Senior Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Company: Altera Institute Job Category: MERN Roles & Responsibilities: This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering problems, writing clean and scalable code, and building products that create meaningful impact. Key Responsibilities Full Stack Development \& Product Engineering * Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js, Nest.js). * Build reusable, modular, and high\-quality components that enhance application performance and maintainability. * Translate business requirements and product specifications into elegant technical solutions. * Own features end\-to\-end—from technical design and development to deployment and post\-release monitoring. * Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to engineering best practices and coding standards. * Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical design decisions that improve scalability and reliability. * Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and help maintain a high engineering quality bar across the team. * Continuously improve application performance, security, and overall system reliability. * Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, and fellow Engineers to define, prioritize, and deliver product features. * Collaborate with QA teams to ensure high\-quality releases through effective testing and validation. * Support technical discussions, sprint planning, and estimation activities within the engineering team. * Mentor junior developers and contribute to fostering a collaborative engineering culture. * Identify bottlenecks and optimize applications for speed, scalability, and responsiveness. * Troubleshoot production issues, debug complex technical problems, and implement sustainable solutions. * Monitor application health and proactively improve system stability and user experience. * Develop and maintain unit, integration, and functional tests to ensure application reliability. * Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for applications, APIs, and engineering processes. * Stay updated with emerging technologies, frameworks, and industry best practices, driving continuous improvements within the engineering team. Digiaccel Learning is a Gurgaon headquartered education company that is redefining the gold standard of management education for the digital and AI first world. By doing so, it is building the next generation of business leaders in the country. The mission of the company is to build employability through education. Work Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India Availability: Full time

At Digiaccel Learning and Altera Institute, we are on a mission to redefine management education for the digital and AI\-first world. We are building technology that powers transformative learning experiences for thousands of learners across India. From learner journeys and assessments to AI\-enabled learning experiences and internal platforms, our engineering team plays a critical role in shaping the future of education. As a Senior Software Engineer II (SDE II), you will be responsible for designing, building, and scaling high\-performance web applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. You will work across the full technology stack, collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Business teams, and take ownership of key product initiatives from ideation to deployment. * 3\-0-3 years of experience in full\-stack software development using the MERN stack. * Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. * Strong proficiency in MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, NestJS and Node.js. * Experience with modern JavaScript (ES6\+), HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web development * Experience with Git and collaborative software development workflows. * Exposure to Docker, cloud platforms (AWS preferred), CI/CD pipelines, or containerized deployments is desirable. * Strong analytical thinking and problem\-solving skills with a focus on delivering scalable solutions. * Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills. * High ownership mindset with the ability to work independently in a fast\-paced, high\-growth environment. Education is a hard and important problem to solve for. India needs to double its higher education infrastructure in order to serve its large demographic of youth. Within what exists, quality is a large problem with studies reporting that 50% of Indian graduates are unemployable. Add to this the shift inthe skills ecosystemat the workplace with AI and digitization. All of this has led to a higher\-education infrastructure that is unable to serve the aspirations of its students. So, you have MBA studentsfrom legacy institutes who are unplacedand professionals who are struggling to level up in their careers because they don’t have the skills to progress. Key Skills: MERN Salary: Not disclosed