Hood is a new-age anonymous social network.
Hood has recently raised $3.2Mn seed funding and is backed by top VCs, 16+ unicorn founders including Vijay Shekhar Sharma - PayTM CEO, Ritesh Agarwal- OYO CEO, Kunal Shah - Cred CEO and outstanding management team.
Role & Responsibilities
- Execute full lifecycle software development
- Architect and conceptualize the product from initiation
- Program well-designed, testable, efficient code Develop flowcharts, layouts, and documentation to identify requirements and solutions
- Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
Qualifications: -
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 2-4 years of experience in software design and development.
- Strong coding skills (JavaScript/Typescript, Node.js).
- Strong database design (MySQL/DynamoDB) and query writing skills with a commitment to performance and efficiency.
- Working knowledge of RESTful API paradigms.
- Experience building distributed domain-driven microservices.
- Strong understanding of database and storage fundamentals.
- Experience with AWS stack.
- Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
- Knowledge of React.js is a plus.
- Startup experience is a plus.
What you can expect from us
1.Learning Budget: If there's a workshop, book, or event you think will help you learn, we'll cover your bill.
2.Health insurance for you and your family.
What happens after you apply?
Step 1: Within 7 days of your application our wholesome, original & expressive - our People Team will reach out to you for a quick chat.
Step 2: Within 4-6 days of chatting with the People Team, you will get a call from someone from your future team to discuss the job role.
Step 3: If all goes well, we’ll schedule a call with your future manager to deep dive into the role with you and for you to show off your skills through a small task.
Step 4: After a quick interaction with the People Team, If our vibes match, a quick call with our Founders.
If we mutually enjoy the 4 steps, we onboard you with a big smile :)
NOTE
At any step, if things don't work out, we will proactively send out an email. You are welcome to
ask for detailed feedback and re-apply in the future.
We prefer [Passion>Skills>Education]

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- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
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- Optimize and maintain existing APIs for performance and scalability.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Experience:
- 2+ years of experience in Python development.
- Proven experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
- Advanced proficiency in Python programming.
- Strong experience with databases (e.g., MySQL, Elasticsearch).
- Hands-on experience with SSO protocols and implementation (e.g., OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect).
- Experience integrating SSO with third-party providers.
- Proficiency in using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for secure data exchange
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Python and Python frameworks (Django, Flask).
- Solid understanding of web technologies (HTTP, SSL/TLS, JSON, XML).
- Familiarity with API documentation tools (e.g., Swagger, Postman).
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Expertise in authentication and authorization methods.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
- Experience in writing unit tests for code to ensure reliability and maintainability
Technical Competency:
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Proven Experience using PHP framework Laravel
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Experience in Web Application Development using PHP/MySQL
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Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, jQuery,JSON, JavaScript and Bootstrap framework.
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Must have strong object-oriented PHP programming skills
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Writing server-side web application logic, back-end components, connect the application with other web services & support the front-end developers.
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Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
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Experience in developing high-end web applications in Javascript Frameworks (AngularJS/ReactJS/VueJS) along with API building will be considered as an advantage but not necessary.
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Ability to perform UI/backend tests to optimize performance
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Must be proficient in the use of GIT
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A talent for effective problem solving and troubleshooting
What You Need To Apply:
- Previous work experience as a Laravel developer for 1 year at least.
- Good experience with Javascript
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently or jointly in a self-directed way.
- Demonstrated successful development of web or mobile-based applications
- Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Keen attention to detail
- Strong work ethic and desire to build industry-leading products
- Proactive instead of reactive
- Looking for ways to improve self and projects
Role Overview
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be working closely with our core team in building products from scratch into large-scale platforms and solving business problems leveraging new and innovative technology. More than anything, we are looking for engineers that are eager to learn and build a meaningful company. We are a small team and encourage engineers to wear many hats
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly reliable and performant applications that deliver a great user experience.
- Own large technical deliverables and execute in a structured manner.
- Take the accountability of the overall health of the applications you build.
- Platformize components as libraries, utilities and promote reuse.
- Be able to conceptualize and develop prototypes quickly
Skills & Requirements
▪ Work Experience between 2 to 6 years in large scale applications with desire to work in fast paced startups
▪ Experience/Knowledge of Node.JS, Express .JS, AWS, MongoDB.
Deep understanding of your tools: Languages, frameworks, systems.
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- Ownership of complete backend code.
You should Have :
- Server Side languages knowledge: Node.js and express.js is the first choice, Python, Java
- At least 3+ years of server-side programming experience. We prefer ability over experience
- Solid experience working with databases, especially relational DB.
- Solid experience with version control (Git or Bitbucket or SVN).
- B.E. in Computer Science or Graduate/PG degree in Computer Science (this is optional, as we are more interested in your abilities and experience over a paper degree).
- Any experience working with real time projects in backend with node.js and express.js
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Educational Qualification: BE/B.Tech/BCA/BCS/MSC/MCA/MCS/M.Tech(Certification course will be Advantage)
Experience - Fresher
Job Description:
· Implement a robust set of services and APIs to power the back-end application
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Skill Set Required:
· Knowledge on NodeJs or any NodeJS frameworks
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· Exposure to Cloud Environments like AWS, MS Azure or Google Cloud
· Knowledge of an interest in Agile Methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum
· Knowledge of software best practices, like Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI)
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Roles and responsibilities:
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