R&D Specialist - Full Stack
As a R&D Specialist - Full Stack (Marketplace), you will design, develop, and operate cloudhosted ecommerce applications using Node.js, React.js, and modern micro frontend architectures. You will build performant APIs and user interfaces, manage data persistence using MySQL and NoSQL stores, and leverage Redis and Memcached for highthroughput, lowlatency experiences across web and mobile channels. You will collaborate closely with product, architecture, and SRE/DevOps teams to ensure secure, scalable, and observable platforms, from local development through CI/CD pipelines to production environments.
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Some of our benefits in India:
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance
- Health and well-being support - medical insurance for you and your family, health check-ups, life and accident insurance, well-being programs, and employee resource groups
- A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility
- Personal Support Service 24/7 - a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations
- Career growth & mobility - technical career paths, job rotations, international assignments, and relocation support
- Continuous learning - technical certifications, mentoring programs, coaching, and digital learning platforms
- Opportunities to innovate and contribute through Nokia's research and development environment
- Recognition programs that celebrate outstanding contributions
- Workplace support - ergonomic working support and mobile device programs based on eligibility
Must have:
- 8 to 10 years of software development experience
- Experience in fullstack development with Node.js and React.js, building and maintaining production ecommerce or hightraffic web applications.
- Knowledge of micro frontend architecture patterns, module federation, and Webpack configuration for bundling, optimization, and code splitting.
- Practical experience with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL plus at least one NoSQL store), including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling for ecommerce domains.
It would be good if you had:
- Expertise with Redis and Memcached (or similar inmemory caches) for session storage, caching strategies, and performance optimization of web applications.
- Proficiency with Gitbased workflows and experience working in Agile teams, including code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js, integrating with relational (MySQL) and NoSQL databases for core ecommerce capabilities such as catalog, cart, checkout, and payments.
- Build rich, responsive frontend experiences in React.js, implementing modular micro frontend architectures and Webpackbased build configurations for multiple storefronts and whitelabel solutions.
- Implement and optimize inmemory caching layers using Redis and Memcached to improve page load times, session handling, and throughput under high traffic.
- Work with DevOps and platform engineers to containerize services, integrate with CI/CD pipelines, and ensure reliable deployments, monitoring, logging, and alerting across environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across the stack, perform performance tuning and capacity planning, and drive continuous improvements in code quality, test coverage, and developer productivity.
