At Heads Up For Tails, we believe pets are family and family deserves only the best. 

16 years ago, we embarked on a journey to help families raise healthier and happier pets. Today our home-grown business has rapidly grown to become India's first and most trusted pet care brand with a strong community of over a million pet parents. As pet parents ourselves, we want to help every pet parent and their pet meet all their needs through our innovative products and services.  We make your pet parenting journey easier with our 100+ stores and over 70 spas that span across 18 cities. And through our strong online presence on our website and major marketplaces. 

Our products are thoughtfully designed and curated to suit the different needs of every pet. Our team of pet experts have created 5000+ pet products and 100+ India-first pet products and continue to strive towards innovation. We have been awarded with Most Admired D2C Brand of the Year - Leisure (2022) at India D2C Summit Awards, Most Promising Pet Brand of the Year (2021) at Indian Pet Industry Award, Brand Of The Year 4 times at Animalis Edition World Branding Awards and more over the years. But we believe our true reward are the 1 million+ trusted customers we have partnered with throughout their pet parenting journey. 

At HUFT, we envision a more compassionate world for animals. This thought marked the beginning of the Heads Up For Tails Foundation. Our grassroots initiatives such as feeding drives, adoption and reflective collar drives are a small effort towards leaving the world a little bit kinder than we found it. Today, Heads Up For Tails Foundation is an ever-growing community promoting awareness on animal care and supporting welfare initiatives.

Heads Up For Tails

About the Role
We are seeking an energetic, deeply curious Software Engineer to join our fast-paced, high-growth engineering team. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to build scalable applications while working alongside established industry leaders. We believe in the power of modern engineering, which is why we are looking for a developer who treats AI not just as a novelty, but as a core component of their daily development lifecycle.
What You'll Do
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Architect &amp; Build: Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services and RESTful APIs utilizing Node.js and MongoDB.
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Full-Stack Execution: Deliver seamless, responsive user experiences across the entire MERN stack, bridging the gap between React.js frontends and data-intensive backends.
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AI-Augmented Engineering: Leverage modern AI coding assistants (such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codeium, or Claude) to accelerate coding, automate testing, and debug faster.
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Collaborate for Impact: Partner with cross-functional teams, including product managers and designers to translate complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions.
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Scale &amp; Optimize: Proactively monitor system performance, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and optimize database queries to support a rapidly expanding user base.
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What We're Looking For
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Core Experience: 3 to 4 years of proven software engineering experience, specifically focused on the MERN stack.
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Backend Depth: Strong command of Node.js and MongoDB. You must be comfortable with complex schema design, aggregation pipelines, and query optimization.
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Frontend Proficiency: Good understanding of React.js, TypeScript, modern JavaScript (ES6+), and component-based architecture.
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Forward-Thinking Workflow: Demonstrated experience integrating AI tools into your development process to improve code quality and velocity.
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The Right Mindset: You bring high energy and relentless curiosity. You aren't afraid to dive into unfamiliar codebases, ask hard questions, and challenge the status quo.
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Engineering Rigor: Solid grasp of Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and writing clean, testable code.
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