Software Development Engineer I/II - Back End

Midas is a fintech company that specializes in building state-of-the-art technological solutions for algorithmic trading, investments, and analytics for global financial markets. Headquartered in Mumbai, Midas aims to establish a strong presence in GIFT City (Gandhinagar), London, New York, and Singapore in the near future.

Our team consists of highly motivated and skilled individuals who serve sophisticated clients across various segments, including affluent individuals, high-net-worth individuals, ultra-high net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutions. We offer an excellent platform for personal and professional development within a highly committed and collaborative team in a mission-driven and results-oriented environment.

1. The ideal candidate should possess expert-level knowledge in technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Node JS, MongoDB, Redis, Linux servers, and networking protocols (TCP and UDP). This includes understanding how to use these technologies to develop and deploy backend systems, as well as troubleshooting and optimizing them.
2. Proficient in automation technology, the candidate should be able to optimize existing infrastructure, identify and implement design patterns, and understand data structures and algorithms. This includes an ability to evaluate and recommend new technologies that can improve the performance and scalability of the system.
3. The candidate should be familiar with version control and project management tools such as GIT, JIRA, etc. and be able to use them effectively to manage and collaborate on code development.
4. Strong understanding of multithreading and multiprocessing concepts, and the ability to make tweaks and optimizations in similar domains for the purpose of improving performance and scalability.
5. Understanding of clustering and load balancing, including the ability to design and implement solutions that can improve the availability and scalability of the system.
6. Understanding of cyber security protocols and their application in the development and deployment of backend systems. This includes knowledge of best practices for securing systems, as well as the ability to identify and mitigate potential security threats.
7. Ability to implement CI/CD pipelines when needed. This includes an understanding of the various steps involved in creating, testing, and deploying code, as well as knowledge of the tools and technologies used to automate these processes.
8. Familiarity with tools such as NGINX or HAProxy and understanding how they can be used to improve the performance and scalability of the system.
9. Eagerness to learn and upgrade skills as per the demands of the product. This includes an ability to stay current with new technologies and best practices in the field, as well as a willingness to continuously improve one's own skills.
10. Proven experience in the industry and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The candidate should have a solid understanding of the financial markets and the technology used to support them.
11. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team. The candidate should be able to identify and solve complex problems and work effectively with others to achieve common goals.
12. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. The candidate should be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and work well in a team environment.

Requirement:

• Min 2-3 Year Experience. Preferably in the E-commerce domain. 
• Proficient with both MySQL and NoSql Databases (Elastic, Mongo)
• Strong hold on  Python
• Experience with JavaScript/JQuery
• Ability to do software design for a enterprise web application
• Working knowledge of a MVC front-end framework
• Proficient in HTTP protocol, REST APIs, JSON
• Ability to do database design and modeling
• Proficient in OOPS concepts and writing code using classes
• Ability to write modular and clean code

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.

• New features developed independently with the ability to document the design after understanding and evaluating the requirements with necessary groundwork on required application components
• Hands-on coding to implement the design for feature completion
• Able to write unit tests that ensures bug free code
• Able to handle the multi-tenant and performance requirements of the new features and applications.
• Integrate the new features with existing modules, deliver ready to use code meeting necessary build requirements and CI/CD requirements.
• Work with other functional groups for product, technology, QA, tech support and deployment team.

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The ideal candidate must have the following qualifications.

• BE/B.Tech Degree from a reputed institution with at least 7 years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience with Core Java, J2EE with a good knowledge of its ecosystem
• Experience with JUnit, JMH like performance tuning test tools preferred
• REST API design and development experience. Usage of Swagger or other API spec tools would be preferred. Working knowledge on Spring Boot is a plus
• Hands-on experience with some of the following application components is a plus: Solr, Kafka, OpenTSDB, Elasticsearch, Janus graph or any graph DB.
• Experience with databases such as MongoDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL required.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and build tools such as Jenkins or CircleCI, Maven, Ant required
• Experience building applications using microservices architecture is highly preferred. Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker would be ideal
• Working knowledge on public clouds like AWS or Google cloud or Azure is a plus
• Experience building scalable systems
• Strong problem solving skills and ability and interest to solve complex problems
• Interest in machine learning (ML) data science is a plus

• 5+ years of object-oriented software development of web applications
• 5+ years of C# in a .NET environment
• Preferable Experience in Cloud Technologies (AWS, AZURE)
• Experience with MS SQL stored procedures, database design and optimization
• Experience developing and utilizing web services
• Experience with high volume consumer oriented web sites
• Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment
• Experience with formal test procedures, release management
• Preferable Travel industry experience preferred, especially programming associated with GDS’s - SABRE, Farelogix, and Travelport
• Ability to distill complex business needs into functional requirements
• Excellent follow-up, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills and an ability to make good decisions
• Team player with a professional attitude
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain tight schedules
• Ability to work effectively with a geographically dispersed team in India

Strategic and Development Responsibilities

• Ability to "think outside the box"
• Ability to provide accurate and timely project estimates.

Pluses:

• Experience with Angular JS frameworks and Mobile Development.
• Experience with developing machine learning algorithms.
• Experience on projects that required localization/globalization
• Experience with MS SQL Reporting Services
• Knowledge of web farm configuration and best practices

Software Tools/Languages

Required:        MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Server Management Studio, IIS, AWS

C#, Web Services, MS SQL (stored procedures), Jenkins, DevOps Tools.

Education

Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Implementation of security and data protection

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript & OOPS
• Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it 
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors 
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Knowledge of AWS will be preferable

Navia Life Care is looking for a young, energetic, and passionate backend developer for a full-time role, and available to join immediately. 

They will be expected to fulfill the following responsibilities :

Backend developer responsibilities :

- Design and build system backend on Python, Django and PostgreSQL

- Experience with Machine Learning, Data Analytics will be a Plus

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

- Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.

- Help improve code quality through writing unit tests, automation and performing code reviews

- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

- Handle software updates, patches, and bug fixes.

- Develop applications for time-sensitive projects while considering business/system requirements.

- Continually learn about new programming languages, operating system updates, and other information that will affect the functions of applications in development.

- Integrate with our front-end and mobile applications

- Participate in brainstorming sessions and have the chance to contribute innovative and original ideas to our technology, algorithms and product

Requirements :

- Minimum 1 to 5 years working experience in Python, DJango, and other related technologies

- Have published one or more Android apps on the Google Play store

- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs, WebRTC etc.

- Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies

- Excellent ability to develop and understand algorithms.

- Opportunity to join a fast-growing and funded healthcare startup, and direct reporting to the Chief Technology Officer.

- We provide a flexible and innovation-driven work environment, with a 5-day working week, and competitive compensation packages.