Backend Developer

At Upswing, we are a passionate and self-driven team of thinkers who aspire to build the rails to connect the legacy financial sector with financial innovators through a simple and powerful banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform.

We’re building our platform putting the focus on pragmatism, reliability, and maintainability. We believe that keeping the engineering complexity under control is key to preserving the development productivity and long-term evolution of a platform.

To bring this vision to life, we are building the infrastructure using Microservices architecture using the latest set of technologies that are also fun to work with such as Java, Scala, Postgres, Akka, Kafka with a completely automated DevOps pipeline from the get-go using tools like Chef, Jenkins, Grafana, Graylog.

We are looking for motivated engineers who will be working in a highly creative and cutting edge technology environment to build a world-class financial services suite.

Why you should join us:

• You will redefine the financial services landscape for India in the coming years.
• Be part of a core Engineering team that will create innovative and scalable Fintech solutions.
• Work with passionate and experienced engineering, product & business workforce that believes in teamwork, and that helps fast-track your learning on solving complex technical challenges.
• We are funded by the leading fintech VC `QED Investors` and other established Founders and Executives of awesome Indian companies.

What you will do if you join us:

• Propose solutions to solve complex system architecture challenges and actively lead the end-to-end development of the system.
• Create robust, flexible, consistent, and easy-to-use APIs
• Continuously strive for performance improvements, code reusability, and readability

You should have:

• Tech or a higher degree in computer science or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience working on the back-end development for complex distributed systems who are willing to adopt any Programming language as per the requirement.
• Familiarity with any of the following – Java, C++, Scala, Kotlin, and frameworks like Spring, Play, Hibernate, Django, etc.
• Good understanding of Algorithms, Data Structure, OOP, Design patterns, Parallel programming, Multithreading concepts & Event-Driven Systems.
• Experience with Relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or any NoSQL database.

It’s a plus if you have:

• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Worked on Micro-services architecture

We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. 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 may also need to integrate the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is desirable, but not essential. 

We are a top-quality boutique software development company. Delivering solutions that meet customers’ needs, business expectations. We combine proven techniques, industry knowledge and our technology expertise of skilled software developers to deliver high-quality software solutions. 

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods. 
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure. 
• Code, test and operate node.js based services. 
• Effectively use tools and ingenuity to identify and fix defects before they become a problem. 

Requirements and qualifications: 

• Previous working experience as a Node.js Developer for 2 years or more. 
• In depth knowledge of Node.js. 

• Hands on experience with HTML, CSS, and AJAX. 
• Applicable knowledge of web libraries and frameworks. 
• Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques. 
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving aptitude. 
• Ability to work with stakeholders and fellow developers. 

• Good understanding of SQL databases.  
• Good understanding of REST APIs. 

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is a leading educational institution in India that provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations, school/board exams and competitive and scholarship exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.  The “Aakash” brand is associated with quality test preparation and a proven student selection track record in various medical and engineering entrance examinations

• Building and supporting backend and frontend development of websites and application projects
• Producing appropriate and effective technical solutions
• Working with a wider, distributed technology and project management teams to meet deadlines and maintain a high standard of code quality
• Understanding, defining, and communicating functional and non-functional requirements
• Working with our technical directors and project managers to define, scope, and estimate projects and features
• Working with QA teams to address bugs and ensure our work output is of the best quality

• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Full exposure to both backend and frontend development on Drupal platforms
• A strong and demonstrable background working with Drupal, especially 8/9
• Experience building custom integrations, services, and modules within Drupal as well as integrating with APIs
• Strong in Data Structure and Algorithm
• Experience with Drupal templating using HTML5, CSS (SCSS is a bonus), and JavaScript and also the Twig templating engine
• Competent with MySQL and optimising query and table performance within a Drupal platform
• Working with cloud platforms like AWS
• BE/B.Tech/MCA with 4+ years of experience in Drupal implementation
• Strong experience in CI/CD processes (Jenkins, pipelines etc.)
• Should have a good understanding of OOPs concept and Design Patterns like
• Good Understanding of workflows

Job Location- Lucknow
The ideal candidate is a highly resourceful and innovative developer with extensive experience in the layout, design and coding of websites specifically in PHP format. You must also possess a strong knowledge of web application development using PHP programming language, Laravel Framework and MySQL Server databases.

Responsibilities

• Perform a mix of maintenance, enhancements, and new development as required
• Work in a data analyst role and with business intelligence applications
• Document features, technical specifications & infrastructure Responsibilities
• Work cross-functionally to convert business needs into technical specifications

Qualifications

• 1+ years' of experience in web development and software designing & Laravel Framewrok.
• Expertise in front-end technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS), PHP frameworks, and MySQL databases

Responsibilities:

• Writes high quality code & unit tests, builds, tests as per agreed timelines
• Participates in technical design and provides estimation
• Owns one or more small to medium features
• Becomes a go-to person in at least one area
• Communicates clearly and gets clarification upfront to minimize rework. Knows when to ask for help to unblock.
• Consistently follows and promotes SDLC best practices: Coding standard, testing, code reviews, code comments etc.
• Exhibit strong problem solving skills, helps other developers and demonstrates teamwork

Requirements:

• Understands detailed requirements and demonstrates excellent problem solving skills
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices, Design Patterns, Data Structures, Algorithms
• Excellent programming skills in ROR, Golang, NodeJS, Python
• Strong communication skills
• Strong sense of ownership, drive and ability to deliver results
• 4+ years of experience in product driven organization
• A Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering from a reputed institute
• Experience in Golang, RoR, Unity, ML or Python will be an added advantage