Founding Minds

Key Responsibilities

Performance Optimization & Query Tuning

  • Tune query performance for PostgreSQL, EdgeDB, MongoDB Atlas, and Snowflake.

  • Analyze execution plans, identify bottlenecks, and implement indexing & caching strategies.

  • Work with engineering teams to optimize schema design for OLTP (Postgres/EdgeDB) and metadata storage (MongoDB).

Database Architecture & Scalability

  • Design multi-tenant scaling strategies for PostgreSQL and MongoDB Atlas (schema, sharding, partitioning).

  • Implement high-availability, replication, and clustering configurations.

  • Optimize Snowflake warehouse configurations for query speed and cost control.

Operational Excellence

  • Plan and execute zero-downtime database upgrades and schema migrations.

  • Set up proactive monitoring, alerting, and anomaly detection across all database systems.

  • Manage capacity planning for storage and compute resources across Postgres, MongoDB Atlas, and Snowflake.

Storage & Cost Optimization

  • Reduce storage costs via archiving, partitioning, compression, and lifecycle policies.

  • Optimize Snowflake compute and storage usage with warehouse tuning and data pruning.

  • Implement tiered storage strategies for cold vs. hot data.

Security, Compliance & Governance

  • Enforce encryption, access controls, and audit logging across all databases.

  • Ensure compliance with GDPR, SOC 2, and other relevant regulations.

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

  • Partner with backend, platform, and data engineering teams to ensure efficient database usage.

  • Provide training and documentation on query best practices and schema design.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 7+ years DBA experience, with deep expertise in PostgreSQL and MongoDB Atlas.

  • Strong understanding of multi-tenant architectures in production.

  • Experience with Snowflake query optimization, warehouse tuning, and cost management.

  • Proven success in executing zero-downtime upgrades and large-scale migrations.

  • Strong skills in query optimization, indexing, partitioning, and sharding.

  • Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, SQL) for automation.

  • Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (pg_stat_statements, Atlas monitoring, Snowflake Resource Monitors, Prometheus, Grafana).

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with EdgeDB or graph/relational hybrid databases.

  • Familiarity with Kubernetes-based database deployments (StatefulSets, Operators).

  • Background in distributed caching (Redis, Memcached).

Are you passionate about building smart, scalable solutions? We're looking for an Application Designer to join our Solution Development team in Trivandrum.

What you’ll do:

🔹 Define and develop application solutions based on business requirements

🔹 Work across the full SDLC – from solution design to delivery

🔹 Ensure high-quality output with minimal issues

What we’re looking for:

✔️ 3+ years of experience in software development and implementation

✔️ Hands-on experience delivering 2-3 real customer projects

✔️ Strong in solution design and problem-solving

✔️ Proficiency in Java / C# / Python / HTML / Relational Databases

✔️ Familiar with REST/SOAP APIs, API management, and business process automation

✔️ Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Education: Bachelors or Masters in Engineering (Computer Science Preferred)

• Superb skills and experience using Salesforce

• Support account management efforts and client relationships

• Keep Track of all current opportunities in the pipeline and follow up with clients as to the status of their proposal

• Find new sources for clients (web searches, meetings, Linked In)

• Discover,Develop and Support negotiations with new supply partners for sample/recruits for patient and health care audiences

• Help create and continue to improve bidding, project management and communications for data collection sales

• Use of Salesforce to document opportunities and other presales efforts

• Responsible for pre-sales recruitment proposals and working with vendors 

Familiarity with the http://asp.net/">ASP.NET framework, SQL Server and Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern

Experience in writing database stored procedures

Good knowledge of REST / SOAP web services.

Understanding of Agile methodologies

Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills

Experience in GIT

Work Location : Kochi/ Trivandrum

The ideal candidate will be passionate about providing the best experience to our user community from UI/UX design to speed and performance.  You will think critically to develop native apps for iPhone and iPad.  You’ll instrument, measure, optimize and build high quality architectures and code in areas such as Search, Transactions and Profile Management.

General Responsibilities:

End-to-end iOS application development that will produce elegant features that our users will love

Coding alongside the team (comprised of designers and product managers)developing features for our mobile apps

Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.

Understand where to make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns

Provide solid feedback on good mobile UI/UX design practices and ways to reduce any user friction

Requirements:

9+ years in top-notch current software development skills which includes Objective-C, C and/or C++

10+ years experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.

Knowledge of UI and animation frameworks, touch user interface, and MVP application design

Strong expertise in developing enterprise applications on iOS – understand how to scale to millions of users

Familiar with deploying to Apple’s app store and staged rollouts 

Experience with third-party libraries and APIs

Extensive programming experience in Objective-C

Experience with relational databases (transactional and non-transactional), database architecture, and distributed transaction management.

Strong understanding of working with REST services, databases, caching strategies & asynchronous calls is a must

Good understanding of software development lifecycle along with working knowledge of SCM with strong emphasis on Git and Jira

BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience.

Please visit us at https://www.foundingminds.com/

Android Mobile Developer

The ideal candidate will be passionate about providing the best experience to our user community from UI/UX design to speed and performance.  You will think critically to develop native apps for Android mobile devices.  You’ll instrument, measure, optimize and build high quality architectures and code in areas such as Search, Transaction Management and Profile Management.

General Responsibilities:

• End-to-end Android application development that will produce elegant features that our users will love
• Coding alongside the team (comprised of designers and product managers) developing features for our mobile apps
• Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
• Understand where to make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns
• Provide solid feedback on good mobile UI/UX design practices and ways to reduce any user friction

Requirements:

• 5+ years developing extensively with Java 
• 7+ years experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions
• Knowledge of UI and animation frameworks, touch user interface, and MVP application design
• Strong expertise in developing enterprise mobile applications using Google’s Android SDK( e.g. packaging, emulators, adb, etc)
• Familiar with deploying to Google’s app store and staged rollouts
• Extensive programming experience in Java and/or Kotlin
• Experience with relational databases (transactional and non-transactional), database architecture, and distributed transaction management
• Experience with consuming third-party libraries and APIs
• Strong understanding of working with REST services, databases, caching strategies & asynchronous calls is a must
• Good understanding of software development lifecycle along with working knowledge of SCM with strong emphasis on Git and Jira
• BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience.

Experience required

• Strong hands-on experience in Core Java, JSP, Spring , Struts and Web Services (SOAP and REST)

• Should have good understanding Object Oriented Design , Domain Driven Design , Database (Oracle,DB2), ORM framework like Hibernate and JavaScript framework

• Should have awareness on OWASP security vulnerabilities. Knowledge on Security tools like Fortify Checkmarx CAST SonarQube etc will be value added

• Good understanding on DevOps concept (preferably working experience on Teamcity or Jenkins or Docker)

• Ability to quickly troubleshooting and diagnosis of the application issues.

• Provide support delivery and cross functional teams

• Strong in reviewing technical design

• Excellent communication skills

• Excellent customer handling skills

• Experience in OO, DI, IoC design patterns

• Recommend changes on project design concepts to improve efficiency.

• Develop design specifications, installation instructions and other system-related information.

• Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security and scalability of java system architecture.

• Evaluate current or emerging technologies to consider monetary factors of java program.

• Knowledge of Enterprise message bus