Sr. Full Stack Developer

Sr. Full Stack Developer Department: Research & Development Employment Type: Full Time Location: APAC-India-Pune Description About the Role Join us as a Senior Full Stack Developer at Align, responsible for a regulatory compliance platform that manages product, part, and supplier chemical data across Internal and Supplier Portals. You’ll help evolve a modern web platform that enables compliant product development and supplier collaboration, with strong focus on quality, security, and scalability. Role expectations What You’ll Do (Responsibilities) • Build and enhance web applications using React + Next.js with clean, reusable components and optimized UX. • Develop and maintain backend services using Node.js (REST APIs, integrations, business workflows). • Translate complex regulatory and business workflows into well-designed UI + API solutions (approvals, notifications, dashboards, multi-supplier logic). • Own end-to-end delivery: design, implementation, code review, testing, release support, and production troubleshooting. • Work closely with Product, UX, QA, and DevOps to refine requirements, shape solutions, and ensure smooth delivery. • Apply secure coding practices to protect sensitive supplier and compliance data. • Improve performance, observability, and maintainability of the system through refactoring and technical improvements. • Mentor other engineers and raise engineering standards across the team (quality, testing, code hygiene). What we're looking for Must-Have Skills & Experience Frontend • Strong experience building modern web apps with React and Next.js • Solid JavaScript/TypeScript fundamentals (ES6+), HTML/CSS • Experience with UI libraries (e.g., Material UI or Bootstrap) and responsive design • Frontend testing experience (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library) Backend • Strong experience with Node.js backend development (REST APIs, middleware, authentication/authorization) • Good understanding of microservice-style architecture and API design best practices • Experience documenting APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger Engineering Practices • Strong in unit testing, code reviews, and delivering production-quality code • Exposure to CI/CD and DevOps ways of working • Comfortable with Agile delivery (Jira/Confluence) Data / Systems • Working knowledge of SQL basics and general database concepts (schema, queries, data validation) • Understanding of authentication and authorization patterns (RBAC preferred) Nice-to-Have (Preferred) • Experience with AWS and containerization (Docker); OpenShift exposure is a plus • Experience with code quality/security tooling (SonarQube, SAST tools like Veracode) • Experience with performance testing/monitoring tools (e.g., JMeter-equivalent concepts) • Experience working in a regulated domain (healthcare, compliance, audit-heavy environments) • Basic Unix/Linux scripting skills