Backend Developer (Node.js)

Who You Are:

• You’ve built scalable, production-ready APIs in fast-paced environments, and are comfortable with the challenges that come with a growing startup.
• You understand event-driven architectures and have hands-on experience building real-time applications.
• You are fully capable of taking ownership of backend systems, from designing the database schema to writing efficient, maintainable code.
• You think beyond the code: optimizing performance, scalability, and security are as important as building new features.
• You’re comfortable troubleshooting complex issues, whether that’s API bottlenecks, database performance, or production issues.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage a NestJS backend with a modular, scalable architecture that can easily handle real-time events and communication.
• Develop and maintain WebSocket services for real-time event-driven updates and ensure seamless communication across the system.
• Integrate RabbitMQ for reliable internal messaging, handling queues and ensuring event-driven workflows are efficient and fault-tolerant.
• Implement database management strategies using MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch, ensuring efficient data handling, indexing, and optimization.
• Integrate with external APIs (JSON-RPC, XML-RPC, REST) to enhance system capabilities.
• Ensure high performance of the system by optimizing database queries, implementing caching strategies using Redis, and ensuring optimal indexing and data flow.
• Implement role-based authentication and authorization mechanisms using JWT, OAuth, and RBAC patterns within NestJS.
• Follow security best practices to ensure sensitive data is protected, credentials are stored securely, and the system is resilient to common vulnerabilities.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration between different services and technologies.

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Node.js and NestJS with TypeScript.
• Solid experience with MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch for data storage and real-time data handling.
• In-depth knowledge of WebSockets and Socket.IO in NestJS Gateways, enabling real-time communication and updates.
• Experience with RabbitMQ for message queuing and asynchronous task handling.
• Strong understanding of authentication & authorization systems using JWT, OAuth, and RBAC (Role-Based Access Control).
• Expertise in optimizing APIs, including techniques for caching, improving database performance, and reducing latency.
• Familiar with API security best practices, including secure storage of credentials, encryption, and safeguarding sensitive data.

Key Skills:

• TypeScript, NestJS, WebSockets, Socket.io
• Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ
• API Optimization, JWT, OAuth, RBAC
• Real-time communication, Event-driven architecture

Hey there! We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Ruby on Rails developer to join our team. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for enhancing our product offerings and ensuring smooth operations and scalability of our existing infrastructure. If you have a strong foundation in RoR development, possess a knack for writing clean code, and are excited about building and scaling innovative products, we would love to hear from you.

To provide you with a brief overview of the job role, we are sharing the specific requirements that we expect from you. Please have a look:

Requirements:

• Proven experience working as a Ruby on Rails developer in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of Ruby, Ruby on Rails framework, and PostgreSQL.
• Extensive experience with hosting and maintaining production applications on AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.
• Solid understanding of real-time communication and experience with socket programming.
• Experience in implementing AI in real-world applications is a solid plus.
• Experience in front-end technologies, particularly Vue.js would be a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze and debug complex issues.
• Experience leading a development team or mentoring junior developers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Architect and implement scalable solutions using RoR, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
• Develop and maintain APIs, web services, and integrations with various third-party systems.
• Lead and collaborate with a team of developers to design, develop, and maintain high-quality scalable applications.
• Recruit and provide technical leadership and guidance to developers.
• Optimise and ensure the reliability of the backend infrastructure.
• Optimise application performance and ensure the scalability and security of the software.
• Stay up-to-date and passionate about the latest technologies, trends, and best practices in software development.
• Optimize the monthly spending on cloud infrastructure.

About Foaps:

We are an innovative startup empowering restaurants to excel in the online food delivery business. Our platform aggregates all online food delivery orders into a single consolidated dashboard, improving the efficiency of order management and aiding restaurant growth. With a strong presence in the Indian market and partnerships with major delivery services like Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo, Thrive, and magicpin, we are making a significant impact in the restaurant industry. Backed by flat6labs Bahrain, our mission is to revolutionize how restaurants conduct their online food delivery business.

For more details visit our website www.foaps.co

Why Join Foaps?:

At Foaps, we offer compelling reasons for you to join our team:

• Collaborate directly with the founders: As a part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with the founders and actively participate in the decision-making processes of our early-stage startup. Your contributions will have a direct impact on shaping the direction and success of our business.

• Stock options: We believe in recognizing and rewarding the hard work and dedication of our team members. As a valued team member, you will be eligible for stock options based on your performance and contributions. This allows you to share in the growth and success of the company.

• Performance-based salary increments: We value your efforts and believe in fostering a culture of growth. Individuals’ performance, dedication, contribution, and achievements will be acknowledged and rewarded accordingly.

• Team-oriented environment: At Foaps, we prioritize collaboration and teamwork. Our company culture is not based on hierarchy but rather on creating an environment that fits the needs and strengths of our team. We foster a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where everyone's voice is heard and contributions are valued.

• Make a difference in the Restaurant industry: Foaps is revolutionizing the online food delivery business, making it easier for restaurants to do online delivery business. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to this transformation and play a vital role in shaping the future of the restaurant industry.

Interested? Join us and become a vital part of our startup journey. Together, we'll build an exciting future and make a real impact.

Position Title: Lead Product Engineer – Node.js

Company Overview:

AskSid was founded by two ex-Mindtree employees, who dreamt of bridging the communication gap in online retail consumer service at a global level. In a span of 4 years, AskSid has been repeatedly recognized and celebrated as a gamechanger in the retail space. From Nasscom declaring us as the No. 1 emerging SaaS company in India in 2019, to being named the “Most Innovative AI company” by CII and Accenture Ventures, we have carved out a definitive niche for ourselves. In 2021, AskSid officially became a Techstars Hub71 Accelerator portfolio company.

We are specialists when it comes to vertical AI for the retail domain and continually work towards innovating to make our customer’s lives easier through AI. We are looking for Engineers with a passion to build world-class technology products of internet-scale SaaS products.

Job purpose: 

Design, engineer, and maintain our proprietary framework, APIs, and technology components of a SaaS software product with the ability to scale it to millions of requests and thousands of concurrent users. 

Responsibilities

• Covert product feature requirements to software design that meets defined quality, maintainability, scalability, and performance KPIs
• Full stack engineering i.e. design, engineer, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain software components to QA and Production environments
• Conform, maintain, and improve continuous integration and delivery lifecycle processes
• Automation of engineering and production activities

Knowledge and skills

• JavaScript (ES6) / TypeScript
• Node.js - RESTful services and frameworks development
• Microsoft Bot Framework 
• Dependency Management using NPM / Yarn
• Databases : MongoDB / Elastic Search
• Version Control : Git
• Engineering – CI, CD

• JavaScript (ES6) / TypeScript
• Node.js - RESTful services and frameworks development
• Microsoft Bot Framework 
• Dependency Management using NPM / Yarn
• Databases : MongoDB / Elastic Search
• Version Control : Git
• Engineering – CI, CD

• Cache frameworks – Hibernate / Redis
• Stream / Queue processing platforms: Kafka / Fluentd
• Cloud Computing – Azure / AWS, Dockerization

• Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
• Own code for the products with responsibilities including but not limited to designing, developing, testing, maintenance of products.
• Building RESTful services and do DevOps.
• Talking to customers and business teams to suggest improvement areas in product flows.
• Create peer learnings for team members and build context for new teammates
• Help with building the company's tech team and iterating on the hiring framework.
• Provide regular feedback to your team (peers and managers) to ensure continuous improvement.
• Keeping abreast with the latest technologies and working on your skills regularly.

Skills & Requirements

• Good knowledge and experience of working with backend systems; designing server-side architecture, including production maintenance experience are must-haves.
• At least 1-8 years of experience in any programming languages like Java, Ruby, PHP, Python, and Node.js(Node.js preferred).
• Understanding of micro-services-oriented architecture.
• Experience with Databases design (SQL, NoSQL) and analytics
• Experience in driving and delivering complex features/software modules from technical design to launch.
• Expertise with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Have empathy for the users you build for

Good to have

• Experience in the fintech industry
• Experience leading design and implementation of robust and secure web services

• Design, develop and manage data on various open-source SQL databases
• End-to-end performance tuning of Oracle, MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Aurora against very large data sets
• Database cluster connectivity and security
• Conduct database training
• Software installation and configuration
• Database patching and upgrading
• Using monitoring and management tools
• Troubleshoot various issues with other dba’s/developers
• Point of Contact for Vendor escalation
• Point of Contact for professional service to Customers
• Cross-platform migration from Oracle to MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL/Aurora
• Support the creation, maintenance, and implementation of procedures regarding how problems are identified, received, documented, distributed, and corrected
• Ensures project documentation is complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Manages day-to-day project and scope changes
• Communicate and coordinate database changes, backups, and downtime to users
• Identifies potential security issues and recommend strategies to ensure database security
• Research and evaluate new technologies
• Proactively monitor systems for optimum performance and capacity constraints
• Establish standards and best practices for SQL
• Interact with and coach developers in SQL scripting
• Perform database backup and recovery
• Provides 24x7 support for enterprise database systems

• Must provide mentoring and training to other staff members
• Write procedural documentation including requirements for databases
• Develop and coordinate knowledge transfer
• Establishes enterprise-wide uniform infrastructure, including supporting defined departmental content processes and creating guidelines for content deployment
• Interacts with business units to gather, define, and organize the delivery of business solutions Data
• Modeling, design & implementation based on established standards
• Automate manual tasks

• Candidate with a college degree and relevant work experience
• 7+ years of hands-on DBA experience with Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL and supporting tools
• Strong experience with Linux is required, including command-line editors, scripting (shell, Python, Perl, etc.)
• Experience in database performance tuning and strong SQL tuning skills
• Experience in database and cross-platform upgrades required Experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing and production support
• Must be familiar with RDBMS concepts, practices, and procedures
• Must have knowledge of network connectivity
• Extensive experience with Export/Import, Backup and Recovery
• Extensive experience with Database Replication Master/Slave, Master/Master (BDR)
• Extensive experience with MySQL (MariaDB, Percona) Galera cluster
• Experience with MaxScale
• Proficient in SQL Language
• Knowledge of ServiceNow, or similar Ticket Management Software
• Knowledge of SAN infrastructure including HP and NetApp
• Ability to work on projects at a time
• Knowledge of middle-tier application servers
• Strong troubleshooting and problem resolution skills
• Good knowledge of Data Modeling
• Knowledge of XML and JDBC

• Experience of NoSQL databases (Cassandra, Oracle NoSQL, MongoDB) is a plus
• Certifications on MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Aurora

We are looking for a Node.js Developer who has experience building back-end services and managing data exchange between the server and user-facing applications. Responsibilities will include the development of back-end micro-services, maintaining the best possible performance for micro-service, quality and responsiveness of the application. You will work closely with the front-end developers in order to implement their components into the application.

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Responsible for entire product lifecycle from concept to deployment
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Integration of data storage solutions

• 3+ years experience in building micro-services using Node.js
• Expert in SQL querying with Mysql/PostgreSQL and ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries like TypeORM.
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages
• Understanding of accessibility and security compliance
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Understanding of the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git

• BS/MS in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in software development in an object-oriented language such as Java, .NET or Node.Js
• Exceptional design, coding, and problem-solving skills, with a bias for architecture at scale.
• Experience with HTML5, JavaScript, TypeScript, front-end technologies like AngularJS, Redux / React and upcoming web technologies.
• Real-world experience developing large scale commercial services with robust performance, resiliency, and telemetry, delivered both Online and OnPrem.
• Strong knowledge of computer science, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Ability to appreciate complex problems with a thorough design.