Backend Architect

Must Have:

• Thorough experience (Sr. Developer: 3+ years) in core python as well as the Django framework.
• Deep understanding of designing and implementing REST web services/APIs.
• Ability to address authentication and security constraints efficiently.
• Knowledge about Amazon web services and ability to integrate it.
• Ability to write complex python utility scripts.
• Ability to deliver design documentations whenever needed.
• Knowledge of Version Control using SVN/GIT.
• Ability to analyse, debug and resolve basic to complex problems on-demand (independently).

Nice To Have:

• Knowledge with microservice architecture is a BIG plus.
• Knowledge of the docker platform to serve the applications in docker containers and being able to use docker compose will be a plus.
• Leadership and Time Management skills.

About the role: 

· Understand the project test requirements.

· Execute and evaluate automated test cases/suites and report test results to ensure that system functionality satisfies acceptance criteria.

· Create and maintain automation scripts using the Robot Framework

· Help create acceptance criteria for user stories.

· Log bug reports based on test execution.

· Collaborate with the development team to prioritize test scenarios.

· Collaborate with the development team to perform root cause analysis.

· Other duties assigned.

Position Requirements:

Essential Skills:

· Knowledgeable in Software Automation using Robot Framework

· Knowledgeable in API testing (Postman)

· Experience working in an Agile environment using Scrum or Kanban

· Proficiency in scripting and programming languages (Python preferred)

· Experience with REST API testing and the relevant testing tools.

· Understanding the differences between JSON, YAML, and XML.

· Experienced with CI/CD.

· Experience testing web applications and different types of testing approaches and test environments.

· Experience in test risk management.

· Experience in using GIT repositories would be great.

· A passion for software product quality assurance with a positive mindset and good communication skills.

· Keen eye for detail.

Good to Have

· ISTQB foundation level certification

· Familiar with other automation testing tools like Selenium and Katalon Studio

· Suggest / make framework improvements to accommodate the scripting needs

· Implemented automation framework using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) approach

· Familiarity with the Test Pyramid would be great.

· Experience working with JIRA

Non-technical requirements:

● You are available to join us in our Bangalore office from Day 1.

● You have strong communication skills.

● You have strong analytical skills.

● You are customer friendly and service minded.

● You are a team player.

 About us:

http://www.productsup.com">Productsup provides an award-winning platform for feed management, product content syndication, marketplace integration, and seller onboarding. The platform empowers businesses to take complete control of their product data and break through the digital walls that hinder growth. With Productsup, businesses can syndicate content to digital marketing, shopping, or business channels, including Google, Amazon, Facebook, Walmart, and more. 

We are headquartered in Berlin, Germany, have entities in 5 different countries, and are in the process of setting up our Indian entity. Productsup is trusted by more than 800 businesses worldwide, including 5 Fortune 20 companies and market leaders like IKEA, Walmart, Superdry, and Rakuten.

We are proud that we have recently raised an additional 20 Million dollars in funding and that our employees enjoy working at Productsup, which is also shown by our Glassdoor and Kununu ratings.

About the role:

We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Lead/Managing Architect for our API/Backend Development team. In this role, you’ll lead the effort to develop channels and APIs for our marketplace channels and scalable data pipelines, which process over 5 billion products a day.

In your first 6 months and beyond, you will:

• Learn the ins and outs of our platform, our codebase and our engineering processes
• Help build features for software that works with large data sets
• Play a key cross-functional role within our team of highly talented Javascript and PHP developers
• Develop solutions for high availability software
• Receive customer requests from the Product Team and develop solutions in the form of new features or products
• Debug and maintain APIs
• Work closely within the Platform team and with the API team to develop internal APIs and client-facing interfaces.

What you bring to the team:

• 2+ years of demonstrated Tech leadership experience.
• 7+ years of experience in PHP (good knowledge of Slim, Silex, or Symfony frameworks) and MySQL
• Some knowledge of integration architecture patterns such as scalable microservices, API gateways, API scalability
• Deep knowledge in APIs, web services, command-line programs, TDD, and SOLID design principles
• Good understanding of B2B SaaS products and experience dealing with big data
• Knowledge of developing and securing APIs
• Extended database experience in Elasticsearch, MongoDB or Couchbase
• Outstanding communication skills in English
• Educational background in IT or Computer Science is a plus

Benefits & Perks:

• Attractive Salary and benefits
• MacBook (latest version) for our new joiners
• A unique and thorough onboarding program where you’ll learn the ins and outs of our company and product
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• Employee referral bonuses
• High level of personal responsibility and impact

Explore more here

https://www.linkedin.com/company/productsup/">LinkedIn 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olqMdYTBjHc">Life at Productsup

Do you have what it takes? We'd love to hear from you!

We know CVs don't always tell the whole story, so in addition to submitting your CV feel free to let us know why you're interested in this role in a short cover letter (:100 words).

• Drive development and delivery of top notch technology solutions to clients efficiently.
• Lead development of implementation plan, logic and modules to embed in client solutions and client discussion ready documents /presentations.
• Lead in designing, implementing, maintaining and updating applications that are often high-volume and low-latency, required for mission critical systems.
• Lead in refining and improving system stability by continuously refactoring and measuring performance.
• Drive development of actionable, clean, maintainable, testable, reusable, extensible codes, including standardization and automation of processes.
• Provide technical and functional guidance to team members through expert knowledge and hands-on support.
• Manage projects, resource utilization, time schedules and deliveries to clients.
• Proactively drive discussions with stakeholders to understand their business requirements, business context and guide team to provide robust actional solutions.
• Effectively engage with stakeholders – create and nurture and deepen relationships. 
• Ensure positive & creative work-environment, culture of collaborations, speak-up, high level of energy & enthusiasm, curiosity to learn and continuous improvement.
• Inspire, engage, motivate and provide constructive feedback to team members to develop their technical & soft skills and fully support their development aspirations.
• Drive researching and conceptualizing solution approaches, new techniques or solution frameworks and author high quality discussion papers.

Qualifications, Skills and Experiences

• BE / BTech / ME / M Tech in engineering or MCA or similar relevant field.
• 2 to 17 years (Junior, Intermediate, Senior Role & we have multiple openings)of relevant hands-on experience and excellent knowledge of Java, Python, SQL, Relational Databases, DB schema or ORM technologies.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of building applications, platforms and services in Java, Python and MS SQL or at least two of them.
• 5 + years of experience of managing projects, team and stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience of agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and make quality decisions in moderately to high ambiguous work environment.
• Previous work experience in financial services, especially, capital markets is preferred.

• Deep understanding of technologies and architecture for a scalable and highly available set-up
• Experienced in Java/Golang and related Technologies like Spring/Hibernate
• Strong networking and Operating Systems fundamentals
• Experienced in Streaming technologies like Kafka
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL Databases
• Experienced in developing the long-term tech strategy for analytics and translate that into an achievable roadmap

## Please apply if you have experience working on Trading Applications, all others would be automatically rejected ###

Our Core team develops connectivity software for low latency communication with derivatives exchanges all over the world, as well as real-time position and risk limit monitoring. The team's expertise is also relied upon by other C++ development groups to produce high-quality libraries and frameworks for their application development. We have a high degree of freedom and responsibility to produce technologically advanced solutions to demanding real-world problems.

From joining you will have ownership on a diverse set of projects that have a direct impact on trading performance. You will work closely with highly skilled colleagues who share your enthusiasm and deep knowledge of C++, Linux and network protocols, and share your hunger to learn more.

What We Are Looking For

• An experienced Modern C++ developer (C++17/20), with minimum 5 years experience and proficiency with C++ templates.
• A developer, who designs code to push every performance boundary.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to solve new and unfamiliar problems quickly and creatively.

• Knowledge of multiple exchanges.
• Ultra low latency design.
• Template metaprogramming.
• Network programming experience.
• Python.

• A great engineering environment whereby technology is key to our success and a C++20 code base.
• Great friendly, informal and highly rewarding culture.
• Fast growing global firm with plenty of opportunities where you will have significant impact.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Lead one of the product verticals in the development of technology strategy, planning, hiring and execution of the next iteration of the WeInvest platform.

• Institutionalize a strong software engineering culture and facilitate a rapid, iterative, layered development approach.

• Be hands on with the coding, evaluate design and architecture choices, do in-depth code reviews, and implement standards and practices for software development.

• Inspire the engineering team to build quality, scalable code by pairing with team members periodically.

• Participate in the definition and management of high-quality product roadmaps based on business, product & tech strategy.

• Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Masters /BE/ B.Tech from a reputed institute

• About 6-10 years professional experience in software development.

• Excellent logical and analytical reasoning capabilities combined with strong knowledge of core

computer science concepts like algorithms, data structures, software design patterns, OOP etc.

• Should have experience in all the phases of SDLC

• Must have experience in leading a team. (At least 2-3 people)

• Be an expert in ruby on rails with experience OR from Fintech, Wealth Management OR Investment

• Management Domain with experience in any of the programming languages (Java/Python/Ruby).

• Breadth of experience in multiple technologies, tools, frameworks and processes is a big plus.

• Excellent understanding of core computer science concepts like algorithms, data structure,

Software design patterns, OOP etc. Be able to lead the team in design & architecture discussions,

introduce new tools, concepts & process to the team and guide other members of the team.

• Experience working in an agile team with software engineering practices like automated testing,

test- driven-development, continuous integration etc is a big plus.

• Excellent oral and written communication.

(Senior Product Engineer - ROR)

Experience - 3 to 6 years

Location  - Pune

We are looking for an enthusiastic developer with a strong understanding of core Ruby and Rails framework along with PostgreSQL database. Someone who is passionate about coding and loves to work in an ongoing challenging environment. You will be part of a talented software team. You have to consistently deliver in a fast paced environment and should be more than willing to build software that people love to use.

Key Responsibilities

The individual role that you’ll play in our team:

• Developing large multi-tenant applications in Rails.
• Understanding Rails best practices and religiously introducing those to our codebase.
• Knowledge on how to do effective Refactoring.
• Ability to write unit tests and following those practices religiously.
• Working closely with the Product managers and UX team.
• Helping QAs to write automated integration tests.
• Staying up-to-date with current and future Backend technologies and architectures.

Read the ‘Skills and Experience’ section, it is not the usual yada yada, you’ll be asked specific questions on these.

Skills and Experience

• Ruby on Rails architecture best practices
• Knowledge on the latest versions on ROR
• Strong OOP knowledge in Ruby.
• Asynchronous Networking in Ruby 
• Designing RESTFul HTTP APIs using JSON-Schema or JSON API (http://jsonapi.org/">jsonapi.org).
• Ability to architect and develop API only backend
• Experience in using ActiveRecordSerializer
• Understanding O-Auth2 or JWT (Json Web Token) authentication mechanisms.
• How to use RSpec
• Rails Security Best Practices
• PostgreSQL and Rails.
• SQL concepts like Joins, Relationships etc.
• Understanding DB Partition strategies.
• Knowledge about refactoring ActiveRecord Models (read this - “7 Patterns to Refactor Fat ActiveRecord Models”).
• Understanding scaling strategies for a high-traffic Rails applications (2 million+ requests a day).
• Background Job processing using Redis and Sidekiq
• Experience in using Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools.
• Writing automated Deployment Scripts using Capistrano, Ansible etc.
• Sending emails in Rails
• Knowledge in Linux and Git is mandatory

Optional Skills

• Knowledge in using Chef or Puppet
• Ability to do basic DevOps like setting up a Linux server.
• Websocket communication in Rails 5.
• Node.js
• JRuby

Scalefusion (formerly known as Mobilock Pro): (Our Flagship Product)  

Scalefusion MDM allows organizations to secure & manage endpoints including smartphones, tablets, laptops, rugged devices, mPOS, and digital signages, along with apps and content. It supports the management of Android, iOS, macOS and Windows 10 devices and ensures streamlined device management operations with InterOps. Fusion of Endpoints at Scale. 

Promobi Technologies:   

ProMobi Technologies provides a leading Mobile Device Management Solution under the brand Scalefusion. The solution allows organizations to manage Android and iOS devices from the cloud. It offers modern mobile device management (MDM), application management (MAM) and content management (MCM) experience for corporate-owned devices. Renowned organizations from startups to Fortune 500 trust Scalefusion for their Device Management.