Backend Developer

About Company:

​GEVME is a Singapore based fast growing leading virtual & hybrid event and engagement platform for building unique experiences. It is used by event professionals worldwide to build, operate and monetise virtual events for some of the biggest brands. The flexibility of the platform provides them with limitless possibilities to turn any virtual event idea into reality. We have already powered hundreds of thousands of events around the world for clients like Facebook, Netflix, Starbucks, Forbes, MasterCard, Singapore Government.

We are a product company with a strong engineering and family culture; we are always looking for new ways to enhance the event experience and empower efficient event management. We’re on a mission to groom the next generation of event technology thought leaders as we grow.

Join us if you want to become part of a vibrant and fast-moving product company that's on a mission to connect people around the world through events.

Do check out our platform GEVME.

Location: Remote/Work From Home

What you'll be doing:

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code in Node.js for back-end services.
• Ensuring optimal and high-performance code logic for the data from/to the database.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integrations.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Preparing technical specification documents for the developed features.
• Providing technical recommendations and suggesting improvements to the product.
• Writing unit test cases for APIs.
• Documenting code standards and practicing it.
• Staying updated on the advancements in the field of Node.js development.
• Should be open to new challenges and be comfortable in taking up new exploration tasks.

Skills:

• 4-6 years of strong proficiency in Node.js and its core principles.
• Experience in test-driven development.
• Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB is required
• Experience with MySQL database
• RESTful/GraphQL API design and development
• Docker and AWS experience is a plus 
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, PHP, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude
• Experience with version control system like Git
• Knowledge about the Software Development Life Cycle Model, secure development best practices and standards, source control, code review, build and deployment, continuous integration

About Us: Hoop Konsulting is an IT consulting and software development company focused on delivering custom software solutions to clients globally. Our core values of integrity, trust, respect, hard work, and mutual growth are the foundation of everything we do.  

Job Description: 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing complex web applications using the MEAN (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js) stack. As a Senior Developer, you will be responsible for developing, and maintaining web applications, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develop, and maintain scalable web applications using the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js). 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. 
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications. 
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs. 
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation. 
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members. 
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies. 
• Mentor and guide junior developers. 

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience in web development, with a focus on the MEAN stack. 
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript. 
• Extensive experience with Angular and Node.js. 
• Proficiency with MongoDB and Express.js. 
• Experience with RESTful API design and implementation. 
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript frameworks. 
• Familiarity with version control systems, such as Git. 
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills. 
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. 
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies. 

What We Offer: 

• Competitive salary and benefits package. 
• Health and accidental insurance 
• Opportunities for professional growth and development. 
• A collaborative and innovative work environment. 
• A chance to work on exciting and challenging projects with international clients. 

If you are a passionate and experienced MEAN Stack Senior Software Engineer, looking to be a part of a professional, conducive, growth oriented environment,  we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our talented team at Hoop Konsulting! 

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:

• At least 2.5 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
• Experience building a large-scale social or location-based app.

• B.Tech/B.E (preferably in Computer Science Engineering) 
• 7+ years of hands-on programming experience in building data-driven REST APIs, services & platforms using advanced Java frameworks like Spring, Redis, Node.js etc. with deep focus on integration & scale.
• We also look for hands-on experience with Mysql, Elasticsearch (or Solr) and Nosql stores.
• Our evaluation starts with focus on computer science fundamentals, data structures & algorithms.
• You will have been learning new technologies every week and prefer folks who can use golang/rust for backend development and are familiar with equivalent data stores, index stores and pub-sub technologies.