Engineer (India Office)

CSS; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

CSS in India seeks a Senior Developer to lead front-end development through the full SDLC, turning business requirements into robust applications.

The role emphasizes mentoring, code reviews, and collaboration with PMs, QA, and content specialists to deliver scalable ecommerce solutions. You will drive architectural clarity and ensure high-quality deliverables across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field preferred.
• 5+ years in a development role in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with modern tools and practices.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and development frameworks.
• Experience with code management systems.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and product owners to translate requirements into work across platforms.
• Write clean, efficient front-end code and serve as a standard of excellence for the team.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor front-end developers, and guide release and environment management.
• Explore options including homegrown, third-party subsystems, and existing components.
• Lead SDLC activities: analysis, design, coding, testing, and release support.
• Coordinate with IT, QA and colleagues on cross-functional initiatives and vendor management.

Skills

Front-end development

Mentoring

Code reviews

Agile delivery

SDLC knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Build tools

Job description

As a Senior Developer, you will be responsible for executing, driving, and owning assignments through all stages of the development lifecycle to completion. You will document and map requirements to standard application functionality. You will function as a technical expert on complex applications, work assignments, and business problems.

Responsibilities:

• Works with project managers, business analysts, content specialists, and digital product owners to understand how business requirements and technical specifications will translate to actual work product across platform.
• Writes clean, efficient and well-engineered front-end code that can serve as standard of excellence for other team members.
• Conducts code reviews, mentors other front-end developers and provides guidance on code management, release management, environment management, process flows and documentation.
• Explores all technical options when considering a solution, including homegrown coding, third party sub-systems, enterprise platforms and existing technology components.
• Actively leads collaborative efforts through all phases of software development life cycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, technical design, coding, testing, and release support.
• Understands lifecycle of various technology sub-systems that comprise eCommerce platform (i.e., version, release, roadmap), including current capabilities, compatibilities, limitations and dependencies; understands and advises of optimal upgrade paths.
• Leverages relationships with key IT, QA and other corporate colleagues by communicating and collaborating on cross function initiatives.
• Develops technical documentation, such as system context diagrams, design documents and release procedures.
• Leads troubleshooting efforts for production issues of all levels and severities, through a hands-on approach or through delegation, and assigns to third party front-end developers as appropriate and tracks progress.
• Leads efforts to monitor web properties for uptime, and proactively identify future problems by analyzing trends, data and monitoring reporting.
• Leads efforts to identify and develop third party vendors selection based on digital roadmap and requirements, including initial research and identification, selection, contributing to contractual discussions and operational efforts.
• Oversees third party technology partners, including assignments, service level agreements, quality standards, work product and other deliverables as detailed in contractual agreements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in eCommerce, eBusiness, information technology or related field preferred
• 5 years required, 7 years preferred experience in a development role in an enterprise environment with responsibility for the delivery and support of world class technology solutions
• 5 years required, 7 years preferred experience with coding experience in required language, platform, and/or technology.
• 5 years required, 7 years preferred experience developing solutions using modern tools and practices
• Working knowledge with code management systems
• Working knowledge with intake and task management tools
• Working knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Working knowledge of development frameworks
• Working knowledge with build tools
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies
• Ability to multi-task and reprioritize in a dynamic environment
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Basic understanding of budgets including processing invoices and other financial documents through accounting processes and practices