Lead Software Engineer

Kriyadocs is the preferred publishing automation platform for several leading book and journal publishers. It enables authors, editors, copy-editors, proof-readers, typesetters, and other key stakeholders in the publishing ecosystem to effortlessly collaborate towards producing rich, high quality content, faster. Launched in 2014, Kriyadocs has over 30,000 happy users globally. For further information or to schedule a demo, visit www.kriyadocs.com.

Lead Software Engineer

React, TypeScript, Zod, Fastify, ElasticSearch, and modern Database ORMs

Hands-On Engineering (80%)

Fastify

Mentorship & Leadership (20%)

Provide guidance to junior developers, fostering growth and technical excellence. Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and development workflows (e.g., Biome/ESLint, Prettier, CI/CD pipelines). Encourage knowledge sharing and collaborative problem-solving within the team. 

System Design & Architecture

Own and drive the architecture of scalable systems with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability. Evaluate trade-offs and propose pragmatic solutions to business and technical challenges. Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders. 

Operational Excellence

Implement observability, error handling, and monitoring for production systems. Contribute to incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive measures. Continuously improve developer productivity and CI/CD processes.

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience. 
• Strong proficiency in

  TypeScript

  and modern JavaScript. 
• Solid hands-on experience with

  React

  for frontend development. 
• Experience with

  Fastify (or similar Node.js frameworks)

  for backend APIs.
• Practical knowledge of

  Zod

  or similar validation libraries. 
• Proficiency with

  ElasticSearch

  and designing efficient queries. 
• Experience with at least one

  Database ORM

  (Prisma, TypeORM, Sequelize, etc.). 
• Proven ability to design scalable systems and services. 
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices. 

• Experience working in

  monorepo

  setups. 
• Exposure to

  cloud platforms

  (AWS, GCP, or Azure). 
• Understanding of

  testing frameworks

  (Jest, Vitest, Playwright). 
• Experience with

  performance tuning

  in React, Fastify, and ElasticSearch. Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

• A highly hands-on engineer who leads by example. 
• Someone who can balance coding with mentoring and elevating juniors. Pragmatic decision-maker who understands trade-offs. 
• A builder at heart with a passion for clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

• Competitive compensation and growth opportunities. 
• Opportunity to influence engineering culture and best practices. 
• Collaborative environment with challenging, impactful projects.