Lead Full Stack Engineer - Node.js/React.js

Job Description : Lead Full-Stack Engineer.

Pune - Work from Office - 6 - 9 years - Full-time.

About The Role

Our clients want faster delivery without any drop in quality.

We need a hands-on technical lead who uses AI in everyday engineering to ship quickly and cut down errors, while leading 5 - 6 developers on projects for US/European clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical leadership: own architecture, code quality and technical decisions across the stack.
• End-to-end delivery: plan, estimate and release across 2 or more client projects at once.
• Team leadership: lead and mentor 5 - 6 developers and keep delivery smooth and predictable.
• AI-driven delivery: use AI across coding, reviews, testing and documentation to deliver faster.
• Error reduction: code reviews, automated tests, CI/CD and AI-assisted checks to cut defects.
• Client ownership: work directly with US/EU clients on requirements, demos and escalations.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• Full-stack: Frontend (React / Angular / Vue) and backend (Node.js / .NET / Java / Python).
• Databases: Hands-on with SQL and NoSQL: design and optimization.
• Cloud: Working knowledge of AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM).
• Leadership: Has led 5 - 6 developers and handled 2+ clients at the same time.
• Client exposure: Has worked directly with US/EU clients, not through a PM.
• AI adoption: Daily use of AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, ChatGPT) with proven gains.

Preferred

• Service / IT consulting background (small, mid or large company).
• Proven track record of faster delivery on client projects.
• Delivers quality at speed: fast releases with fewer defects and less rework.
• Team handling experience: has led, mentored and reviewed the work of developers.

(ref:hirist.tech)