Backend Developer

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master’s in Computer Science or related field
• 5–8 years of backend development experience
• Strong in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices
• Hands-on experience with MySQL/PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams

Preferred Traits

• Proactive mindset with a knack for identifying and fixing bottlenecks
• Detail-oriented with a passion for clean, maintainable code

Team-oriented with a drive for continuous learning and improvement

GaragePlug Inc

GaragePlug is one of the fastest-growing Automotive tech startups working towards revolutionising the automotive aftermarket industry with strong state-of-the-art technologies.

Role Overview

As we plan to grow, we have many challenges to solve. Some of the new features and products that are already in the pipeline include advanced analytics, search, reporting, etc., to name a few. Our present backend is based on the microservices architecture built using Spring Boot. With growing complexity, we are open to using other tools and technologies as needed. We are looking for a talented and motivated engineer to join our fleet and help us solve real-world problems in this exciting field. Join us and share the dream of building the next-generation online platform for the Auto industry.

Experience:

3-5 years of experience

What you'll do:

• Design and architect our core components
• End-to-end systems development
• Ownership of complete systems from development to production and maintenance
• Infrastructure management on AWS

Technologies you'll use:

• Microservices, AWS, Java, Spring-boot
• Gradle / Maven
• ElasticSearch
• Jenkins, CI/CD
• Containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• RDBMS (PostgreSQL) or NoSQL databases (MongoDB) & Enterprise Messaging Applications (Kafka/SQS)
• JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, etc.
• Nginx
• Any cool piece of technology that you can bring onboard

What you are:

• You love technology and are always open to learning new tools
• You are proficient with server technologies: Spring / Spring Boot
• You have good experience in scaling, performance tuning & optimization at both API and storage layers
• You have an excellent grasp of OOPS concepts, data structures, algorithms, design patterns & REST APIs
• You are proficient in Java, SQL
• You have good knowledge of Databases: RDBMS/Document
• You have a good understanding of REST API design
• You have knowledge of DevOps
• Implement Coding Best Practices. Implement Code Quality gates as per the program norms
• Knowledge of Angular 2+ is a big plus

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.

Job description

Ruby on Rails Developer Responsibilities :

- Designing and developing new web applications.

- Maintaining and troubleshooting existing web applications.

- Writing and maintaining reliable Ruby code.

- Integrating data storage solutions.

- Creating back-end components.

- Identifying and fixing bottlenecks and bugs.

- Integrating user-facing elements designed by the front-end team.

- Connecting applications with additional web servers.

- Maintaining APIs.

Ruby on Rails Developer Requirements :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

- Experience working with Ruby on Rails as well as libraries like Resque and RSpec.

- Ability to write clean Ruby code.

- Proficiency with code versioning tools including Git, Github, SVN, and Mercurial.

• 3+ years of working experience using NodeJS
• Knowledge on Express and/or React Js added advantage
• Experience in MongoDB and/or Postgres
• Experience in designing and developing serverless applications
• Knowledge of SOLID principles, Design patterns
• Good debugging skills using modern Dev Tools
• Experience with RESTful API development and integration
• Microservice experience is preferred
• Experience in Unit tests, code reviews
• Experience in cloud platforms – AWS is a plus
• Ability to up-skill in new technologies
• Innovative thinker with strong problem-solving skills

• NodeJS 
• NPM
• RESTful API
• Microservice
• MongoDB
• Postgres

BE / B-Tech degree and 2+ years of work experience, or ME / MS degree and 2+  years of work experience, in Computer Science.

• Strong programming skills in Python/Django
• Experience with Angular, JavaScript frameworks/libraries
• Hands on experience with MySQL, PostGreSQL or other RDBMS
• Experience with Web application security and Secure coding practices
• Strong Analytical thinking and problem solving ability
• Familiarity with software collaboration tools – GIT
• Ability to work with a distributed and diverse team of researchers and developers.
• Excellent English language communication skills, both written and verbal.
• High level of innovation and motivation

Key Skills Required :

1. Proficiency in Python 3.x based web and backend development
2. Solid understanding of Python concepts
3. Strong experience in building web applications using Django
4. Experience building REST APIs using DRF or Flask
5. Experience with some form of Machine Learning (ML)
6. Experience in using libraries such as Numpy and Pandas
7. Hands on experience with RDBMS such as Postgres or MySQL including querying
8. Comfort with Git repositories, branching and deployment using Git
9. Working experience with Docker
10. Basic working knowledge of ReactJs
11. Experience in deploying Django applications to AWS,Digital Ocean or Heroku

Responsibilities :

1. Understanding requirement and congributing to engineering solutions at a conceptual stage to provide the best possible solution to the task/challenge
2. Building high quality code using coding standards based on the SRS/Documentation
3. Building component based, maintainable, scalable and reusable backend libraries/modules.
4. Building & documenting scalable APIs on the Open Spec standard
5. Unit testing development modules and APIs
6. Conducting code reviews to ensure that the highest quality standard are maintained
7. Securing backend applications and APIs using industry best practices
8. Troubleshooting issues and fixing bugs raised by the QA team efficiently.
9. Optimizing code
10. Building and deploying the applications

• 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