Backend Lead - Media Processing & Delivery

Skills

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Solid understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable architectures and robust design patterns.
• Ability to deliver end-to-end features and enhancements with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in debugging and resolving complex production issues and identifying root causes quickly.
• Ability to quickly learn and integrate new systems into existing platforms.

Programming Languages

• Strong expertise in Java or Python.

Database Skills

• Proficiency in SQL, with hands-on experience in PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Experience with NoSQL technologies, including MongoDB and Redis.

The Senior Software Developer is responsible for development of CFRA’s report generation framework using a modern technology stack: Python on AWS cloud infrastructure, SQL, and Web technologies. This is an opportunity to make an impact on both the team and the organization by being part of the design and development of a new customer-facing report generation framework that will serve as the foundation for all future report development at CFRA.

The ideal candidate has a passion for solving business problems with technology and can effectively communicate business and technical needs to stakeholders. We are looking for candidates that value collaboration with colleagues and having an immediate, tangible impact for a leading global independent financial insights and data company.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyst Workflows: Design and development of CFRA’s integrated content publishing platform using a proprietary 3rd party editorial and publishing platform for integrated digital publishing.
• Designing and Developing APIs: Design and development of robust, scalable, and secure APIs on AWS, considering factors like performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• AWS Service Integration: Integrate APIs with various AWS services such as AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, AWS Glue, and others, to build comprehensive and efficient solutions.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and implement optimizations to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency, leveraging AWS services and tools.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure APIs are developed following best security practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Monitoring and Logging: Implement monitoring and logging solutions for APIs using AWS CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, or similar tools, to ensure availability, performance, and reliability.
• Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD): Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines for API development, automating testing, deployment, and monitoring processes on AWS.
• Documentation and Training: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for internal and external users, and provide training and support to developers and stakeholders.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other developers, to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business requirements.
• Problem Solving: troubleshooting efforts, identifying root causes and implementing solutions to ensure system stability and performance.
• Stay Updated: Stay updated with the latest trends, tools, and technologies related to development on AWS, and continuously improve your skills and knowledge.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Development: 5+ years of extensive experience in designing, developing, and deploying using modern technologies, with a focus on scalability, performance, and security.
• AWS Services: proficiency in using AWS services such as AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Amazon SES, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, and others, to build and deploy API solutions.
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in programming languages commonly used for development, such as Python, Node.js, or others, as well as experience with serverless frameworks like AWS.
• Architecture Design: Ability to design scalable and resilient API architectures using microservices, serverless, or other modern architectural patterns, considering factors like performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Security: Strong understanding of security principles and best practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and compliance with standards like OAuth, OpenID Connect, and AWS IAM.
• DevOps Practices: Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automated testing, to ensure efficient and reliable deployment on AWS.
• Problem-solving Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions to ensure the stability and performance.
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and collaborate with cross- functional teams.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile development environments, following practices like Scrum or Kanban, and ability to adapt to changing requirements and priorities.
• Continuous Learning: A commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest trends, tools, and technologies related to development and AWS services.
• Bachelor's Degree: A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is often preferred, although equivalent experience and certifications can also be valuable.

Job Responsibilities:

• Developing and installing software solutions.
• Designing, implementing and delivering high quality Software project in JAVA, SQL / Oracle, J2EE and other JAVA technologies.
• Participate in detailed level in design, coding, code walk through, peer code reviews and unit testing, System Testing, UAT, Demos, POCs, installation, maintenance of Software modules.
• Software prototype.
• System Architecture.
• Software Design Document.
• User interfaces to be developed as per UX guidelines Code files ensuring coding guidelines followed.
• Code review artefacts during peer code review.
• Test plan and Test Cases.
• Installation / Deployment document Release Document.
• Technical Documentation.

We are building a global content marketplace that brings companies and content

creators together to scale up content creation processes across 50+ content verticals and 150+ industries. Over the past 2.5 years, we’ve worked with companies like India Today, Amazon India, Adobe, Swiggy, Dunzo, Businessworld, Paisabazaar, IndiGo Airlines, Apollo Hospitals, Infoedge, Times Group, Digit, BookMyShow, UpGrad, Yulu, YourStory, and 350+ other brands.
Our mission is to become the world’s largest content creation and distribution platform for all kinds of content creators and brands.

Our Team

We are a 25+ member company and is scaling up rapidly in both team size and our ambition.

If we were to define the kind of people and the culture we have, it would be -

a) Individuals with an Extreme Sense of Passion About Work

b) Individuals with Strong Customer and Creator Obsession

c) Individuals with Extraordinary Hustle, Perseverance & Ambition

We are on the lookout for individuals who are always open to going the extra mile and thrive in a fast-paced environment. We are strong believers in building a great, enduring

a company that can outlast its builders and create a massive impact on the lives of our

employees, creators, and customers alike.

Our Investors

We are fortunate to be backed by some of the industry’s most prolific angel investors - Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal (Snapdeal founders), YourStory Media. (Shradha Sharma); Dr. Saurabh Srivastava, Co-founder of IAN and NASSCOM; Slideshare co-founder Amit Ranjan; Indifi's Co-founder and CEO Alok Mittal; Sidharth Rao, Chairman of Dentsu Webchutney; Ritesh Malik, Co-founder and CEO of Innov8; Sanjay Tripathy, former CMO, HDFC Life, and CEO of Agilio Labs; Manan Maheshwari, Co-founder of WYSH; and Hemanshu Jain, Co-founder of Diabeto.
Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners

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• Contribute to overall design and roadmap.
• Mentor Junior team members.

Required Skills:

• Innovative and self-motivated with passion to develop complex and scalable applications.
• 3-5 years of experience in software development with strong focus on algorithms and data structures.
• Strong coding and design skills with prior experience in developing scalable & high availability applications using Core Java/J2EE, Spring, Hibernate. 
• Work experience with Relational databases is required (Primarily MySQL)
• Prior work experience with Non-Relational databases (primarily Redis, MongoDb) is an added plus.
• Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Skills.
• BTech