Full Stack Engineer

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Position: Full-Stack EngineerExperience: 3 - 5 years (minimum 3 years hands‐on production work)Location: Chennai, India - on‐site, Monday to FridayDomain: Arts & CultureReports to: Product ManagerEmployment Type: Full‐timeAbout AsignAsign is a comprehensive digital ecosystem designed for the art and culture sector.

We uniteinventory management, a transparent marketplace, a proprietary global‐ID system anddiscovery modules in a single platform.

You’ll help us shape the future of art‐tech at theintersection of creativity, technology and commerce.What You’ll Build & Own● Feature ownership: Deliver new modules and enhance existing ones for scale andperformance.● User‐centric engineering: Craft fast, accessible UIs in React and TypeScript backed byefficient Node.js services.● Quality first: Embed Jest unit/integration tests and shepherd code through automatedCI pipelines.● Production readiness: Optimize queries, caching, logging, and monitoring so ourplatform remains resilient as traffic grows.● Cross‐functional collaboration: Work with designers, PMs, QA and DevOps; andmentor juniors.Key Responsibilities● Frontend○ Build responsive web and server‐rendered apps in React + Next.js withTypeScript.○ Implement state management (Redux, Zustand, or equivalent) and integratereusable design‐system components (e.g., Storybook).○ Ensure accessibility and performance best practices throughout the UI.● Backend○ Develop secure, maintainable RESTful services in Node.js.○ Design efficient data models in MongoDB and SQL databases; optimize queriesand indexing.○ Implement authentication, authorization, logging and basic observability;micro‐service experience is a plus.● Quality & CI/CD○ Write Jest unit, integration, and API tests with high coverage and maintainautomated regression suites.○ Enforce linting/formatting standards and code‐review discipline.○ Maintain Git‐based CI pipelines for automated build–test–deploy workflows.○ Design and maintain E2E test suites with Cypress/Playwright to ensureend‐to‐end user flows remain stable.○ Ensure documentation is updated for every feature and change.● Ops & Cloud○ Familiarity with Docker and packaging Node.js applications for deployment.○ Application, debugging and logging of metrics as needed by Product andInfrastructure teams.● Collaboration & Mentoring○ Work closely with designers, product managers and QA in Agile sprints using Jiraand Slack.○ Participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning and daily stand‐ups.○ Share knowledge through code reviews and mentor junior developers on bestpractices and problem‐solving techniques.Required Skills & Qualifications● Primary○ 3 + years professional full‐stack development in product‐based or high‐scaleenvironments.○ Strong React.js and Next.js experience, with TypeScript and modern statemanagement.○ Proficient in Node.js, REST API design, and secure auth flows (JWT/OAuth).○ Solid knowledge of HTML5, CSS3/Flexbox/Grid, and responsive design.○ Experience with MongoDB and either PostgreSQL or MySQL; ability to modeldata for performance.○ Git workflow expertise and comfort working in an Agile/Scrum setup.● Tooling & Collaboration (Must‐Know)○ Jira – agile boards, issue grooming, sprint planning, and reporting.○ Slack – real‐time team collaboration, incident channels, integrations.○ GitHub – PR workflow, branch strategies, GitHub Actions for CI/CD.○ Jest & Test Automation – write/maintain unit + integration tests; integratecoverage gates in pipelines.○ Documentation – create and maintain API specs, ADRs, onboarding guidesusing Confluence or similar.● Secondary (Good‐to‐Have)○ Exposure to micro‐service patterns, caching layers (Redis) or event‐drivendesign.○ Docker, basic AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch).○ CI/CD with Jenkins, GitLab CI or CircleCI in addition to GitHub Actions.○ Experience with end‐to‐end (E2E) testing frameworks such as Cypress orPlaywright to validate critical user journeys.○ Familiarity with design systems (Storybook) and accessibility standards.○ Prior informal mentoring or tech‐lead stints.Key Personal Attributes● Ownership mindset: You treat features as products and sweat the details.● Analytical & pragmatic: Balance ideal architecture with business timelines.● Clear communicator: Explain trade‐offs to technical and non‐technical stakeholders.● Team spirit: Thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy white‐boarding solutionstogether.Career Growth at AsignAt Asign, engineers who show consistent delivery, code quality, and collaboration will have theopportunity to progress to Senior Full‐Stack Engineer within 18–24 months.

From there, you canchoose a Technical Lead path - owning architecture, guiding best practices, and mentoringpeers - or explore Product Engineering Manager opportunities that blend technical leadershipwith people management.● Additional Notes○ Please include a link to your GitHub / GitLab profile or portfolio in yourapplication.○ Candidates without prior product‐company or at‐scale experience are welcome ifthey can demonstrate equivalent depth via projects or open‐source work.○ Compensation & benefits will be discussed during later interview stages.At Asign, you’ll join a nimble team redefining how the art world creates, authenticates, anddiscovers value through technology.

If that excites you, we’d love to meet you.

Required Skill Profession

Retail Art Dealers