Mid-Level Full Stack Software Developer
Summary
On-site mid-level full stack developer in Mangalore building features end-to-end in JavaScript: React.js UIs on the frontend, Node.js REST APIs and SQL databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) on the backend, with unit/E2E testing, debugging, Git workflows, and use of AI-assisted coding tools.
Requirements
Required Technical Skills
Frontend:
- Strong
knowledge of JavaScript, including ES6+ concepts.
- Good
hands-on experience with React.js.
- Strong
understanding of HTML, CSS, and responsive UI development.
- Experience
with Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, or plain CSS.
- Ability
to develop UI components based on requirements/designs.
- Good
understanding of frontend state management, API integration, and form
handling.
Backend:
- Strong
hands-on experience with Node.js.
- Experience
in developing and maintaining REST APIs.
- Good
understanding of API design, authentication, authorization, validation,
error handling, and middleware.
- Experience
with backend debugging and troubleshooting.
- Understanding
of application architecture and clean, maintainable code.
Database:
- Good
knowledge of relational databases such as:
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Ability
to write and optimize SQL queries.
- Understanding
of database relationships, indexing, transactions, and basic database
design.
- ORM
experience such as Sequelize/TypeORM/Prisma would be an advantage.
Testing & Debugging:
- Experience
in writing unit tests.
- Understanding
of E2E testing.
- Ability
to debug frontend and backend issues independently.
- Good
understanding of browser developer tools, logs, API debugging, and
troubleshooting production issues.
Development & Engineering Skills:
- Good
understanding of Git/GitHub and standard development workflows.
- Experience
working with Agile/Scrum development processes.
- Ability
to understand requirements and convert them into technical implementation.
- Good
understanding of code review, coding standards, and maintainable code.
- Ability
to work on existing codebases and troubleshoot/modify existing
functionality.
AI-Assisted Development:
- Familiarity
with modern AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code,
Antigravity, GitHub Copilot, or similar tools.
- Should
understand how to effectively use AI tools for code generation, debugging,
code analysis, documentation, and development planning while being able to
review and validate the generated code.
Additional Skills
- Good
problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Good
communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability
to work independently as well as with a development team.
- Willingness
to learn and work with new technologies.
- Ability
to take ownership of assigned modules/features from development through
testing and deployment.
Key Requirement
The candidate should have strong practical knowledge of
JavaScript, React.js, Node.js, UI development, REST API development, databases,
testing, and debugging, rather than being limited to only frontend or
backend development.