Backend Developer

Mandatory skills- PHP, Laravel, Rest API

Develop, record and maintain cutting edge web-based PHP applications on portal plus premium service platforms.

Build innovative, state-of-the-art applications and collaborate with the User Experience (UX) team

Ensure HTML, CSS, and shared JavaScript is valid and consistent across applications.

Prepare and maintain all applications utilizing standard development tools

Utilize back end data services and contribute to increase existing data services API

Lead the entire web application development life cycle right from concept stage to delivery and post launch support

Convey effectively with all task progress, evaluations, suggestions, schedules along with technical and process issues

Document the development process, architecture, and standard components

Coordinate with co-developers and keeps project manager well informed of the status of development effort and serves as liaison between development staff and project manager

Keep abreast of new trends and best practices in web development

Communicate with other backend and front end engineers

Create and deploy web apps using the Laravel framework

Create server-side logic to handle front-end inputs

Identify and correct flaws identified in the code

Work with SQL databases

Ensure that all database inputs have been parameterized

Ensure that the relevant security standards are in place

Make sure you've built unit test cases to ensure your code is operating as intended and to avoid potential security issues

Create written documentation for each component

Key Responsibilities: 

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS. 
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture. 
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible. 
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability. 
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required: 

• At least 2 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds. 
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database. 
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases. 
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j. 
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs. 
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks. 
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks. 
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications. 
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools. 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git. 
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms. 
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences. 
• Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.

Role description:

We are looking for Senior Software Engineer with expertise and experience in designing, developing and testing applications including new developments, enhancements, maintenance and support. The role involves continuous collaboration with team, partners.

Candidate description:

Responsibilities

• Building interactive consumer data from multiple systems and RESTfully abstract to the UI through a Node.js backend
• Address and improve any technical issues
• Strong commitment to quality and delivery
• Collaborate well with engineers, and specialists to design and create advanced, elegant and efficient system
• Create Unit and Integration tests to ensure the quality of code
• Be responsive to change requests and feature requests
• Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible
• Ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly
• Used CI/CD and AWS platform

Qualifications

Experience

• 4-8 years of experience in IT industry
• Experience with modern frameworks and design patterns, minimum one-year experience with MERN Fullstack paradigm

Requirements

• In depth working knowledge of NodeJS 
• Database – MongoDB, SQL, postgre

• Obsession with lean, clean and organized code

• Solid Understanding of HTTP protocol and how server-side code is processed on the client

• Knowledge of the following will be considered as an advantage:
• Experience with cloud technologies also a plus
• Creating secure RESTful-based web services in XML and JSON, Javascript,
• Creating Unit test cases

• knowledge of PHP frameworks {Laravel, CakePHP, etc.}
• Understanding of MVC design patterns
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming
• knowledge of the common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL, MariaDB databases, and their declarative query languages
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Skill Requirement:

• People working on implementation/support/development of enterprise reconciliations/cash & liquidity management/payment or core banking software in banks and financial institutions is a must
• Strong technical skills in MS SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Loader, Stored Procedures, (Reporting Service and Integration Service) is a must
• Expertise of any or all of these core areas (Payment systems, ATM, Credit Card, Cash & liquidity, Core Banking, Securities, Confirmations) is a must
• Solid analytical and technical skills with regard to Transaction Lifecycle Management and Fintech software applications
• Client facing experience and experience with international customers strongly preferred
• Self-motivating, able to assume responsibility and work autonomously in a professional manner
• Willingness to travel upto 60 percent
• Willing to join within 30-45 days
• Good organizational skills including the ability to meet deadlines

Broad Job Responsibilities:

• During the first year, focus will be on consultant’s training on the product (technical and functional capabilities) along with handling product support related activities.
• Once the consultant has demonstrated sound capabilities and understanding of the product and its functions, he/she will be engaged in implementation related activities.
• Implementation Consultants help ensure that Transaction Lifecycle Management software applications are implemented and configured in accordance with standard business processes and meet client requirements.
• Consultants work directly with our clients mostly banks and financial institutions and provide guidance, make suggestions on how to best implement the software to provide the most value.
• Implementation Consultants work with Project Managers and other functional departments during the implementation and configuration of software applications,
• Define, develop, and document business requirements to ensure customer needs are captured and delivered
• Author specifications based upon client requirements, including functional test cases, for use in configuring and developing solutions during implementation as well as in custom integrations with other products.
• Build productive customer relationships and take responsibility for customer satisfaction.
• Work independently to complete tasks on time and collaborate with others as part of a team.
• Maintain project deliverables and documentation that can be recreated and leveraged as intellectual capital.
• Support custom integrations to ensure final product meets customer requirements
• Support customer during user acceptance testing cycle by resolving issues, answering questions, and guiding them through the process
• Provide written and verbal status reports to management on project status
• Participate in internal initiatives, e.g., process improvement, product improvement, and identifying best practices
• Own a customer facing project

Additional Skills Preferred:

• Knowledge on technical skills like C, C++, Python Scripting, Web services would be an added advantage
• Familiarity on Shell scripting would be an advantage
• Knowledge on Scripting such as Perl is preferred.

Personal Characteristics:

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Commitment to own personal development
• Self-motivated, approachable, patient and reliable
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

Benefits:

• Excellent opportunity to hone banking process knowledge along with technical skills
• Opportunity to work with a global banking product
• Excellent career growth prospects
• Opportunities to travel

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree is a must