Employment: Full-time via MLabs
Engagement: Contracted to a UAE-based enterprise client
Location: Remote (Eastern Europe / MENA / India preferred)
We’re looking for a Senior/Lead Fullstack Engineer to join one of our client projects. You’ll be embedded directly within the client’s engineering team, working day-to-day with their developers and technical leads. The contract will be via MLabs. This role combines modern frontend development with scalable backend services. You will work across the stack, building secure web applications using React and Node.js within a distributed, enterprise-grade environment. Lead-level candidates will contribute to architectural decisions across both frontend and backend systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain fullstack applications using React and Node.js
- Design scalable RESTful APIs and backend services
- Build secure, performant frontend interfaces
- Integrate applications with databases and enterprise systems
- Optimize system performance across the stack
- Participate in architecture discussions and code reviews
- Lead Engineers: provide cross-stack technical leadership and mentor teams
Requirements
- 5+ years (Senior) / 8+ years (Lead) fullstack development experience
- Strong proficiency in React and Node.js
- Experience with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node)
- Experience designing REST APIs and microservices
- Solid understanding of database design and data modeling
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments
Preferred
- Experience in fintech or regulated environments
- Experience working with distributed systems
- Familiarity with blockchain or Web3 integrations
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering initiatives
Benefits
- Competitive international compensation
- Long-term engagement on an enterprise fintech platform
- Remote-first work model with flexible collaboration
- Opportunity to work on large-scale financial and blockchain-integrated systems
- Exposure to complex, high-performance distributed architecture
- Collaborative, high-caliber engineering environment