Lead Full Stack Engineer - React JS & Node JS

GSSTech Group

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise-grade applications using React JS and Node JS.
• Drive technical architecture discussions and ensure alignment with enterprise engineering standards.
• Build responsive, reusable, secure, and high-performance frontend applications using React JS and TypeScript.
• Develop scalable RESTful APIs and backend services with strong focus on reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Business teams, DevOps, QA, and Engineering leadership to drive successful project delivery.
• Lead code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure best engineering practices across teams.
• Mentor and guide developers on architecture, design patterns, debugging, optimisation, and modern engineering practices.
• Drive CI/CD implementation, automation strategies, and deployment optimisation.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and ensure platform stability and performance.
• Contribute to technical roadmap planning, engineering improvements, and technology evaluations.
• Ensure proper estimation, sprint planning, risk management, and technical delivery governance.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate technical solutions effectively to leadership teams.

Technical Skills Frontend

• Strong hands-on experience in React JS, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Expertise in:
• React Hooks
• Context API / Redux
• Component lifecycle
• Responsive web application development
• Modern frontend architecture patterns
• Experience with:
• Tailwind CSS
• Styled Components
• Material UI
• CSS-in-JS techniques
• Familiarity with frontend build tools and package managers such as npm and yarn.
• Experience in frontend testing frameworks such as Jest, Enzyme, or Jasmine.

Backend

• Strong expertise in Node JS and scalable RESTful API development.
• Experience working with NoSQL databases and distributed backend systems.
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming and non-blocking architecture.
• Experience implementing secure authentication and authorization mechanisms using JWT and OAuth.

DevOps & Cloud

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with API Gateway integrations such as 3Scale.
• Familiarity with Kafka, AWS services, Azure services, or other messaging/event-driven platforms.
• Understanding of microservices and cloud-native application architecture.

Additional Skills

• Strong understanding of system architecture including caching, proxies, APIs, databases, and distributed services.
• Experience with performance tuning, benchmarking, monitoring, and debugging enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of code quality and linting tools such as ESLint, TSLint, and Prettier.
• Experience documenting code and architecture using industry-standard practices.
• Strong understanding of modern ECMAScript and TypeScript standards.

Functional Competencies

• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, secure coding standards, and enterprise architecture principles.
• Experience driving technical decisions and engineering governance across teams.
• Ability to evaluate and benchmark modern technologies and frameworks.
• Strong experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Ability to balance technical excellence with business delivery priorities.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to influence technical and business decisions across multiple teams.
• Proven leadership experience managing or mentoring engineering teams.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in fast-paced enterprise delivery environments.
• Strong ownership mindset with excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to manage priorities, risks, escalations, and delivery timelines effectively.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills with exposure to senior leadership interactions.