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About Atives | www.1atives.com

Atives is a fast-growing global creative networking & discovery platform for professionals, brands and institutes to showcase work, get discovered and grow. Since 2021, we’ve served over 50,000 creatives and helped members generate over ₹ 50 lakhs. Our vision: Unite, Connect & Elevate 1bn+ Creatives on Earth.

Role Overview

We’re hiring a Senior Full-Stack Engineer who can architect, build and own end-to-end product modules across web and mobile. You’ll work closely with founders and senior engineers to ship scalable features, mentor engineers, and help shape product & technical direction.

This is a high-impact role for someone who has built multiple real products (web + app), thrives in startup environments, and wants ownership.

What you’ll own

• Architect, design, and develop scalable full-stack features (React + Node.js) for web and mobile.
• Lead delivery of critical modules from design to production and own post-release stability & performance.
• Build and maintain APIs, DB schemas (MongoDB), and integrations (Firebase, third-party services).
• Implement CI/CD, deployments (Vercel, AWS), monitoring, and best-practice devops workflows.
• Contribute to native mobile work as required (React Native + Native iOS/Android bridges). Native iOS experience is a strong plus.
• Mentor engineers, review code, drive best practices in testing, documentation, and releases.
• Use AI tools to accelerate development, testing, and docs.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Growth, and Community teams to deliver business outcomes.

Must-have (core skills & experience)

• 3–5 years of professional experience building production systems (startups preferred).
• Strong frontend expertise: React.js, component design, state management, performance optimization.
• Backend & API skills: Node.js, Express (or similar), REST/GraphQL.
• Database experience: MongoDB (schema design, indexing, queries).
• Proven experience building multiple web & mobile projects (deliverables, public apps or GitHub repos you can share).
• Comfortable with deployment & hosting: Vercel, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) or equivalent.
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and release processes.
• Solid Git workflows, code reviews, and team collaboration.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving,g and production incident handling skills.
• Startup mindset: ownership, bias for action, and willingness to work across the stack.

Nice-to-have (differentiators)

• React Native and/or native iOS (Swift) development experience.
• DevOps experience: Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS native services.
• Experience with Firebase (Auth, Firestore) and mobile publishing (App Store / Play Store).
• TypeScript proficiency.
• Experience with analytics, A/B testing, and performance monitoring tools.
• Experience mentoring teams or leading small engineering squads.

Tools & AI we expect you to use

• GitHub/GitLab, VS Code, Postman, Docker, Vercel, AWS Console.
• Use of AI tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT/Code Interpreter, Cursor) for efficiency is encouraged.

Why join Atives?

• Build a product used by creative professionals globally — high ownership & fast learning.
• Work directly with founders and senior engineers.
• Fast career growth: lead projects, mentor teams, and influence product strategy.
• Competitive pay, performance reviews, and device support for high performers.

Hiring Process

• Shortlisting (resume & portfolio/GitHub)
• Assessment (take-home: frontend + backend task — 2–3 days)
• Technical Interview (deep dive on project & systems)
• Founder Interview (product, ownership, culture)
• Offer

How to apply

• Email hello@1atives.com with:
• Subject: Apply_Senior SDE – Full Stack
• Attach: Resume + 2 links (GitHub / portfolio / Prosite / live projects)
• Short note (2–3 lines) on why you're best & what you’ll ship in your first 30 days at Atives