Job Description:

Job Profile Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for designing and building scalable, high-performance full-stack applications across web platforms. You will work on modern frontend frameworks like React and Next.js along with robust backend services using Node.js, NestJS, and Java-based systems.

You will collaborate with designers, product owners, architects, DevOps engineers, and multiple engineering teams in a fast-paced, technically complex environment to deliver high-quality, enterprise-grade solutions.

Key Skills:

• Handling software requests/tickets and driving them to completion
• At least 10+ years of engineering experience
• Strong object-oriented programming, functional programming, and system design skills
• Significant experience with React.js, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, and Java (Spring Boot preferred)
• Strong knowledge of frontend architecture, component-based design, and state management (Redux, Jotai, Context API, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and API-driven development
• Significant experience designing and building scalable RESTful APIs and microservices
• Strong experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern UI frameworks
• Experience integrating frontend applications with backend APIs and third-party services
• Strong understanding of web performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design
• Experience building applications from concept/design → architecture → development → production deployment
• Strong understanding of design patterns and architectural approaches such as MVC, MVVM, layered architecture, microservices, and event-driven architecture
• Experience with GraphQL and REST APIs (design, implementation, debugging)
• Experience with authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT, SSO)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Strong knowledge of database technologies (SQL/NoSQL – PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Experience writing asynchronous, multi-threaded, and scalable backend services
• Track record in debugging and optimizing performance (frontend & backend)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git)
• Strong communication skills, with passion for quality and attention to detail
• Experience working across teams and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders

  Domain / Added Advantage:

  Experience working with US Insurance domain (Group Benefits, Billing, Claims, Enrollment, etc.)

  Familiarity with platforms or business processes related to MetLife, Sun Life or similar insurers will be a strong advantage

  Understanding of regulatory, compliance, and customer experience aspects in insurance systems

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Architect and design end-to-end full-stack solutions across frontend and backend systems
• Review engineers’ pull requests and mentor them on coding standards, scalability, and best practices
• Collaborate with UX/design teams to ensure consistent, intuitive, and responsive UI/UX patterns
• Design and develop scalable, secure APIs and backend services
• Build and maintain high-performance React/Next.js applications
• Lead development of server-side rendering and SEO-friendly web applications
• Manage application deployments across environments including Dev, QA, UAT, and Production
• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for web applications
• Participate in production support (PROD support) on a rotational/on-demand basis, ensuring system stability and quick issue resolution
• Handle basic business requests through to production readiness, ensuring alignment with requirements and quality standards
• Triaging customer issues, incidents, logs, and production defects
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Ensure high test coverage (unit, integration, and UI tests) and enforce quality gates
• Lead the adoption of coding standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices
• Evaluate and recommend new frontend/backend technologies and frameworks
• Design solutions for security, scalability, and high availability
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical initiatives
• Monitor application health and proactively identify improvement areas
• Drive modernization initiatives and migration to newer frameworks/architectures
• Guide teams in breaking down complex stories and delivering high-quality code

Location:

This position can be based in any of the following locations:

Chennai

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