Position Overview: An exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking full stack engineer who thrives on producing customer-facing web and app experiences. You will join a leading name in the food and beverage market with 500+ stores across the world. As a full stack Principal Engineer specialising in JavaScript, you will be responsible for driving technical excellence and innovation within your product team. You will lead by example, playing a hands-on role in designing, building, and maintaining front-end and back-end systems. Additionally, you will impart your knowledge and coach others fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and develop scalable and performant mission critical web applications using React.js with Next.js for front-end and Node.js for API development.
- Mentor a team of engineers, providing guidance on best practices, design patterns, and coding standards.
- Drive a culture of quality and innovation, advocating Extreme Programming ways of working.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, participating in Agile processes and code reviews.
- Utilise strong debugging skills to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in both front-end and back-end systems (including both internal and third-party systems)
- Experience working on cloud platforms, with knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) being an advantage.
- Familiarity with e-commerce platforms and solutions is highly desirable.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on the product roadmap and development processes.
- Champion continuous improvement, performance optimisation, and security throughout the development lifecycle
Skills:
- Proven experience as a hands-on engineer with proficiency in JavaScript, React, TypeScript, and Next.js for front-end and Node.js for back-end development.
- Experience in technical decision making guiding the team to propose solutions which implement standard mythologies so that a maintainable product is produced.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and mentor other engineers.
- Experience working in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR), Retail, or E-commerce industries is a plus.
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
- You have a passion for automation tested code and setting high standards for code quality.
- Be a keen team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and drive change through innovation and collaboration.
Location: Chennai
Skills Required
- Proficiency in JavaScript
- Proficiency in React
- Proficiency in TypeScript
- Proficiency in Next.js
- Proficiency in Node.js
- Hands-on experience building front-end and back-end systems
- Experience making technical decisions, using design patterns and maintainable methodologies
- Leadership and mentoring experience guiding engineers
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for complex front-end and back-end systems
- Experience working in Agile processes and participating in code reviews
- Experience with cloud platforms
- Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Familiarity with e-commerce platforms and solutions
- Passion for automated tested code and high code quality standards
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and drive change
What We Do
Photon.com has emerged as one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing Digital Agencies. We work with 40% of the Fortune 100 on their Digital initiatives and are known for our ability to integrate Strategy Consulting, Creative Design, and Technology at scale. Please visit www.photon.com to learn more about us, how we work, and our customer case studies. Digital Transformation Starts Here.
