Lead Engineer

FlixStock; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

FlixStock is seeking a senior, hands-on engineering leader to take broad technical ownership across the team and drive complex initiatives independently. The role focuses on MERN stack, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, React, and Python to deliver scalable, production-grade systems.

You will own backend decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product and Operations to align engineering outcomes with business goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on backend or full-stack background.
• Experience owning production-grade systems.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis capability.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Own technical design and execution for complex engineering initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive execution across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Review architecture, implementation approach and engineering quality.
• Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate resolution.
• Own backend and production decisions for critical services.
• Mentor engineers and improve technical decision-making.
• Remain hands-on with debugging and design reviews when needed.
• Drive delivery, prioritisation and follow-through.
• Improve engineering processes, reliability and observability.
• Identify architectural risks and drive remediation; collaborate with Product/Operations.

Skills

MERN stack

Node.js

Express.js

MongoDB

React

Python

API design

Distributed systems

Production-grade systems

Mentoring

Job description

We are looking for a senior, hands-on engineering leader who can take broader technical ownership across the team and drive complex engineering initiatives independently.

MERN Stack | Node.js | Express.js | MongoDB | React | Python

Key Responsibilities

• Own technical design and execution for complex engineering initiatives.
• Translate business and operational requirements into clear, scalable technical solutions.
• Drive execution across multiple engineering projects and workstreams.
• Review architecture, implementation approach and overall engineering quality.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and coordinate resolution across teams.
• Own backend and production engineering decisions across critical services.
• Mentor engineers and improve technical decision-making within the team.
• Remain hands‑on with debugging, design reviews and implementation when required.
• Drive delivery, prioritisation and technical follow‑through.
• Improve engineering processes, reliability, observability and operational discipline.
• Identify architectural and technical risks early and drive appropriate remediation.Partner with Product, Operations and other stakeholders to ensure engineering outcomes align with business needs.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Strong hands‑on backend or full‑stack engineering background.
• Deep experience with Node.js / MERN stack.
• Working knowledge of Python.
• Strong understanding of APIs, databases, queues, asynchronous processing and distributed systems.
• Experience owning and supporting production‑grade systems.
• Strong debugging and root‑cause analysis capability.
• Experience handling critical production incidents and complex system failures.
• Strong architectural thinking and requirement‑understanding ability.
• Experience technically leading or mentoring engineers.
• Ability to operate across multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive execution independently.