Android Framework Engineer

Company: IDFC

About the company:  IDFC Limited was set up in 1997 to finance infrastructure projects in India. With time, the company diversified into asset management, institutional broking and investment banking. In 2014, the Reserve Bank of India granted in-principal approval to IDFC Limited to set up a new bank in the private sector

Job Description - The role entails the responsibility of providing production support to bank's software applications. It includes administering and resolving day to day production applications issues, providing updates and perform root cause analysis

Position:  Production Support

Location: Mumbai

Minimum Qualification:  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) / Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) / Master of Science (M.Sc) /Master of Technology (M.Tech) / Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) / Master of Computer Applications (MCA)

Experience:  2 to 5 years of experience in production support and 1 year of relevant experience in CMS/BXP application

CTC:  12 LPA

Employment Type:  Full Time

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands on Experience Banking Production Support. Good to have knowledge of Intellect Payment, Collection, BXP, Integrator, Liquidity etc.
• System understanding and hands on experience on Application Support
• Perform all tests on production applications
• Design production support procedures, policies and documentation.
• Prepare recovery procedures for all applications and provide upgrade to same.
• Identify and resolve technical issues.
• Establish the root causes of production errors and escalate serious concerns
• Coordinate with IT groups and external vendors and ensure effective production application services to ensure reliability
• Manage code migration across environments to ensure continued and synchronized functionality
• Gather information independently, carry out necessary research and provide an in-depth analysis to resolve production issues
• Supervise all alerts related to production application and system procedures and provide services proactively 
• Prepare and coordinate communications to senior management. 
• Deliver regular and customized training to teams within the business. 
• Develop test scripts for new/changed production application capabilities. 
• Capture and share best- practice knowledge amongst the team
• Stay abreast with global market trends and competitor strategies in key markets
• Leverage in-house synergies through collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Checking the BMC tool to check the tickets and update the status of the tickets accordingly
• Maintaining the SLA, do the critical analysis of application. 

Skills and qualification:

• Technical Skill Set: Java, Spring boot, API/Microservice
• Basic Understanding of React, Angular, any UI framework , SQL
•  knowledge of database , Log tracing application like Grafana, Jaeger, Kibana, etc ,
• Deployment pipeline like Jenkins, GoCD, GitLab, etc ,
• Good to have Docker, Kubernetes, Git  
• Fair Knowledge on Oracle Database, SQL, PL/SQL, Java, Web Server, App Server, Linux, Windows Server  

Technical Lead (Embedded Software - Linux)

Job Responsibilities:

Lead a team of software/Linux development engineers working on microcontroller firmware development, Linux platform drivers and IOT solutions. Should be able to guide team members, resolve technical roadblocks and deliver project commitments. Will be the go-to person and first-level escalation point for all technical issues faced by the team. Looking for someone with 6+ years in the embedded industry and a passion to build a core team in a growing company. Team size will vary from 6 to 12 people, mainly firmware and Linux engineers.

The selected candidate for this role will be reporting to the software director/manager in the organization.

• Work with firmware and application architects to create a project execution plan
• Review project proposals for execution scope & timelines
• Lead embedded software development activities by the team
• Work with QA teams to resolve bugs and ensure release readiness
• Work with h/w design and PM teams to ensure smooth execution and timely delivery of projects

The main responsibilities of this role are:

Technical:

• Strong programming skills (C, C++, assembly)
• Linux development experience (porting & platform drivers)
• Expert-level knowledge of embedded microcontroller & microprocessor-based systems
• Prior experience in delivering critical modules for microcontroller projects
• Good understanding of commonly used embedded communication protocols
• Good understanding of common embedded peripherals, interfaces & sensors
• Experience working on Real-Time systems (RTOS)
• Should be able to quickly learn new technologies and enable the team on the same
• Should be able to work with minimal technical guidance

Leadership:

• This role requires excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Should be able to lead junior engineers by providing technical mentoring
• Owns task division, task allocation and tracking within the team
• Require multi-tasking and time management skills
• Prior experience working with overseas clients
• Periodically report progress to management

Other desirable skills:

Knowledge of Python

• Perform analysis, design and implementation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, processes, and product / program requirements
• Engage with global teams to effectively translate customer requirements to software requirements and identify potential solutions that are optimized to operate with in constraints of the product
• Troubleshoot variety of complex software problems
• Provide timely status updates and proactive communications on issues to the stakeholders.
• Able to interface with internal and external stake holders regarding software issues.
• Contribute as part of teams put together to meet overall organization initiatives/objectives
• As a technical lead,

1. Guide team efforts towards successful deliverables.
2. Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
3. Able to effectively manage escalations and operate under crisis
4. Have the ability and willingness to acquire in-depth understanding of domain and existing products (beyond software) and apply that knowledge to develop new products and to deliver enhancements/ fixes for customer requirements.
   
   

• Background in Industrial Automation
• Prior experience in supervisory control systems software
• Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science/Information Science/Electronics/Electrical/Instrumentation with strong back ground in Industrial automation software
• Strong C, C+ programming on variety of Windows platforms using Microsoft technologies
• Sound knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals data structures, algorithms, operating system concepts
• Excellent analytical skills, methodical problem-solving skills and troubleshooting skills
• Prior experience of working in global teams and interfacing with multiple stake holders
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to interact with extended teams spread across the globe.

• Work directly with the other Software/Firmware Engineers and Electrical/RF/Systems Test Engineers to write needed software
• Design and implement software platform for firmware on embedded CPUs with multiple OS such as Windows, Linux, FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS and embedded Linux
• Use compliers, debuggers revision control and automated build systems.
• Design/develop components of software platform for use by other developers to extend its capabilities and build custom applications/behavior on top
• Develop build methodologies, debugging tools/utilities
• Develop and release Software using Agile methodology
• Write unit tests and support continuous integration and automated test methodology
• Brainstorm for new ideas and ways to improvement product and processes
• Consult with peers for feedback during debug/testing stages
• Document and maintain design processes