Backend Engineer - Node.js & Typescript

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.

• 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

Job description – Backend Developer

About Wekan Enterprise Solutions

Wekan Enterprise Solutions helps companies grow by modernizing their most critical legacy and on-premise applications, migrating them to the cloud and leveraging the most cutting-edge technologies. With a strong focus on Cloud, Mobile and IoT environments, our solutions help companies reduce TCO and improve their ROI on their technology investments. We are also the #1 MongoDB Global Strategic SI partner for mobile modernization.

Location - Chennai or Bangalore

Who are you ? An individual with...

• Good problem solving skills
• Good understanding of software design patterns.
• Believes in software as an enabler and is not constrained by one language or technology and is willing to scale with the product needs.
• Passion for Quality in the work being done.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Building and developing products and platforms for both client side as well as server-side scalable applications. These include designing Omni-channel (mobile, tablet & web) applications.
• Collaborate well with engineers, researchers, and data implementation specialists to design and create advanced, elegant, and efficient systems.
• Suggest & implement best practices for performance tuning while working on the larger datasets.
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications.
• Perform design reviews and code Reviews with the Team
• Provide real time knowledge transfer to the team on the Requirements I UI Design & Development.
• Manage the infrastructure & deployment of the release artefacts by coordinating with respective peoples.
• Work in an agile environment with the defined sprints to deliver the assigned work in the stipulated timelines.
• Adhere to software development best practices and coding standards in all work products and participate in the refinement of those practices and standards to improve quality and productivity.

Skills

1. Must have strong 4 to 5 years of hands on experience Web Applications Development with good expertise in Node JS Stack using ORM like mongoose/Typeorm.
2. Proven experience building application using micro service environment using Docker/Kubernetes platform.
3. Experience in creating node modules and packaging through package manager’s.
4. Strong development and coding skills, good analytical and problem-solving skills.
5. Experience in writing JUnitest cases & performing code coverage using tools like mocha/sonarcube/hudson.
6. Rest API implementation using GraphQL.
7. Experience is building Dashboards with any chart library in Angular is a must 5. Experience in writing Restful API’s using Node/Python/Scala/Java, etc.
8. Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms such as JSON Web Token, OAuth2.
9. Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git, Bit bucket
10. Experience in working on Build Tools like NPM, Gulp, Bower, and Web pack.
11. Understanding of Agile & Scrum development methodology.
12. Knowledge of AWS, Azure will be an added advantage.

Tools & Technologies

Web Technologies: 1 NodeJS,  HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Bootstrap, JavaScript, AJAX, Postman, REST API, Express 2. Testing:Jest, Karma 3. Databases: Mongodb, NoSQL, Redis 4. Code Management: Git, Bit bucket 5. Operating System: Mac, Linux, Windows 5. Cloud Technologies: AWS, Azure.

Prefer Immediate Joiners with Node experience only
Minimum 2 Years of experience in NodeJS. Minimum 1 Year experience in MongoDB Minimum 1 Year of experience in ElasticSearch.

Profile:

We are looking for a Backend Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be 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'll be working alongside other engineers and developers, collaborating on the various layers of the infrastructure.

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand the lifecycle of a web app fully - browser-side, server-side, scalability, performance.
• Design, develop and own components of the product.
• Programming - ability to read/write enterprise quality code and make the right decision.
• Collaborate with the team and communicate effectively, to solve the problems and build, extend, optimize and refactor the back-end architecture.
• Generalist programmer with the ability to quickly learn and use new languages.
• Design and develop scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions.
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases.
• At ease working with a Unix based system.
• Has worked with AWS/AmazonSES/EC2/Beanstalk/S3 storage.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of AWS, NodeJS, MySql, ExpressJS, Angular 2.
• Strong Programming background with an understanding of the flow of the product.
• Understanding of adaptive and responsive design, and the combination of them.
• A clear understanding of data structures, algorithms, and databases.
• Has completely built a product before including deployment and connecting with the front-end.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving.
• Can write maintainable, clean code and enforce it through code reviews.
• Maintains good documentation with the code written each day.
• A capability for a great learning curve.