Software Developer

Elementsenergies; Chennai; On-site; INR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Elementsenergies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, seeks a passionate Full-Stack Web Developer to design, build, and maintain responsive web apps using JavaScript, React.js, and Next.js. You will develop backend services, integrate databases, and ensure security and performance across the stack.

The role offers exposure to modern full-stack architectures, API engineering, and cloud deployment practices, with opportunities to contribute to energy and sustainability-focused products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 0–2 years of experience, including relevant internships and practical projects.
• Demonstrable experience building web applications or full-stack projects.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive web applications using JavaScript, React.js, and Next.js.
• Build reusable UI components and implement modern frontend architectures.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate frontend applications with backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, reusable, and well-documented code.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, accessibility, and usability.
• Develop and maintain backend services, business logic, and API integrations.
• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Design database schemas, write optimized SQL queries, and manage data relationships.
• Apply DBMS concepts, indexing, transactions, normalization, and query optimization.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access control.
• Follow secure coding practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Identify and address common application vulnerabilities, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and broken access control.
• Implement input validation, secure session management, and appropriate data protection mechanisms.
• Apply security best practices aligned with OWASP guidance.
• Participate in code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and application security improvements.
• Integrate third-party APIs, external services, and internal systems.
• Debug production issues and improve application reliability.
• Optimize frontend rendering, API response times, and database performance.
• Contribute to application deployment, environment configuration, and CI/CD workflows.
• Work with Git-based version control and collaborative development workflows.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, data engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and sprint planning.
• Translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Take ownership of assigned features from development through deployment and maintenance.

Skills

JavaScript (ES6+)

React.js

Next.js

HTML5

CSS3

SQL

Node.js

Express.js

JWT / Sessions

Git / GitHub

Asynchronous programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Docker

Linux

Nginx

AWS

CI/CD

Redis

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Full-Stack Web Development

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive web applications using JavaScript, React.js, and Next.js.
• Build reusable UI components and implement modern frontend architectures.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate frontend applications with backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, reusable, and well-documented code.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, accessibility, and usability.

Backend Development & Database Management

• Develop and maintain backend services, business logic, and API integrations.
• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.
• Design database schemas, write optimized SQL queries, and manage data relationships.
• Apply DBMS concepts, indexing, transactions, normalization, and query optimization.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access control.

Application Security

• Follow secure coding practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Identify and address common application vulnerabilities, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and broken access control.
• Implement input validation, secure session management, and appropriate data protection mechanisms.
• Apply security best practices aligned with OWASP guidance.
• Participate in code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and application security improvements.

System Integration & Performance

• Integrate third-party APIs, external services, and internal systems.
• Debug production issues and improve application reliability.
• Optimize frontend rendering, API response times, and database performance.
• Contribute to application deployment, environment configuration, and CI/CD workflows.
• Work with Git-based version control and collaborative development workflows.

Collaboration & Engineering Practices

• Collaborate with designers, developers, data engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and sprint planning.
• Translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Take ownership of assigned features from development through deployment and maintenance.

Required Skills

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and modern programming concepts.
• Hands-on experience with React.js and Next.js.
• Good understanding of HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, and modern UI development.
• Strong understanding of DBMS concepts, SQL, database design, and query optimization.
• Experience developing and consuming REST APIs.
• Knowledge of backend development using Node.js and frameworks such as Express.js.
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, JWT, sessions, and application security.
• Familiarity with Git, GitHub, debugging, and code review practices.
• Understanding of asynchronous programming, promises, and error handling.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Familiarity with TypeScript.
• Knowledge of Next.js App Router, server-side rendering, and server components.
• Understanding of OWASP Top 10 and secure application development.
• Familiarity with Redis, caching, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Docker, Linux, Nginx, or cloud deployment environments.
• Familiarity with AWS services and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of testing frameworks and automated testing.
• Exposure to AI/ML integrations, data-intensive applications, or IoT platforms is an advantage.

Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 0–2 years of experience, including relevant internships and practical projects.
• Demonstrable experience building web applications or full-stack projects.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced engineering environment.

What You'll Gain

• Opportunity to build production-grade software for real-world applications.
• Hands-on experience with modern full-stack technologies and scalable application architectures.
• Exposure to application security, cloud infrastructure, API engineering, and database optimization.
• Opportunity to work on impactful products at the intersection of software, energy, and sustainability.
• A collaborative environment that encourages technical ownership, continuous learning, and innovation.

Job Details

• Experience: 0–2 Years
• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: As per company norms