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
About Mercer Talent Enterprise
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.
Primary responsibilities:
•Design, develop AWS IoT/Cloud-based applications using Typescript, Node.Js.
•Work closely with onsite, offshore, and cross functional teams, Product Management, frontend developers, SQA teams to effectively use technologies to build and deliver high quality and on-time delivery.
•Proactively Identify risks and failure modes early in the development lifecycle and develop POCs to mitigate the risks early in the program.
•Assertive communication and team skills.
•This individual be self-directed, highly motivated, and organized with strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, and an ability to work on multiple projects and function in a team environment.
Experience and Skills Required:
•More than 6 years of overall experience in Software domain.
•At least 3 years of experience in Cloud native applications.
•Solid working knowledge of Typescript, NodeJS.
•Thorough working knowledge in AWS, Lambdas, Microservices etc.,
•Experience in executing CI/CD processes
•Experience in Microservices Architecture
•Good Knowledge on Cloud security & security design control implementation.
•Knowledge of (AWS IoT Core) and In-depth knowledge of AWS cloud native services including Kinesis, DynamoDB, Neptune, Lambda, API Gateway, Timestream , IoT Core, GreenGrass, Aurora, Lambda, etc.
•Great knowledge in Agile/Scrum
Our backend (NodeJS) team is passionate about technology, and we love building scalable web and mobile solutions keeping performance in mind. We're looking for a full stack developer that has experience developing a variety of Web Apps and REST API using the NodeJS stack.
(Along with strong backend expertise, needs good understanding on frontend tech stack to give support to frontend developer)
Role + Responsibilities:
- Review PR’s and provide appropriate comments.
- Help team in debugging the issues and provide proper solution.
- Participate in architecture, design and sprint planning of the projects.
- Write reusable, testable, maintainable and scalable code with Unit Testing.
- Implementation of security and data protection throughout the project.
- Implementation on Design Patterns like TDD & BDD.
Person Specification and Qualifications:
- Fluency in written and verbal communication.
- Experience developing highly scalable services and APIs in multiple protocols.
- Knowledge of data modelling and database performance optimization in SQL & No SQL databases.
- Must have worked with PostgreSQL and MongoDB using TypeORM, Sequalize or Knex.
- Strong experience with core concepts of JS & TS.
- Experience working with Frameworks like NestJS, LoopBack, Express, and other Framework in Typescript.
- Must have worked with unit testing libraries like Jest, Mocha and Chai.
- Good knowledge of code versioning (git or bitbucket).
- Hands on experience with Docker for building micro service.
Plus, points if you're familiar with the following:
- Experience with deployment and CI/CD.
- Knowledge of GraphQL and its libraries like Apollo and Prisma.
- Knowledge of SDK integration (social media SDK like Facebook, Google, etc. and Cloud services like AWS, Azure and Google).
- Good experience with Linux commands and basic server configuration.
- Knowledge of document, key/value or other non-relational database systems such as Elastic Search, Redis, DynamoDB.
- Experience with queuing protocols.
- 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
Role
Do you want to build the next BYJU'S but better? As a Senior Software Engineer at an exponential-growth startup (+30% month-over-month) you will be responsible for architecting, building, and implementing end-to-end features throughout the stack that will impact millions of students around the world across hundreds of career paths. This role is perfect for a highly-skilled engineer who wants to explore new technologies, push their skills to the limit, have creative freedom, and feel like they have significant ownership of major features that change lives around the world.
📝 Absolute Requirements
- 4+ years experience as a backend or full-stack engineer
- Expert in Node.js and serverless technologies (e.g. AWS Lambda)
- Expert in NoSQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB, Neptune)
- Expert in GraphQL APIs
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Passionate about education
🚀 Exciting Projects
- AI/ML for predictive study algorithms
- Innovative content authoring: Quantum Questions
- Hybrid DB architecture (Graph + DynamoDB)
- New interactive learning types
- Gamification, leaderboards, and achievements
- Offline mode for mobile and desktop apps
- Real-time user collaboration
- Data visualizations and insights
- NLP assistant for content authoring and imports
- And much, much, much more!
📚 Core Serverless Stack
- API: Node.js, Lambda, GraphQL, AppSync
- DBs: DynamoDB, Neptune, S3
- Frontend: React.js, React native, Next.js
⚒️ Core Tools
- Jira, Confluence, Slack, Drive, Bitrise, Sentry, GitHub, Zoom
Job Title: Senior Backend Developer
Location: Mali mahajan road, somwar peth, Pune.
Experience: 5-7 years
Responsibilities:
Backend Development:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high-performance backend systems.
- Utilize AWS Serverless skills (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, Event bridge, CloudWatch, permissions, accounts, multi accounts, streams
Technology Stack:
- Proficiency in JavaScript, Node.js, and Typescript for backend development.
- Leverage AWS services to build serverless applications with a focus on efficiency, security, and reliability.
E-commerce Expertise:
- Bring experience in e-commerce projects, with additional consideration for knowledge of Commerce tools.
Communication Skills:
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders across the US, UK, and Australia.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and provide technical insights.
Project Collaboration:
- Work closely with front-end developers, QA engineers, and other team members to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5-7 years of backend development experience.
- Strong proficiency in AWS Serverless technologies.
- Expertise in JavaScript, Node.js, and Typescript.
- Experience with e-commerce projects, particularly Commercetools, is an advantage.
- Excellent communication skills to engage with international stakeholders.
- 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
Functional Competence
- NodeJS
- NPM
- RESTful API
- Microservice
- MongoDB
- Postgres
We are looking for a Backend Developer to join our team to build our product and we are looking for out-of-the-box thinkers with the original thought process and lateral thinking.
You will join a young, dynamic and fast-paced environment, and work with cross-functional teams to design, build, and roll out products that deliver the company's vision and strategy.
Responsibilities :
- Backend development with Node.js, MongoDB and Typescript.
- Developing and testing flexible, scalable applications.
- Collaborate with Front end developers to produce optimum output.
- Think out of the box, discuss and implement your ideas over the phase.
Required skills :
- 3+ Years of experience in backend development using any programming language
- Strong knowledge in APIs
- Proficient understanding of code
Responsibilities / Requirements:
● Be hands-on implicated in the design and implementation of NestJs REST APIs.
● Work with DevOps engineers to scale and optimise NestJs micro-services.
● Must have an excellent understanding of how the web works.
● Extensive knowledge of OOP, Design Patterns, and SOLID Principles.
● Familiar with modern engineering practices: coding standards, code reviews, continuous deployment, automated testing.
● Must be willing to constantly learn new things.
● Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
Technologies:- • Nestjs • TypeScript 3. MySQL • Docker • Kafka
Knowledge of NestJS would be preferable.