Technical Lead - MERN Stack

Description :

GrowExx is seeking a Technical Lead - MERN, who will be working with cross-functional teams to define, design and deliver new features and adopt the best practices of Test-Driven Development to guarantee robustness and stability of the code produced.

Responsibilities :

- Overall responsible for the Implementation part of the project i. e., getting things right.

- Be responsible for delivering the project assigned by working in conjunction with PO, L3 and ADMs.

- Analyse the user requirements, NFRs and technical requirements for the project.

- Identify any unknowns i. e., missing scenarios, etc and consult with PO to ensure those are defined either as a User story or UAC.

- Break down user stories along with the team to identify technical tasks.

- Provide detailed estimates before the start of the sprints.

- Need to work with the Team to get the estimates.

- Proactively pre-plan the sprints to achieve 90+% confidence of delivery.

- Delegate such tasks to L1s during the sprints and ensure those are completed.

- Identify any dependencies amongst the tasks and plan accordingly.

- Request help of ADMs if neededL1S.

- Perform code reviews for Self and L1 engineers.

- Provide support to L1 engineers in completing their tasks.

- Ideally should enable L1S to do the tasks, rather than doing them themselves.

- Nurture & groom L1 engineers to become better at their work.

- Create technical documents as required for the project in JIRA, Confluence, or other tools

- Provide POs and ADMs with daily updates of the team via Jira and Slack

- Provide HL estimates for any new projects by working closely with L3S, POs and ADMs

- Proactively communicate with other members of the team and other project leads

- Provide HR and Management with any relevant information to help improve the organisation's culture and performance.

Requirements :

- Deep understanding of OOPs, LinkedList, Data Structures, Inheritance, Encapsulation and Abstractions.

- Strong knowledge of React.js and JavaScript Build Tools.

- Strong knowledge in JavaScript, JavaScript Design Patterns, and ECMA 6 onwards.

- Strong knowledge of Node JS framework, like Express JS / Loopback or any such is required.

- Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS.

- Database Knowledge of MySQL and/or PostgreSQL or any RDBMS.

- Knowledge of NoSQL Databases like MongoDB / Couchbase is required.

- Knowledge of Source code repository, including Git, Bitbucket, Mercurial or anything similar, is preferred.

- Knowledge of IDE Tools, Like VSCode or any other IDE tool, is preferred.

- Can create DB Schema along with Data dictionary. Be able to normalise up to 3NF.

- Good to have experience in using AI-powered code editors (e. g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to enhance productivity and code quality.

- Can handle Exceptions, can produce code-level logs, and to debug the defects.

- Ability to develop applications and APIs as per the Technical Document and Requirements given in Node JS, Express JS / Loopback, etc.

- Demonstrate info-security at the coding level.

- Demonstrate knowledge of the performance impact of their code.

- Agile Estimation techniques.

- Basic Task Management and Planning.

- Can demonstrate JavaScript best practices.

- Can optimise the page's speed and can achieve a 90% score in GTMatrix or Google Page Speed.

- Be able to work on a website that supports multiple languages.

- Education and Experience B Tech or B. E. with 7+ years' relevant experience.

Analytical and Personal Skills :

- Must have good logical reasoning and analytical skills.

- Demonstrate Ownership and Accountability of their work.

- Multi-tasking capabilities and team management.

- Technical documentation.

- Self-criticising.

- Negotiation skills.