Backend Lead- Node JS

Our core customer-facing product today is a native Android application. In addition to this, we are building internal tools for customer support, investment management, marketing analytics and business management. In the future, we plan to hugely expand the features in our core product, build iOS and web products, and continuously improve our internal tools to better serve our customers.

For our back-end, we use Node.js / MySQL / AWS. We are currently a 3-member engineering team (1 back-end, 1 Android, 1 full stack) led by our founding engineer and advised by a senior technology executive from a leading fintech company.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our software applications
• Build reusable libraries and frameworks that support complex web applications
• Set-up our technology infrastructure and integrate with 3rd party applications
• Contribute to internal discussions around product features, roadmap and technologies used
• Mentor & recruit engineers to the team
• Set up processes related to engineering & product

Skills / Required Experience:

• B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent, with solid foundational knowledge in at least two general programming languages, data structures, algorithms, system architecture, security and networking protocols.
• At least 6 years of back-end development experience in a software product company is required for this role.
• Exposure to modern software development processes, multiple front-end and back-end technologies, and open-source software.
• Proficiency with tools like Gitlab/Jira/Firebase, as well as AWS and commonly used database systems etc. is required
• Experience in an early-stage startup or having founded your own startup would be good to have (but not necessary).

We are looking for a highly capable Node.js developer to optimize our mobile-based application performance. You will be collaborating with our front-end application developers, designing back-end components, and integrating data storage and protection solutions.

To ensure success as a Node.js developer, you should possess extensive knowledge of Node.Js based services and experience in a similar role. An accomplished Node.js developer will be someone whose expertise results in the stable, fast, and secure exchange of data between servers and end-users.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the overall application lifecycle.
• Focus on coding and debugging.
• Collaborate with front-end developers.
• Define and communicate technical and design requirements.
• Build a high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future.
• Create sustainable and functional web applications with clean codes.
• Learn about new technologies and stay up to date with current best practices.
• Conduct UI tests and optimize performance.
• Train, help, and support to other team members.

Requirements

• Hands-on backend mobile app/web development experience
• At least four years' experience as a Node.js developer.
• Hands-on experience of working on MongoDB database
• Knowledgeable of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors
• Proven experience creating user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Capability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Proven experience managing of hosting environment, that includes database administration and scaling an application to support load changes
• Ability to setup, administer of backups, data migration, transformation, and scripting.
• Knowledgeable of OWASP security principles
• Understands “session management” in a server environment
• Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science or a related field

Experience:
Min 3 year experience

• Total of 2 to 8 years experience as a Sails.js/Node.js developer

Tech9 India is looking for a mid-senior software engineer who is an expert with Nodejs and MongoDB.  This is a great opportunity to work with a company that has a primary focus of making our customers happy by delivering value, without all the burdensome policies and rules that have become typical for outsourced software development companies.

If you are looking for a change this is what we can promise you:

• You will have challenging problems to solve
• You will have flexibility and autonomy to solve problems and deliver solutions
• We will provide a highly collaborative environment with skilled and super friendly teammates
• We will fully support you in developing software the right way
• We won't burden you with useless policies and procedures
• We will provide you the tools you need to do your job right

If this sounds attractive please apply! We'd love to talk to you!

Responsibilities:

• Work with cross-functional teams, using agile practices, write, debug and deliver code
• Produce solid, thoroughly tested features

Requirements:

• Mid level roles require at least 3 years of experience in Nodejs senior roles require at least 4 years of experience with Node.
• At least 3 years of experience developing in HTML and CSS
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with product managers and scrum teams to effectively translate business requirements into workflows 
• Demonstrated ability to remove problems and overcome roadblocks
• Cloud platform experience 
• Hands-on experience with APIs, microservices
• Multiple years of experience delivery solutions through an Agile delivery methodology
• Ability to understand complex systems and solve challenging analytical problems
• Ability to leverage multiple tools and programming languages to analyze and manipulate data sets from disparate data sources
• Strong problem solving skills and critical thinking ability

• MSSQL, SSIS, Performance Tuning, Data modeling.
• Experience in No SQL tools is must
• Candidate should have exposure to write scripts in Python/Node JS/MongoDB or any other tool
• Maria DB/MYSQL, Mongo DB, Github, Jira
• Understand Requirements from client and on-site team.
• Participate in preparing design and data modelling.
• Comfortable with SQL Stored procedures and queries development.
• Comfortable with SQL Stored procedures and queries development.
• Manage SQL Server through multiple product lifecycle / environments, from development to critical production systems.
• Apply best in industry standard techniques for data modeling to ensure performance, integrate and requirement.
• Ability to analyze independently problems and resolve them on time.