Senior MERN Stack Developer (Team Lead Experience Required) | Mumbai | 6 to 7 years Experience

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior MERN Stack Developer with strong backend and frontend expertise and prior experience leading small engineering teams. The ideal candidate should have deep hands-on experience with React, Node.js, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, along with exposure to modern infrastructure tools like Apache, Kafka, Docker, and strong collaboration workflows using GitHub and JIRA.

This role requires ownership mindset, technical leadership capability, and the ability to guide a team of developers toward scalable and high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using the MERN stack

Lead a team of 4–5 developers, providing technical direction and mentorship

Architect robust backend services using Node.js

Build performant frontend interfaces using React.js

Work with both MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases efficiently

Deploy and manage applications using Docker containers

Configure and maintain application environments using Apache

Work with event-driven or streaming architecture using Kafka

Collaborate with cross-functional teams using GitHub and JIRA

Ensure code quality through reviews, testing, and best practices

Troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance

Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and technical discussions

Required Skills & Experience

6–7 years of hands-on experience in full-stack development

Strong expertise in:

React.js

Node.js

Express.js

MongoDB

Practical experience with PostgreSQL

Experience working with Docker containers

Knowledge of Apache server configuration

Exposure to Kafka-based architectures

Strong proficiency in GitHub workflows

Experience working with JIRA

Proven experience leading a team of minimum 4–5 developers

Strong understanding of:

REST APIs

authentication & authorization

scalable architecture patterns

performance optimization

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working on high-scale production applications

Exposure to microservices architecture

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

Experience debugging distributed systems

What We’re Looking For in the Candidate

Strong ownership mindset

Leadership capability with hands-on coding strength

Clear understanding of React and Node internals

Ability to mentor junior developers

Problem-solving attitude in production-scale environments