Lead Full Stack Engineer

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Lead Full Stack Engineer

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Liven .

As Liven’s Lead Full Stack Engineer, you will be the technical North Star — leading architecture, strategy, and execution across the entire application stack. You’ll work hands‑on to modernise our platform (React, Node.js, Django, microservices, cloud infrastructure), scale it to support millions of transactions, and enable AI‑first experiences across our products.

This is a senior leadership role that blends technical excellence with mentorship, strategy with execution, and innovation with reliability.

What you'll do

Architect, design, and build scalable, secure, and maintainable full‑stack systems

Standardise API patterns, shared libraries, and service contracts

Deploy event‑driven, microservices‑based architecture (Kafka / PubSub)

Elevate system performance to handle global scale with

Lead adoption of React + TypeScript + Next.js and shared component libraries

Improve Core Web Vitals and frontend load times by 40%

Champion clean UI architecture, SSR/ISR strategies, and frontend performance optimisation

Integrate AI workflows — code generation, anomaly detection, smart APIs

Collaborate with Data/AI teams to expose ML insights in product dashboards

Migrate to containerised / serverless infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/GCP)

Achieve ≥99.9% uptime and observability using Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana

Mentor engineers through architecture reviews, coaching, and workshops

Create and enforce engineering excellence frameworks for code quality, testing, and deployment

Be a multiplier — standardising practices and raising the bar across squads

Qualifications

7+ years of full‑stack engineering experience with deep expertise in React, Node.js, and Django

Proven track record designing and scaling high‑load, distributed systems

Strong proficiency with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and secure API practices

Hands‑on leadership through technical mentorship, peer reviews, and system design

Experience with AWS/GCP, Docker, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Deep database knowledge (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL) and performance tuning skills

A strategic problem‑solver who thrives in ambiguity and moves ideas into action

Experience with microservices and event‑driven architecture

Fluency in testing frameworks: Jest, Pytest, Cypress

Knowledge of observability and caching tools (Redis, CDN strategies, Grafana, Datadog)

Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, GDPR compliance)

Contributions to open‑source or technical writing

Prior experience in high‑growth or startup environments

Exposure to AI/ML features in full‑stack applications

Familiarity with GraphQL federation and hybrid cloud environments

Project‑management‑only background — this is a deeply technical role

Single‑stack specialisation (frontend‑only or backend‑only)

Our stack

Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js

CI/CD & Testing: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Jest, Pytest, Cypress

AI Tools: GitHub Copilot, AWS CodeWhisperer

APIs: REST, GraphQL, WebSockets

Good to Have

Experience in microservices, caching, and cloud cost optimisation

Exposure to AI/ML workflows and data‑driven product development

Contributions to open‑source or developer communities

Startup or multi‑product platform experience

Familiarity with GraphQL federation or hybrid‑cloud environments

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Industries Software Development, Hospitality, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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