Lead Full Stack Developer - Business & Technology Consulting & Technology Consulting

Description

We are looking for a Lead Full Stack Developer & QA Manager with strong expertise in people management, leadership, software architecture, cybersecurity, and quality assurance. This role is ideal for someone with 10-14 years of experience in building, testing, securing, and optimizing scalable web applications, distributed systems, and microservices while leading and mentoring development and QA teams.

If you have a passion for fostering high-performance teams, ensuring technical excellence, and driving software quality and security at scale, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of full-stack developers and QA engineers, fostering a high performance and collaborative culture.
• Develop team members through coaching, technical guidance, and performance feedback.
• Establish and enforce coding, security, and QA best practices within the engineering organization.
• Drive continuous improvement in development and testing processes through automation, tooling, and process enhancements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, DevOps, Security, and developers, to align engineering e
• orts with business goals.
• Define career growth plans, performance goals, and training initiatives for engineers and QA professionals.

Software Development & System Architecture

• Architect, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and secure web applications using Python and JavaScript.
• Lead the design and implementation of robust microservices architectures using GoF design patterns.
• Build and optimize APIs and backend logic using frameworks like Django, Flask, or FastAPI, ensuring adherence to OWASP security best practices.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization using OAuth, JWT, OpenID Connect, and RBAC.
• Design and manage event-driven architectures leveraging Apache Kafka for real-time, asynchronous processing.
• Optimize data pipelines with Apache Spark for large-scale processing and Apache Iceberg for efficient data lake management.
• Drive secure coding practices by proactively mitigating risks such as SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, and Insecure Deserialization.
• Conduct technical reviews, troubleshoot complex system issues, and ensure scalability, reliability, and security.

Quality Assurance & Automated Testing

• Define and own the test strategy across all development phases, including unit, integration, API, performance, and end-to-end (E2E) testing.
• Lead the implementation of automated test frameworks such as PyTest, Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium.
• Implement TDD and BDD methodologies, ensuring security-focused software testing.
• Oversee API testing strategies with tools like Postman, Newman, or Karate.
• Conduct performance and load testing using tools like Locust, JMeter, or k6, ensuring applications meet scalability demands.
• Manage security vulnerability testing using OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, or SonarQube to detect and mitigate risks.
• Drive SAST & DAST integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish and enforce QA processes, including bug tracking, defect analysis, and root cause investigations.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration

• Lead the integration of automated testing and security validation within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD).
• Define shift-left testing strategies, catching defects and vulnerabilities early in development.
• Monitor and analyze application quality, security, and performance.
• Oversee containerization strategies using Docker, Kubernetes, and implement container security best practices.
• Implement and manage secrets management solutions (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) adoption to automate secure and scalable deployments.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions.
• Lead cross-team discussions to align development, QA, security, and operational goals.
• Promote a security-first, high-quality engineering culture across the organization.
• Provide technical thought leadership by contributing to architectural decisions, design patterns, and process improvements.

Requirements:

• Leadership & People Management
• Proven experience managing and mentoring development and QA teams.
• Strong ability to coach, develop, and retain top engineering talent.
• Experience establishing and enforcing engineering and QA best practices.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Full-Stack Development & Distributed Systems
• Expertise in building secure, responsive front-end applications using React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Strong proficiency in Python and JavaScript, particularly with Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, design patterns, and event-driven architectures (Kafka).
• Strong expertise in secure API development, authentication, and authorization.
• Experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Expertise in secure coding principles and mitigation of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Big Data & Event-Driven Architecture
• Experience with Apache Kafka for real-time event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in Apache Spark for distributed data processing and analytics.
• Understanding of Apache Iceberg for schema evolution and transactional data lakes.
• Quality Assurance & Test Automation
• Deep knowledge of automated testing frameworks such as PyTest, Jest, Mocha, Cypress, Selenium, Playwright.
• Expertise in TDD and BDD methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with security testing tools (OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, SonarQube).
• Experience integrating security testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Performance testing expertise with Locust, JMeter, or k6.

CI/CD, DevOps & Cloud

• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD).
• Knowledge of container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of secrets management, security scanning, and compliance automation.

Code Quality & Best Practices

• Proven ability to enforce coding standards, security best practices, and robust test automation.
• Strong experience in ensuring continuous testing and deployment readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, CISSP, CISM, or Certified Ethical Hacker) are a plus.

Job Engineering

Primary Location India-Maharashtra-Mumbai

Other Locations India-Maharashtra-Mumbai

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: No

Req ID: 250653

Job Hire Type Experienced Not Applicable #BMI N/A