Backend Developer( php + Node.js)

Job Description:

As a Backend Developer, you will:

• Implement server-side logic to ensure high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
• Integrate machine learning models for fraud detection, enhancing the security and reliability of our applications.
• Manage database operations, ensuring the integrity, security, and efficiency of data storage and retrieval.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain scalable, robust, and secure applications.

Responsibilities:

• Development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database.
• Ensuring high performance and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Integrating data storage solutions, including databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.
• Implementing security and data protection measures.
• Integrating machine learning models for advanced data processing and analysis.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) For Role:

• Quality and efficiency of backend systems developed.
• Effectiveness in integrating and deploying machine learning models.
• Database performance and security measures.
• Positive feedback from team members and stakeholders.
• Adherence to coding standards and best practices in backend development.

Prior Experience Required:

• Minimum 3+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficient in Node.js or Python (especially Django and Flask frameworks), or/and Go.
• Strong database management skills with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience in integrating and deploying machine learning models for real-world applications, specifically for fraud detection is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with RESTful API development and microservices architecture.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming and its workarounds.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and serverless architectures.

Location:

Hyderabad

Collaboration:

The role involves close collaboration with frontend developers, data scientists, and project managers to ensure the seamless integration of backend services with front-end applications and data analytics models.

Salary:

Competitive, based on experience and market standards.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Language Skills:

• Strong command of Business English, both verbal and written, is required.

Other Skills Required:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Ability to design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
• Knowledge of security compliance and integrated security protocols.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

Other Requirements:

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• A portfolio showcasing successful backend projects.

ABOUT UNRAVEL CARBON

Unravel Carbon enables companies to assess their carbon footprint by tracking their digital financial footprint with its proprietary carbon emission factor model; making it easy, fast and convenient to become climate positive.

We aim to accelerate the participation of all companies, big and small, in the global fight against climate change. And we want to do it the 21st century way—autonomous, painless, and beautiful.

Unravel Carbon consists of a team of software engineers, data scientists, founders and climate experts with a passion to solve the world’s most pressing issue—climate change. Collectively, our leadership team has launched and invested in multiple companies, and are now combining their experience and knowledge here at Unravel.

We are backed by some of the world’s best funds and investors and are part of Y Combinator’s W22 batch.

Unravel Carbon was founded in 2021 with headquarters in Singapore.

Unravel Carbon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unravelcarbon/

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for early members of our India team. You will be part of the team that establishes our India product development team. We are looking for candidates who have high potential, are excited about tackling the climate change problem and are excited to grow in a high-growth environment while working with the Singapore HQ.

A junior/mid-level backend software engineer. Must be comfortable to work in a small development team and have the initiative to work alone on smaller problem sets. Must be passionate about climate-tech for a better future.

• Build backend server applications using Flask/DJango framework
• Collaborate with the data team to integrate data pipelines into our backend system.
• Collaborate with the front end team.
• Analyze processes and code to troubleshoot problems and identify areas of improvement.
• Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.
• Take lead on projects, as needed.

ABOUT YOU

• Willingness to learn, be a self-starter, and thrive in uncertainty; you would be one of the first few employees at an early stage startup, be prepared to venture into unknown territory, collaborate and learn
• Meticulous and detail-oriented
• Required skills:
• Python Backend Development Frameworks (Flask, Django). Backend development in other languages/frameworks can be considered too
• NoSQL databases (MongoDB)
• SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, DuckDB)
• Running/managing Linux servers on Cloud services (AWS/GCS/Azure)
• Optional skills:
• Front End Web development (ReactJS)
• Python data science tools (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy)
• Python NLP tools

YOUR WORK STYLE

• An understanding of agile product development
• Self exploration and self learning of the latest technologies and applying them to solving the technical challenges our team face
• Self­-starter (proactive and independent) with an ability to prioritize different assignments and tasks to meet deadlines
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment
• Eager to think outside of the box and creatively problem-solve

YOUR PREFERRED BACKGROUND

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related discipline AND 1+ years working experience in the IT industry. 

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We offer an exciting challenge for a purpose-driven person who thoroughly enjoys learning and takes up responsibilities in a multi-cultural, primarily virtual, and pioneering organization.  

We nurture a culture that allows you to thrive, where your skills can be honed and your ideas will be heard, and where collaboration across teams and with global partners is the default.

• Work closely with completing projects
• Troubleshoot and fix any issues relating to PHP programs
• Ensure smooth operations of web processes and infrastructure
• Create scripts to facilitate client systems to meet performance and objectives
• Test and develop software for client applications
• Create documentation for software created
• Utilize source debuggers and write or modify client software
• Produce results effectively and within the deadlines set

• Proven experience as a PHP developer in a competitive environment
• Expert of Laravel
• Strong knowledge of PHP coding and web-based applications
• Good understanding of website integration and software creation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to follow clear instructions according to client demands
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creative ability to produce effective solutions to client problems
• Good team player that is enthusiastic about delivering results
• Able to work seated in front of a computer screen for long hours at a time

Desired candidates must have 3-7 years of experience as NodeJs Developer.

If the candidate cannot relocate to Gurgaon, we can also provide permanent Work from home for this position.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding functional and business requirements and translate them into effective code
• Provide support till deployment of code into production.
• Ownership for ensuring code optimization, problem diagnosis, and on-time delivery
• Implement solutions as per the pre-defined framework /guidelines and adherence to processes
• Finding an optimal solution for the problem statement
• Conduct peer code review.

What candidate should know about:

• Excellent hands-on experience with Node.Js, Express.Js, JavaScript
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Excellent hands-on experience with MongoDB, Mongo aggregation, MySQL
• Ability to build REST services, Authentications, MVC applications
• Excellent Object Oriented Programming skills and ability to write modular, secure, scalable, and maintainable code
• Experience with Elastic Search, Redis.
• Knowledge about AWS components (S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Redis Clusters, etc.)
• Self-learning abilities are required
• Familiarity with upcoming new technologies is a strong plus

Out of many tools and technologies, we use Java, MongoDb, Cassandra, Redis, Twem, Netty extensively for our back-end development.

• Leading the entire Backend platform for a product portfolio.
• End to end delivery new features.
• Evolving the architecture for performance and scalability.
• Design, develop and own components of a highly scalable, distributed web services platform.
• Constantly strive to improve software development process and team productivity.
• Mentor and train team members
• Lead module development independently

Required background, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 5.5+/ 7+ Years of experience in a scalable product/ecommerce organization·       
• Excellent Java skills, Understanding of Spring framework & MVC approach
• Strong knowledge of Performance optimization and caching techniques.
• Strong Object Oriented Programming concepts, data structure and algorithms
• Experience in developing scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed backend services
• Experience with prevalent design patterns and advanced system designing
• Good experiences with databases and Schema design. We heavily use NoSQL databases
• Strong Problem Solving skills