Backend Lead Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain server-side logic using Node.js and Express.js.
• Write well-structured, efficient, and scalable TypeScript code.
• Design and manage relational databases with PostgreSQL.
• Implement caching strategies using Redis.
• Create and manage scheduled tasks using cron jobs.
• Ensure the security and integrity of applications by implementing best security practices.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints.
• Document APIs using Swagger for clear and concise API documentation.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Write and maintain test cases using testing frameworks (e.g., Mocha, Jest) to ensure code quality.
• Deploy and manage applications using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, and other cloud technologies.
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure we are using the best tools and practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 2-3 years of professional experience in backend development.
• Proficiency in Node.js and Express.js.
• Strong experience with TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience with Redis for caching and session management.
• Familiarity with cron jobs for task scheduling.
• Knowledge of best security practices for web applications.
• Experience with e-commerce platforms and understanding of common challenges in e-commerce backend development.
• Familiarity with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, S3, and RDS.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Experience with Swagger for API documentation.
• Experience writing and running test cases using testing frameworks (e.g., Mocha, Jest).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
• Knowledge of Docker and container orchestration.
• Understanding of microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization.
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture and message brokers (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

As the backend engineer developer, you will drive the vision of AvatarLife and make it a significant player in metaverse gaming space. You will steer the development of our games and everything that comes with it.

Skills Required

• 2+ years experience in Node.js is required
• Experience in game development
• Familiarity with typescript is a plus

We are looking for individuals who can work independently and are fine with unstructured scenarios. We are flexible with the job location, working hours and compensation structure. We will match industry standard when it comes to all aspects of your professional development to make sure you can focus on making a great product.

Responsibilities: 

• Design and code efficient, scalable systems that can accept feedback from multiple hundred thousand employees and generate insights 
• Design efficient and scalable event driven systems to process complex machine learning pipeline
• Experiment with data to come up with unique insights and that can benefit our clients
• Identify libraries and technologies worth experimentation
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to bring more value to our clients
• Investigate performance issues / scalability bottlenecks, existing queries and/or write new queries with performance optimization in mind
• Develop RESTful APIs that can be used by frontend to show insights
• Debug and fix production level bugs as and when they crop up
• Support ad hoc data analytics upon requests by clients, and believe us nothing creates a better DB understanding than handling ad hoc data requests 

Requirements: 

• 3+ years of experience in architecture and developing high performance web applications 
• Experience with systems ingesting/processing high amounts of data is a plus 
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment) 
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL database 
• Working knowledge of RESTful API paradigms  
• Experienced in microservices architecture  
• Solid engineering principles and a clear understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Passion for products, empathy for users, and aspiration to make a big impact
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What will I be doing? 👩‍💻👨‍💻

Leading parts of the product from inception to launch, and own large parts of the product’s execution.
Working with our Sales and frontend team to build products with the goal of delighting and increasing the success of our users.
Architecting, building, testing, and releasing product-facing features.
Contributing to our side projects and free tools for the education industry.

What do I need? 🤓

1-2 years of industry experience in a software engineering role, preferably building a SaaS product. You can demonstrate significant impact that your work has had on the product and/or the team.
Deep knowledge of a high-level programming language (for example, PHP, Python, etc.) but it doesn’t need to be a language that we use here! Great people are effective and learn what we use quickly (or introduce us to better ways of working)
Deep knowledge of SQL Databases
Experience with scalable distributed systems, both built from scratch as well as on AWS primitives
Willingness to learn and use new technologies
Extremely data-driven
Ability to debug complex systems

Brownie points 🍰

Using a framework (for example, Laravel, Code Igniter, Django)
Understanding of containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) along with ability to deploy to AWS ECS (or similar tools)

Feel free to apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement in this posting. As long as you're a quick learner, and are excited about changing the status quo for tech recruitment, we're happy to support you as you come up to speed with our tech stack.

Perks 😍

Flexible vacation
Take a tutorial, on us
Monthly remote meals

Tech stack 🔨

PHP
Laravel
NodeJS
VueJS
Ionic Angular
Digital Ocean
AWS
MySQL

Why Classcard? 🚀

We are still in the early stages of our journey. You will be working closely with our users, acting on both their feedback and what our data says. Things you build here will have tremendous impact on both our business and Classcard as a company.
What happens after I apply? 🤔

1. Quick phone call with a member of our engineering team to find out more about your experience and why you want to work at Classcard.

2. Video interview:

   Technical discussion with a senior engineer
   Pairing on an interesting problem
   Meet the founders

Job Description

Viaan Industries Limited is looking for a Software Developer who is motivated to combine the art of design with the art of programming.The ideal candidate for this position will have a broad technical skill set and extensive experience in this industry. As a result, the candidate should be able to design, develop, test and deploy the products required for the company's needs. Moreover, the candidate should be able to work with other developers in determining product strategy.

Responsibilities

- Own the product : Design, Develop & Deploy

- Ensure Quality & sustainability of the architecture

- Obsess about code quality, automated testing, continuous integration, code reviews, and documentation

- Provide quick & creative solutions for day-to-day operational issues

- Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end.

- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.

Required Skills

- Proficient in Server Side Programming Languages :- PHP (Laravel)

- Proficient in design & architecting scalable products.

- Must have hands on experience in Ajax, Jquery.

- Database knowledge – MongoDb.

- Knowledge of Development Tools Bitbucket, Git, CI/CD with BitBucket and JIRA

- Web Server technologies:- Apache, Nginx

- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and system design

- Expert in HTTP terminologies such as Request/Response cycle, content negotiation, CORS etc

- Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes

- Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability

- Implementation of security and data protection

- Setup and administration of backups

- Obsess about code quality, automated testing, continuous integration, code reviews, and documentation.

- Exposure to microservices architecture/ API concepts would be an added advantage.

- Good organizational and time-management skills

Good To Have

- Knowledge of NodeJs, Angular

- Familiarity with AWS products - Beanstalk, Elb, ECS, EC2, SNS, SQS, S3, RDS, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science / engineering