Backend Development- Part time job
at Australian based startup to democratise personal development
Company's mission is to democratise personal development. We do this by building the most effective and efficient path to wellness for those at the start of their personal development journey.
Company's main value proposition is to provide knowledge and application of all the core principles of wellbeing in one place at an accessible price. For our MVP (to be launched in mid 2022), we are prioritising exercise, nutrition, meditation and fasting as the first four pillars.
We’re looking for a personal development enthusiast to join our product development team (iOS app for the MVP, Android to follow later this year). Working closely with the co-founders, you’ll work across engineering, product and design to build a world class app for wellness and personal development based on proven first principles.
As the first batch of engineers to join the founders, you’ll help shape the company’s systems, culture, strategy, product and growth.
Job requirements
● Commercial experience as a Software Engineer with deep knowledge in: Typescript
● NestJs, github actions, firebase, heroku experience is a plus
● Experience with Object-Oriented programming
● At least 3 years of experience as a backend engineer
● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent;
● Fluent in spoken and written in English
● Experience working in a product development environment
● Strong problem-solving capabilities
● Ability to build scalable solutions
● Strong communication skills
● Eager to learn from and share knowledge with others
● Enjoys analysing complex problems to find simple solutions for our customers
● Excited to work closely with product, design, and users with empathy and kindness
Benefits
● Candidates will have unparalleled opportunities for learning and accelerated career growth working at a fast-paced, hyper-growth startup environment. As a member of the team, you’ll have opportunities to:
○ Learn from the best:
■ CEO: Previously, an early employee of leading online design and publishing tool
platform with millions of users, valued at $40 billion
○ Develop core competency in the area of healthcare and technology
○ Take on high-impact, challenging projects that push the company's technical boundaries.
○ Evaluate salary terms with high promotion opportunities at work.
○ Work in a young, dynamic environment, approaching new trends.
● Laptop/tools provided
● 30-day paid annual leave
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The Talent Enterprise is hiring experienced Node.js Architect in India.
Role Summary
As a Node.js Architect, you will lead the design, development, and deployment of backend applications and services, ensuring they are scalable, high-performing, and secure. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, DevOps, and project managers, to architect solutions that meet our business requirements. Your role will also involve mentoring and guiding the development team in best practices, code optimization, and design patterns.
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture Design: Define and implement the architecture for backend services using Node.js and related frameworks, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and robustness.
- Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary technical leader on backend projects, providing mentorship and guidance on Node.js best practices, code standards, and design patterns.
- Code Reviews and Quality Assurance: Oversee code reviews and enforce quality standards, ensuring high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code.
- Collaboration: Work closely with front-end teams, DevOps, and other stakeholders to deliver full-stack solutions that align with product and technical requirements.
- Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring efficient data handling and high system performance.
- Security and Compliance: Implement security best practices to protect data and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
- Documentation: Develop comprehensive documentation for architecture, design, processes, and code to ensure ease of maintenance and scalability.
- Innovation and Research: Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in Node.js, microservices, and distributed systems, bringing innovative ideas to the team.
Requirements
- Experience: 7+ years in software development, with at least 4+ years focused on Node.js development.
- Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Node.js, including Express.js, Nest.js, or similar frameworks. Strong understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, asynchronous programming, and event-driven architecture.
- Database Knowledge: Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
- Cloud Services: Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including deploying and managing Node.js applications in a cloud environment.
- Microservices: Deep understanding of microservices architecture and experience designing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Familiarity with DevOps processes, CI/CD tools, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Agile Methodology: Proven experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
- Soft Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication, and a collaborative mindset.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Frameworks: Knowledge of popular Node.js libraries and frameworks (NestJS, Koa, Hapi, etc.).
- Security Practices: Familiarity with security frameworks, data encryption, and access control.
You'll get:
- Competitive salary with health benefits
- An extremely energising, dynamic and fast paced entrepreneurial working culture and environment
- An opportunity to work on leading edge technology products and solutions that will be first movers in the market
- An opportunity to travel to international locations where our clients may be based
- Latest laptop, devices and technologies for your needs
- Unique and supportive opportunities to progress in your career
- On-going team and professional development
Where:
Remote
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Mercer Talent Enterprise is a global leader in talent assessment, technology, and leadership development. As the world’s first and only company to pioneer the science of Behaviourmetrics®, we empower organizations to make critical people decisions by blending contemporary psychometric tools and assessment solutions with the latest advances in technology and data science.
- 2-5 years of experience in building API services using NodeJS Express and related
frameworks
- Expert level understanding of NodeJS asynchronous runtime
- Expert level understanding of Javascript concepts on callbacks and closures
- Experience with Postgres, NoSQL, Redis, and Firebase real-time database
- Experience with AWS services like Elastic Beanstalk, Cloudfront, S3, EC2, Lambda,
API Gateway, SQS, etc
- Understanding of patterns and techniques for building scalable back-end
infrastructure including caching, rate limiting, authentication, and authorization
schemes.
- Experience in building highly scalable and high throughput services with
millisecond response times
- Experience working in a collaborative team environment
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Willingness to learn and pick up new technology along with patience to mentor
Bonus skills -
- Experience with ElasticSearch, Puppeteer
- Experience writing unit tests
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-base
Responsibilities-
- Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
- Write clean code to develop functional web applications
- Troubleshoot and debug applications
- Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
- Gather and address technical and design requirements
- Provide training and support to internal teams
- Build reusable code and libraries for future use
- Liaise with developers, designers to identify new features
- Follow emerging technologies
Requirements-
- Spent at least 3 yrs in a solid back end role
- Experience taking a problem to a product solution (module/product)
- Prior experience working with startups and understand the fast-paced, dynamic nature of work
- Javascript, NodeJS
- Client-server architecture
- OOP concepts, including design patterns
- Understanding of RDBMS (MySQL, Postgresql)
- Understanding of REST API
- Familiarity with frameworks such as ExpressJs
- Knowledge of TDD frameworks mocha, chai, jest, etc
- Knowledge of AWS (Lambda, RDS, EC2, SQS, S3, ECS, etc)
- Basic knowledge of Typescript, NextJs
- Prior experience in fin-tech
you will be;
* Developing services with TypeScript (with Node.js) in Lambda
* Assisting with the design and evolution of their DevOps tooling
* Building their Amazon Web Services environment
* Performance tuning and optimisation
* Continually developing your skillset as required to ensure that the best technologies and methods are used
* Maintaining focus on security
* Working within a truly Agile environment, participating in daily stand-up meetings
* Collaborating with the rest of the development team and business to meet objectives
Key Skills Required;
* TypeScript * JavaScript (ES6+) * Node.js * Amazon Web Services, in particular AWS Lambda, * Experience working within an Agile environment * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work in partnership with both business and technology teams * Proactive and truly passionate about technology * Degree level education in Computer Science (or equivalent), or similar experience * Willingness to continually learn new languages
Location : Remote
Experience: 2+ years
- 2+ years of strong programming skills in developing applications using Haskell (OR) any functional programming language
- Experience in Kubernetes
- Experience in writing well-documented, clean JavaScript code. TypeScript is a plus
Java/J2EE with strong SpringBoot
Very good knowledge of using annotations with SpringBoot
Very good knowledge of using java functional programming concepts in
SpringBoot
Should have database knowledge
Knowledge of Spring Cloud would be a plus.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Hands-on experience in Core Java, J2EE, Jasper, Spring, Spring Boot,
Spring Security.
Hands-on experience in Front-end technologies like JavaScript
Understanding of HTML5, CSS3, BootStrap, Material UI, and CSS preprocessors including Sass and LESS.
Understanding of basic prototype design and UI /UX design.
Exposure to working with datastores - SQL or NoSQL.
Good understanding of coding standards & best practices.
Good communication skills
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
- 2+ years of experience with Node.js/Express.js or similar framework
- 1+ years of experience with MongoDB
- 1+ years of experience creating REST APIs and backend systems
- Experience with Docker is a plus
- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Implementation of security and data protection
- Server Setup/AWS/GCP experience is a plus
- Creating APIs and backend systems
- Scraping sites and creating backend dashboards for data management
- Backend infrastructure management and deployment
Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
- Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
- Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
- Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
- Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
- Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
- Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
- Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
- Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
- Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.
- At least two years of experience as a Node.js developer.
- Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
- Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
- Great organizational and time management skills.
- Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.
If you are exploring for opportunities to get a better work exposure & to get a chance to work for scalable products. Kindly go through the job description below & apply if you seem fit for this role.
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 :
JavaScript, MongoDB, NoSQL, NodeJS/Go/Ruby/Python Data Structure, Algorithms, Product company/ Startup experience.
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
" 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀".
-Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
-Main focus on coding and debugging
-Collaborate with Front-end developers
-Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
-Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes
-Troubleshoot and debug applications
-Conduct UI tests and optimize performance
-Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications
-Collaborate with multidisciplinary team of designers, developers and system administrators
-Follow new and emerging technologies
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 2+ years.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Patna / Work from Home
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: As per market standards
Work Experience: 2 or More than 2 Years
Education: Min. Graduate
Technical Skills:
Backend: PHP (Laravel Framework), Web Service / Web API, Rest API, Google Firebase
Database: MySQL
Requirements:
1. Should be able to complete projects in Back end
2. Should have experience in integrating payment gateways
3. Knowledge of third Party Integration
4. Knowledge of Database Architecture
5. Should be able to deploy the website on the main server
6. Strong PHP programming skills
7. Good database skills preferably Firebase or MySQL
8. Able to create restful API's for mobile apps & knowledge of Google Firebase will be a plus point
9. Understanding of latest Google algorithms
10. Knowledge of frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap & jQuery will be a plus point