Backend Developer

Job Description:

As a MERN Full Stack Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining web applications using the MERN (MongoDB, Postgresql, Express.js, React, Node.js) stack. You will work closely with our product and design teams to build high-quality, scalable, and efficient solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and Maintain Web Applications: Design, develop, and deploy full-stack web applications using the MERN stack.
• API Development and Integration: Create and integrate RESTful APIs.
• Database Management: Design and manage databases using MongoDB.
• Code Quality and Testing: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Implement unit tests and integration tests.
• Collaborate with Cross-functional Teams: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver high-quality products.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and implement performance improvements for existing applications.
• Stay Updated with Industry Trends: Keep abreast of latest trends and technologies in web development.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 3-4 years of professional experience as a Full Stack Developer.
• Technical Skills:
• PostgreSQL: Proficient in database design, indexing, and performance optimization.
• Express.js: Solid experience in building and managing APIs and middleware.
• React: Strong knowledge of React and related libraries (Redux, React Router, etc.).
• Node.js: Expertise in server-side development and asynchronous programming.
• HTML/CSS: Proficient in web markup and responsive design.
• JavaScript/TypeScript: Advanced proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Version Control: Experience with Git and Git workflows.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of GraphQL.
• Prior experience in Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a talented and diverse team.
• Professional development opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS.
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture.
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible.
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability.
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required:

1. At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
2. Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
3. Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
4. Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
5. Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
6. Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
7. Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
8. Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
9. Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
10. Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
11. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
12. Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
13. Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
14. Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.

We aspire to build a high-quality, innovative & robust software. If you are a hands-on platform builder with significant experience in developing scalable data platforms, look no further. Click on Apply and we will reach out to you soon.

Your responsibilities as an Engineer: 

•     Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.

•     Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.

•     Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.

•     Improves operations by conducting systems analysis; recommending changes in policies and procedures.

•     Obtains and licenses software by obtaining required information from vendors; recommending purchases; testing and approving products.

•     Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment

•     Participate in educational opportunities & read professional publications;

•     Protects operations by keeping information confidential.

•     Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues.

•     Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

•     Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.

Skill sets we require:

•     Proven work experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer

•     Experience designing interactive applications

•     Ability to develop software in or other programming languages like JIRA or Postman

•     Excellent knowledge of relational databases, MYSQL and Restful API

•     Experience developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (Laravlel, Codeigniter and Magento)

•     Experience with test-driven development

•     Proficiency in software engineering tools

•     Ability to document requirements and specifications

Experience & Pedigree: 

•     Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent

• Work with product managers to understand product requirements and make them live.
• Ownership of end to end development

• Startup mindset of getting things done and focussing on business goals
• Proven problem solving skills
• 3+ years Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using server side technology (Java, Spring Boot / Node.js, Express)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and ORM technologies
• Good knowledge of design patterns
• Proficiency in REST architecture
• Experience with test-driven development
• Experience with Git/CI/CD/Gradle/Maven
• Inclination towards writing quality and performant code

• Experience in Agile development
• Performance tuning, testing, refactoring and automation
• Experience working with AWS Cloud and Devops technologies (terraform , cloudformation, ansible)
• Experience running a production environment
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• Part of the core team responsible for powering the various apps and moving parts of the product
• Design, build and own key technology decisions and implementations
• Wear multiple hats - that of an architect, developer, or product owner
• Collaborate with other team members to find optimal solutions and engineering workarounds based on resource/time constraints
• Communicate development status and features to the rest of the team members
• Manage interactions with designers, testers, and other developers

Required Skills :

• 4-6 years of overall software development experience
• 2+ years of development experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with support of high-availability, high-performance, customer-facing web applications
• Expert in configuring and deploying multiple rails applications quickly
• Experience with collaborative code development in small agile teams and managing releases (Git, Continuous Integration, Capistrano)
• Experience building internal and external APIs and RESTful web services
• Strong foundation in Database ( SQL / Postgres )
• Experience deploying and managing applications on cloud-based infrastructure (Heroku/AWS)
• Outstanding understanding of software design and architecture

It will be good if you also have:

• Worked in a web startup before and been part of the core development during a high growth phase
• Practical experience with building scalable, high availability, and high-performance systems
• Hands-on background with agile development practices including test-driven development and scrums
• Contributed to open-source projects on Github
• Familiarity with a variety of programming languages and development tools

• Join a team of great technical professionals that work hard but have fun and enjoy developing state of the art product-based applications and websites. 
• Use best practice coding standards and implement each deliverable.
• Write and manage program and Bug Fixes
• Construct and support integrations that are easy to manage, maintain, customize and configure; ensure overall reliability, availability, and high-performance code.
• Analyze system issues and problems and implement solutions rapidly.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously varying in sizes and scope
• Work in a fast-paced cross-functional team environment. Effectively handle time-critical issue and appropriately escalate at-risk items.

• Laravel/ Zend/ CakePHP/ CodeIgniter/ Symfony, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of OOPs Concepts.
• Computer Science/Software Engineering Bachelor’s degree or higher education.
• Experience in writing high performance and high scalable code using best practice and coding standards. 
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills. 
• Excellent organizational and attention to detail. 
• Good to have familiarity with NoSql DB, web servers (e.g. Apache), caching (Memcache / Redis), Cloud, NodeJs, Microservices architecture Familiar with agile software development methodologies (e.g. SCRUM / Agile / Kanban)
• Must have knowledge of MVC design patterns, XHTML/HTML5, PHP, CSS3, XML, MySQL/MSSQL, JavaScript jQuery, json objects, API, AJAX functionality and client-side validation.
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance.
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Knowledge of using version control software such as SVN or GIT will be preferable.
• Experience in either Mobile application or Data Integration with other apps would be preferred.

• 2-4 years of demonstrable hands-on work in web-based application development experiences in a professional environment, including interaction design for dynamic, data-driven applications (not HTML based website) delivered via the web, or the equivalent.