Full Stack Developer

Company Overview

Lenskart is India’s fastest growing optical business. The company was co-founded in 2010 by Peyush Bansal, Amit Chaudhary & Sumeet Kapahi to provide Vision to India. 1/3rd of India’s population today needs vision correction and only 25% of those in need wear specs. Lenskart was founded in 2010 with a vision to solve this problem of eye wear and be the Numero Uno eyewear provider in India.

With technology integration into the eyewear vertical, and keeping a deep focus on consumer happiness, Lenskart has grown more than 200% Year on Year in the last 2 years to be among the top 3 Optical Retail businesses of India today.

Lenskart brings together the brightest minds to create breakthrough technology solutions, helping our customers get highly engaging experience. We are continuously evolving how we work and how we look at the business challenges, so we can continue to deliver measurable, sustainable solutions to our businesses.

Role: Software Engineer – Full Stack (CEO’s Office)

Location: Gurgaon/Bengaluru

Experience: 2–3 Years

1. Role Objective

The CEO’s Office at Lenskart operates as an internal incubator for high-impact projects. We are looking for a "Hacker-in-Residence"—a Software Engineer who can build rapid-response tools, automate complex business workflows, and create dashboards that provide the CEO with real-time visibility. This role is about agility, leverage, and speed.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Business Automation: Identify manual, repetitive tasks within the executive office and across departments (Sales, Ops, HR) and build Python-based automation scripts to eliminate them.

• Full-Stack Development: Design, develop, and maintain internal applications using Java (Spring Boot) for backend stability and React.js/Vue.js for modern, responsive frontends.

• Executive Dashboards: Build and manage data visualization tools that aggregate data from multiple sources (SQL databases, APIs, ERPs) to track Lenskart’s North Star metrics.

• Rapid Prototyping: Build and deploy MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) for new business ideas or operational changes within tight deadlines.

• API Integration: Create seamless integrations between third-party tools (Social Media APIs, CRM, Logistics) and internal Lenskart systems.

3. Technical Requirements

• Backend: Strong proficiency in Java and Python. Experience with microservices architecture is a plus.

• Frontend: Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, and modern JS frameworks (React or Vue).

• Databases: Proficiency in SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and familiarity with NoSQL.

• Cloud/DevOps: Experience with AWS/Azure and basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

• Automation: Knowledge of libraries like Selenium, BeautifulSoup, or integration platforms like Zapier/n8n.

4. Soft Skills & Mindset

• First-Principles Thinking: Ability to solve problems from scratch without over-relying on legacy systems.

• Extreme Ownership: You own the code from the first line to the final deployment.

• Thrives in Ambiguity: Ability to work with vague requirements and turn them into functional tools quickly.