Application Developer-API

Job description

We are looking for a passionate Software Development Engineer to develop, test, maintain and document program code in accordance with user requirements and system technical specifications. As a Software Development Engineer, you will work with other Developers and Product Managers throughout the software development life cycle.

Software Development Engineer responsibilities include analysing requirements, define system functionality and writing code in the companys current technology stack. The candidate is expected to be familiar with the software development life cycle (SDLC) process from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment. Ultimately, the role of the Software Engineer is to build high-quality, innovative and fully performing software that complies with coding standards and technical design. Your goal will be to build efficient programs and systems that serve user needs.

To be qualified for this role, you should hold a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, like Computer Science, IT or Software Engineering. You should be a team player with a keen eye for detailed and problem-solving skills. If you also have experience in SDLC, Agile frameworks and popular coding languages (e.g., Java), strong computer science fundamentals we’d like to meet you.

Years of experience : 2 to 10 years.

Roles & Responsibilities

The overview of this position (based in Chennai, India) includes:

• Develops, enhances, debugs, supports, maintains and tests software applications that support business units or supporting functions. These application program solutions may involve diverse development platforms, software, hardware, technologies and tools.
• Participates in the design, development and implementation of complex applications, often using new technologies.
• Technology professional with experience in designing and managing the implementation of future looking, flexible and reusable, enterprise applications and components.
• Expert in translating business requirements into an application design that includes Data Model, Web Screens, Web Services, and batch processing.
• May provide technical direction and system architecture for individual initiatives.
• Serves as a fully seasoned/proficient technical resource.
• Deploy programs, gather and evaluate user feedback
• Recommend and execute improvements
• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Document and maintain software functionality
• Ensure software is updated with latest features
• Good interpersonal and technology understanding skills
• Evaluate open-source components and integrate into product pipeline

Skills and Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in analysis, design, coding, and implementation of complex, custom-built applications.
• Strong Java, development skills (JAVA, J2EE, STRUTS, SPRING, Web Services, Eclipse, UI screens, AngularJS, React.JS)
• Excellent debugging skills
• Strong knowledge on databases (MySQL, MSSQL Server and NoSQL databases)
• Understanding of various deployment servers (Apache Tomcat is a must)
• Understanding of OO skills, including strong design patterns knowledge is a must.
• Strong understanding in creating and maintaining web services.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle
• Experience with Implementation and release management activities
• Good understanding of unit/system and functional testing methodology
• Experience working in large transaction-based systems
• Knowledge of software best practices, like Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI)
• Experience documenting technical functions
• Desire to contribute to the wider technical community through collaboration, coaching, and mentoring of other technologists.
• Experience in Linux based systems, development of shell-based scripts.

Job Training

• Training on the coding paradigms, guidelines, frameworks, usage of the applications would be provided by the engineers
• Periodic training sessions would be conducted by the technical architects in terms of technology and skills to be learnt
• Periodic, structured training would be provided on the applications Hours & Environment
• Typical 40 hours of work a week
• Depending on the requirements, work hours may have to be extended during the day, weekend

• Planning and implementing company's application and data model structures for scalability.
• Maintaining central databases, ensuring high performance, and responding to requests from the front-end.
• Developing reusable code and libraries for future use. Building for new features and maintaining the present ones.
• Implementing comprehensive security and data protection.

• Has 2-5 years of experience working on a growth stage product, where they first scaled from 0 to 1 and then 1 to n.
• You have studied Computer science (or a similar degree) from a Tier 1 college OR have a great set of experiences working at products that scaled massively.
• You understand product and database architecture like you understand basic Maths and have worked on it for 3 to 7 years. Further, you know how to optimise AWS/ GCP for both efficiency and cost.
• You have experience in managing a team and setting up the best processes / practices (1yr+ Engineering Manager experience)
• You are deeply driven for creating an impact. You obsess over doing things the right way, and you enjoy writing beautiful code.
• Though technology stack is not the primary concern, we would value some experience in C#/ Visual Studio, RDS/ MySQL, ElasticSearch, System Architecture and general AWS solutions.

• Ownership: Absolute ownership of the product and your code, with relentlessness to deliver with speed and precision.
• Dynamic & Resourceful: Should be comfortable in dealing with lots of changes in a fast paced environment. Super willing to learn new technologies and systems. And resourceful and inventive in the face of every problem.
• Deep Love for coding: You write code because you love doing it and not just because it's a job for you.
• Perfection/ Obsession/ Hygiene: You deeply understand & achieve perfection in even the 'small' features. And you deeply care about the quality of your code.
• Good eye for usability & design and willing to put-in extra effort for delivering the best user experience.
• Creating Algorithms that can change the game: Should understand requirements and design algorithms accordingly.
• Driven by Data: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills leveraging/finding all data available.
• Team player: Keeps the team over themselves. Has a knack for influencing without being authoritative. Goes out of the way to help wherever the team needs them.