Back end developer (nodejs) at Primary edtech company in Bangalore · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 4 - 8 years · ₹20L - ₹35L / yr · Posted 29 Sep 2021

We're looking for team players with natural product intuition who can help us build solutions
for our world-class Learning & Assessment platform (edulastic.com).
As a Backend Developer you will be responsible for the server-side of our web applications
and you will work closely with our engineers to ensure the system consistency and improving
user experience.
Role and Responsibilities
- As an experienced backend developer, your primary focus will be the development of all
server-side systems
- A basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well. You will test, secure
and deploy your code
- Knowledge of Node.js is a must along with a server-sideframework
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Experience and proficiency integrating with RESTAPIs
- Understanding of scalable computing systems, software architecture, data structures,
and algorithms
- Experience in working with databases such as MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.
- Should be willing to work in a very fluid startup environment and take complete ownership of
the assigned responsibility
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.
- Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL
Database.
- Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
- Experience developing and deploying REST
APIs.
- Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
- Should be a fast learner and a go-getter without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.

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Xoxoday is looking for a candidate who has a strong background in the design and implementation of scalable architecture and a good understanding of Algorithms, Data structures, and design patterns. Candidates must be ready to learn new tools, languages, and technologies. We are offering hybrid / remote options as well.
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- At least 4 -7 years of experience as a software developer.
- At Least 3 years of experience in .net core C#, AWS stack, MS SQL Server, MVC, NodeJS experience is a plus
- Strong working knowledge in distributed event-driven messaging architecture/platform
- Strong knowledge in data access layer especially ability to work with stored procedure
- Established and stimulated software development standards and processes along with best practices for delivery of scalable and high-quality software.
- Production experience with AWS stack
- Fluent English speaker
Preferred Qualifications:l
- Experience working with OOP languages.
- Experience designing and developing Microservices and SOA.
- Experience working with AWS Kinesis, Lambda, SQS, S3, ElastiCache, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, EventBridge, RDS, CloudWatch, APIGateway
- Experience designing and building high-performance scalable web services.
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- Experience with stream-processing and message-broker software.
Nice to have:
- Experience working with distributed teams.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work quickly toward tight deadlines, and make smart tradeoffs between speed, accuracy, and maintainability.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science (or equivalent professional experience).
What can you look for?
A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment that will enable you to juggle between concepts, yet maintain the quality of content, interact, and share your ideas and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at Xoxoday.
We are
Xoxoday is a rapidly growing fintech SaaS firm that propels business growth while focusing on human motivation. Backed by Giift and Apis Partners Growth Fund II, Xoxoday offers a suite of three products - Plum, Empuls, and Compass. Xoxoday works with more than 2000 clients across 10+ countries and over 2.5 million users. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Xoxoday is a 300+ strong team with four global offices in San Francisco, Dublin, Singapore, New Delhi.
Way forward
We look forward to connecting with you. As you may take time to review this opportunity, we will wait for a reasonable time of around 3-5 days before we screen the collected applications and start lining up job discussions with the hiring manager. We however assure you that we will attempt to maintain a reasonable time window for successfully closing this requirement. The candidates will be kept informed and updated on the feedback and application status.
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DSA(Collections, Hash maps, trees, Linkedlist and Arrays, etc), Core Oops concepts(Multithreading, Multi Processing, Polymorphism, Inheritance etc) Annotations in Spring and Spring boot, Java 8 Vital features, database Optimization, Microsevices and Rest API
- Design, develop, and maintain low-latency, high-performance enterprise applications using Core Java (Java 5.0 and above).
- Implement and integrate APIs using Spring Framework and Apache CXF.
- Build microservices-based architecture for scalable and distributed systems.
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- Work with RDBMS (preferably Sybase) for backend data integration.
- Analyze complex business problems and deliver innovative technology solutions in the financial/trading domain.
- Work in Unix/Linux environments for deployment and troubleshooting.
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- Design, develop, and maintain robust backend services using Core Java and Spring Boot
- Develop and optimize queries in MongoDB, including aggregation and indexing
- Build RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services
- Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code following best practices
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- 5+ years of experience in Core Java
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- Experience with Microservices architecture
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Implement and maintain database schemas, write complex SQL queries, and optimize
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Work with version control systems such as Git for code management and collaboration.
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Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in back-end
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Strong knowledge of application servers such as Tomcat and WebLogic.
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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
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Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, data structures, and
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Make sure the delivered product matches the business requirements.
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Interest in product focused work in a fast-moving start-up environment
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Mentoring by experienced professionals from pedigreed backgrounds (IIT/IIMs)
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● Excellent project management skills.
● Ability to work independently or with a group.
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- Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
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