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Backend Developer- SDE II/III

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Posted by Sangram Matkar
3.5 - 10 yrs
₹20L - ₹70L / yr (ESOP available)
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Skills
skill iconMongoDB
Mongoose
skill iconJava
skill iconNodeJS (Node.js)
MySQL
TypeScript
Cassandra
Apache Kafka

Overview

At Quizizz, we are building engaging learning experiences for teachers and students. Our mission is to motivate every learner and help them achieve their true potential. We are among one of the fastest-growing Edtech platforms globally and are currently used by 80% of the US schools every month, serving over 70M monthly actives around the world. Our goal is to reach every classroom around the world.

Quizizz has a passionate user base—We have organically reached this scale. Our NPS is 82 and our users love and deeply care about the platform. Check out our https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&;vertical=default&q=quizizz&src=typd" target="_blank">Twitter page to see all the love shared by our users.

We are a venture-backed and profitable company creating a meaningful impact in K-12 education. We are a small, passionate, global team working on challenging problems to improve education. Look forward to using the latest technologies, fast development, and interacting with users to build delightful product experiences.

 

What the future holds

  • You will architect, build, scale, backend system that powers our applications which are loved and used by millions of learners every day.
  • You will work closely with a cross-functional team consisting of strategy, design, development, and program managers to determine how to design scalable backend systems and APIs to meet their needs.
  • You possess a passion for improving techniques, processes, tracking, and continuously improving our engineering practices.

Requirements

  • You will be utilizing technologies like Redis and Websockets to create a high-reliability, low-latency API that will handle massive multiplayer sessions.
  • You will be building a database layer using MongoDB to efficiently store/retrieve large amounts of data.
  • You will be setting up suitable backup and redundancy measures for maintaining 100% uptime for all our mission-critical services.
  • You will be logging all data, and setting up jobs to generate analytics reports that will drive all our decisions.

Benefits

At Quizizz, we have built a world-class team of talented individuals. While we all care deeply about our work, we also ensure that we maintain a healthy work-life balance. Our policies are designed to ensure the well-being and comfort of our employees. Some of the benefits we offer include:

    • Healthy work-life balance. Put in your 8 hours, and enjoy the rest of your day.
    • Flexible leave policy. Take time off when you need it.
    • Comprehensive health coverage of Rs. 6 lakhs, covering the employee and their parents, spouse and children. Pre-existing conditions are covered from day 1, and also benefits like free doctor consultations and more.
    • Relocation support including travel and accommodation, and we'll also pay for a broker to find your home in Bangalore!
    • Rs. 20,000 annual health and wellness allowance.
    • Professional development support. We will reimburse you for relevant courses and books that you need to become a better professional.
    • Delicious Meals including breakfast and lunch served at office, and a fully-stocked pantry for all your snacking needs.

 

 
 
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About Quizizz

Founded :
2015
Type :
Product
Size :
20-100
Stage :
Raised funding

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We’re on a mission to motivate every student by building the world’s best learning tools—whether you’re in the classroom or studying on your own. We support more than 20 million students in 100 countries and are used in over 30% of U.S. schools. Over 80 million questions have been created by teachers on our crowdsourced platform. If you want to work in a small team making a massive impact in education, drop us a message!

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