Lead Full Stack Engineer

October 18

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Liven

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SaaS • Hospitality

Liven is a comprehensive hospitality platform designed to streamline operations, increase profitability, and enhance guest experiences for venues. It supports over 6,000 venues across Asia Pacific, including cafes, restaurants, and grocery stores, providing solutions that cover everything from ordering and payments to kitchen management and customer loyalty. With advanced POS systems and digital tools, Liven aims to reduce operational costs while driving customer engagement. The system is user-friendly and adaptable, working seamlessly across various environments such as quick-service restaurants, fine dining, and more. Liven is known for its innovative approach in the hospitality industry, helping businesses save costs and improve operational efficiency.

51 - 200 employees

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Architect, design, and build scalable, secure, and maintainable full-stack systems • Standardise API patterns, shared libraries, and service contracts • Deploy event-driven, microservices-based architecture (Kafka / PubSub) • Elevate system performance to handle global scale with <300ms response times • Lead adoption of React + TypeScript + Next.js and shared component libraries • Improve Core Web Vitals and frontend load times by 40% • Champion clean UI architecture, SSR/ISR strategies, and frontend performance optimisation • Integrate AI workflows — code generation, anomaly detection, smart APIs • Collaborate with Data/AI teams to expose ML insights in product dashboards • Implement CI/CD pipelines (Jest, Pytest, Cypress) for fast, reliable deploys • Migrate to containerised / serverless infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/GCP) • Achieve ≥99.9% uptime and observability using Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana • Mentor engineers through architecture reviews, coaching, and workshops • Create and enforce engineering excellence frameworks for code quality, testing, and deployment • Be a multiplier — standardising practices and raising the bar across squads

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of full-stack engineering experience with deep expertise in React, Node.js, and Django • Proven track record designing and scaling high-load, distributed systems • Strong proficiency with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and secure API practices • Hands-on leadership through technical mentorship, peer reviews, and system design • Experience with AWS/GCP, Docker, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) • Deep database knowledge (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL) and performance tuning skills • A strategic problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and moves ideas into action • Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture • Fluency in testing frameworks: Jest, Pytest, Cypress • Knowledge of observability and caching tools (Redis, CDN strategies, Grafana, Datadog) • Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, GDPR compliance) • Contributions to open-source or technical writing • Prior experience in high-growth or startup environments • Exposure to AI/ML features in full-stack applications • Familiarity with GraphQL federation and hybrid cloud environments • Won’t-Have: Project-management-only background — this is a deeply technical role • Single-stack specialisation (frontend-only or backend-only)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Flexible working hours • Professional development opportunities