Backend Developer

Mandatory Skills:

• Java
• Kafka
• Spring Boot
• SQL / MySQL
• Algorithms
• Data Structures

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and Develop large scale sub-systems.
• To periodically explore latest technologies (esp. Open Source) and prototype sub-systems.
• Be a part of the team that develops the next-gen Targeting platform.
• Build components to make the customer data platform more efficient and scalable.

Qualifications:

• 0-2 years of relevant experience with Java, Algorithms, Data Structures, & Optimizations in addition to Coding.
• Education: B.E/B-Tech/M-Tech/M.S in Computer Science or IT from premier institutes.
• Candidates with CGPA 9 or above will be preferred.

Skill Set:

• Good Aptitude/Analytical skills (emphasis will be on Algorithms, Data Structures,& Optimizations in addition to Coding).
• Good knowledge of Databases - SQL, NoSQL.
• Knowledge of Unit Testing a plus.

Soft Skills:

• Has an appreciation of technology and its ability to create value in the marketing domain.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Active & contributing team member.
• Strong work ethic with demonstrated ability to meet and exceed commitments.
• Others: Experience of having worked in a start-up is a plus.

Mentoring teams to carry forward recognised and optimised solutions, building conducive environments for knowledge transfer and maintaining standards in terms of deliveries form a major part of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust scalable database systems
• Design, build and deploy internal applications to support our native technical ecosystem
• Collaborate with Subject-Matter experts to design data-driven modules for analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent
• 3-4 years of experience in Java

Skills

• Expertise in object-oriented programming concepts and data structures
• Strong knowledge of working with XMLs/Jsons
• Experience with large-scale distributed storage and database systems (MySQL, MongoDB, GraphDB)
• Good knowledge of indexing/search libraries like Lucene/Solr/Elasticsearch
• Exposure to Spring MVC architecture and RESTful APIs
• Well-versed with Agile methodology of SDLC
• Good to have: Knowledge of standard DevOps skills like Build tools (Maven/gradle), Continuous integration (Jenkins), Version Control (Github/Gitlab)

You will be working hands-on on a complex and compound product that has the potential to be used by millions of sales and marketing people around the world. Your contribution to delivering an excellent product platform that:

• enables quick iteration
• supports product customization
• and handles scale

What do we expect you to have?

• 2+ years of experience in backend engineering
• An intent to learn and an urge to build a product by learning different technologies
• Interest in writing complex, scalable, and maintainable backend applications
• Tech stack requirements:

Must haves

• Experience in building application server in Java (Spring / Spring boot) / NodeJS / Golang / Python
• Experience in using SQL databases and designing schemas based on application need
• Experience with container services and runtimes (docker / docker-compose / k8s)
• Experience with cloud paas (AWS / GCP / Azure cloud)
• Experience and familiarity with microservices’ concepts
• Experience with bash scripting

Good to have (Preferred)

• Preferred experience with org wide message queue (rabbitmq / aws sqs)
• Preferred experience with task orchestration services (apache airflow / aws step function)
• Preferred experience with infra as code (or system configuration) tools (terraform / chef / ansible)
• Preferred experience with build essential tools (make / makefile)
• Preferred experience with monitoring and tracing systems for performance / system / application monitoring (grafana + loki + prometheus / aws cloudwatch)

What will you learn?

• Building highly available, complex, compound, performant systems of microservices platform that acts as an API layer
• Industry-standard state-of-the-art tools + methodologies + frameworks + infra for building a product.
• Fable is not a trivial CRUD app. It requires a lot of consideration and care for building the API layer as the product is highly customizable per user.
• How different functions (sales, marketing, product, engineering) in a high-velocity product company work in synergy to deliver an iterative product in real life.

Who would you be working with?

• You would be directly working with the co-founder & CTO who has built multiple companies before and has built large teams in large-scale companies like ThoughtSpot, Unacademy, etc.

Position details

• Fully remote.
• 5 days/week (all public and government holidays will be non-working days).
• No specific work hours (we will sync over zoom over the course of the day).

About the team

Vakilsearch is on a mission to make Legal Simple. We are the leaders in Indian Legal, Tax and Compliance. Our mission is simplifying businesses to be in compliance with Government through end to end process and workflow automation. This is the key initiative of Vakilsearch as we look to revolutionize legal space in India.

We are a technology-driven platform, offering services that cover the legal needs of start-ups and established businesses. Some of our services include incorporation, government registrations & filings, accounting, documentation and annual compliances. In addition, we offer a wide range of services to individuals, such as property agreements and tax filings. Our mission is to provide one-click access to individuals and businesses for all their legal and professional needs.

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript
• Strong knowledge in JavaScript Object Oriented Programming
• Strong Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks such as Express
• Good Understanding of the nature of asynchronous programming model
• Good Understanding of callbacks and event emitters
• Good Experience in Node.js Module/Library development
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Working experience with MongoDB or equivalent nosql data store

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work closely with the Tech/Team Lead, and the rest of the engineering team to build and scale a data-driven platform.

This role will act as a great springboard to accelerate career growth & transition into a Lead level role.

Your primary focus will be the development of server-side logic, building new services and APIs, developing UI components, supporting the maintenance of current APIs, reviewing work, and improving the performance and reliability of our systems as we rapidly scale our product and organization

• An effective Senior Software Engineer will be a self-motivated learner; a highly creative engineer having obsessive attention towards detail and thoroughness.
• You’ve been building web applications professionally for 4+ years
• You’re proficient in NodeJS, TypeScript, MySQL, and MongoDB
• You possess strong OOP and design pattern knowledge
• Familiar with modern engineering practices: Code Reviews, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing, etc
• You write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability and experience with TDD (Test Driven Development)
• You’ve got the ability to build RESTful APIs
• Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support team, and fellow engineers is not a problem for you
• Well versed with the fundamentals of computer science and distributed systems
• FrontEnd experience; (Good to have) Angular
• Startup experience, preferably a tech startup
• Open Source contributor
• You have experience with other programming languages -- e.g. Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, C, etc.
• Passionate about/experienced with open source and developer tools
• You have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience

Role & Responsibilities -:

1. Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks such as Laravel
2. Knowledge of object oriented PHP programming & Restful API
3. Strong knowledge of Akamai CDN, Redis, AWS services
4. Understanding of LAMP and MVC design patterns
5. Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3, JS

framework

1. Knowledge of Payment Gateway
2. Familiarity with MySQL/ PgSQL/ Mongo databases
3. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
4. Understanding accessibility and security compliance
5. Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
6. User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and

environments

Skills:

1. Building and maintenance of applications.
2. Extensive understanding of project management processes, principles and

methodologies.

1. Writing maintainable and high performance code.
2. Keeping up with the trends in technology and being up for challenges.

Qualification:

1. B. Tech in Computer Science or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
2. Master’s degree in Computer Applications /M Tec. would be preferred.