enhance consistency, reliability, and scalability of deployments.
Mentorship and Technical Guidance: Act as a mentor and guide for team members, setting technical direction, fostering collaboration, and promoting best practices within the development team.

Experience:

4+ Years of Proven experience in development
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment

Skills

Frontend Development: Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with hands-on experience in modern frontend frameworks like React (prefer…