Business Development Assistant Manager

Background

Praan (Praan, Inc.) is an impact focused deep-tech startup democratising clean air using breakthrough filterless technology. The company is backed by top tier VCs and CXOs globally and currently operates between the United States and India. Our team puts extreme attention to detail and loves building technology that's aspirational. Praan's team and culture is positioned to empower people to solve large global problems at an accelerated pace. 

Why

Everyone worries about the dooms-day in climate change which is expected to occur in the 2050s. However, there's one doom's day which is the reality for millions of people around the world today. Air pollution takes more than 7 Million lives globally every single year. Over 5% of premature children death occur due to air pollution in developing countries. Everyone has relied on governments or experts to solve the problem, but most solutions up until today have either been too expensive or too ineffective. Praan is an attempt at making the future cleaner, healthier, and safer for the generations to come. 

Job Description

• Lead the technical sales efforts for Praan's filterless purification systems, targeting industrial clients for the MK II platform, and commercial clients for the HIVE platform
• Identify potential customers, establish and nurture relationships, and conduct product demonstrations to showcase the features and advantages of our product portfolio
• Collaborate closely with the engineering and product teams to understand technical details, product capabilities, and competitive advantages, enabling you to effectively communicate the value proposition to potential customers
• Understand customer requirements and tailor product solutions to meet their specific needs, providing technical recommendations and guidance throughout the sales process
• Develop and deliver persuasive sales presentations, proposals, and product demonstrations to key decision-makers, highlighting the benefits and ROI of our products
• Actively track and manage sales opportunities through the entire sales cycle, from lead generation to deal closure, ensuring timely follow-ups and effective communication to meet sales targets
• Provide feedback from the market to the product development teams, helping to shape future product enhancements and new offerings based on customer needs and market trends

Skill Requirements

• Past academic education in Engineering + MBA or equivallent 
• Proven track record working on engineering projects and have sold products like vibro sifters
• Past experience of 7 years to 10 years in the relevant industry
• Proven track record of successful technical sales, preferably in the B2B environment, with a focus on complex products or solutions
• Proven track record of achieving monthly/quarterly and yearly targets
• Strong leadership skills - will be managing a team of 4-5 Inside sales representatives
• Strong technical acumen and the ability to understand and explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers, understanding their needs and providing effective solutions
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a cross-functional team environment
• Willingness to travel as required to meet with clients, attend trade shows, and participate in industry events.

• Should adhere to SDLC processes and Oracle standard documentation /Operating Procedures
• Develop Reports, Charts and Forms using built-in UI components
• Add HTML5 and CSS3 scripting to improve the User Interface thereby providing a better user experience
• Include custom scripting (JavaScript/JQuery/AJAX) as per the business requirement
• Prepare Test cases/reports. Perform Unit , Peer and System Testing on the same
• Inspect / Debug the code logic using the browser developer tools
• Deploy Authentication and Authorization for the modules as per requirement
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design (Not mandatory)
• Migrate application and DB objects from DEV to TEST/PROD environments.
• Mandatory to work from Bosch Bangalore office from the start

Mandatory and Optional Skills

Sr. No.

Technical Skills

Mandatory /Good to have

Min Years of hands on Exp in this skill

1

Oracle Apex

Mandatory

3 Yrs

2

Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DB Models/Objects

Mandatory

3-5 Yrs

3

Extensive project experience in developing Interactive Reports/Grids, Charts/Graphs, Forms (version > 20.x)

Mandatory

3

4

JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS and HTML5

Knowledge

1-2 Yrs

5

Data and UI integration with external (Oracle & Non-Oracle) systems 

Knowledge

3 Yrs

• Should adhere to SDLC processes and Oracle standard documentation /Operating Procedures
• Develop Reports, Charts and Forms using built-in UI components
• Add HTML5 and CSS3 scripting to improve the User Interface thereby providing a better user experience
• Include custom scripting (JavaScript/JQuery/AJAX) as per the business requirement
• Prepare Test cases/reports. Perform Unit , Peer and System Testing on the same
• Inspect / Debug the code logic using the browser developer tools
• Deploy Authentication and Authorization for the modules as per requirement
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design (Not mandatory)
• Migrate application and DB objects from DEV to TEST/PROD environments.
• Mandatory to work from Bosch Bangalore office from the start

Mandatory and Optional Skills

Sr. No.

Technical Skills

Mandatory /Good to have

Min Years of hands on Exp in this skill

1

Oracle Apex

Mandatory

3 Yrs

2

Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DB Models/Objects

Mandatory

3-5 Yrs

3

Extensive project experience in developing Interactive Reports/Grids, Charts/Graphs, Forms (version > 20.x)

Mandatory

3

4

JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, CSS and HTML5

Knowledge

1-2 Yrs

5

Data and UI integration with external (Oracle & Non-Oracle) systems 

Knowledge

3 Yrs

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Expertise in backend programming with Node.js and MongoDB.
• Experience with React.js and redux.
• Material UI and 3rd party libraries.
• Experience with clean code writing practices like avoiding callback hell like promises, async.
• Thorough understanding of Node.js and its core principles.
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript.
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
• Familiarity with modern front-end builds pipelines and tools.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial).

Responsibilities:

• Build Node.js APIs using microservices.
• Rewriting backend code with microservices architecture & Unit tests.
• Developing new user-facing features using React.js.
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.

Role - Lead- Backend Engineering

Work Mode- Hybrid

Location- Thane, Mumbai.

About the Company: 

Ventura is an omnichannel trading and investment platform with a network of branches, sub-brokers and Digital Channels. Founded in 1994, the company is now entering the next phase of growth by pivoting to a digital-first approach and strengthening its direct-to-consumer franchise. The company has now carved out a separate fintech vertical tasked with digital transformation using cutting-edge technology and bringing in fresh talent. 

Job Description: 

We are looking for a Backend Engineering lead whose highly talented individuals come from diverse backgrounds and are looking to solve real client problems at scale. We are looking for passionate techies with skills primarily around AWS and the latest tech stack who are aspiring for a fast-track career.

Join us if you like to:

· Build out a next-gen fintech product from ground 0

· Opportunity to influence the design of the product

· Flexible and Hybrid work environment running out of Slack

· Flat org structure

· Stay up-to-date on industry trends and emerging technologies

We’ll need you to bring:

· Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Master's degree in CS/ IT.

· 7+ years of experience 

· Clean coding skills around C++/Python/NodeJS/Go.

· Knowledge of Redis.

· Experienced in SQL with Postgres and Good to have Influx DB.

· Knowledge of NGINX or any other API gateway.

· Strong AWS skills, techies with certifications from AWS are particularly encouraged to apply - AWS API Gateway, Route53, Lambda, EC2, RDS, SQS, CloudWatch, Cognito, QuickSight

Demonstratable experience around writing testable code, working with git, doing peer-level code review, daily standups, and generally championing software excellence

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in React Native/ React development
• Familiarity with AWS solutions like Amplify , Cognito, DynamoDB will be a bonus
• Should be able to write reusable, testable, and efficient code. Should be able to design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and high-performance applications.
• Architect & design technically robust, flexible, and scalable solutions
• You must have experience in deploying Android/iOS apps previously on playstore/Appstore.
• You should be able to build pixel-perfect, amazingly smooth UIs across both mobile platforms.
• Diagnose and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks for performance that feels native
• .
• Firm grasp of the JavaScript language and its nuances, including ES6+ syntax.

• Writing website product descriptions
• Coming up with social media captions
• Writing weekly blogs
• Managing all kinds of social media activities

Desired Candidate Profile

• Graduate with minimum 2-3 years’ experience in content writing
• Experience working in an ecommerce setup preferred    

We are looking for a Senior Database Developer to provide a senior-level contribution to design, develop and implement critical business enterprise applications for marketing systems 

1. Play a lead role in developing, deploying and managing our databases (Oracle, My SQL and Mongo) on Public Clouds.
2. Design and develop PL/SQL processes to perform complex ETL processes. 
3. Develop UNIX and Perl scripts for data auditing and automation. 
4. Responsible for database builds and change requests.
5. Holistically define the overall reference architecture and manage its overall implementation in the production systems.
6. Identify architecture gaps that can improve availability, performance and security for both productions systems and database systems and works towards resolving those issues.
7. Work closely with Engineering, Architecture, Business and Operations teams to provide necessary and continuous feedback.

1. Automate all the manual steps for the database platform.
2. Deliver solutions for access management, availability, security, replication and patching.
3. Troubleshoot application database performance issues.
4. Participate in daily huddles (30 min.) to collaborate with onshore and offshore teams.

Qualifications: 

1. 5+ years of experience in database development.
2. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Math, or similar.
3. Experience using ETL tools (Talend or Ab Initio a plus).
4. Experience with relational database programming, processing and tuning (Oracle, PL/SQL, My SQL, MS SQL Server, SQL, TSQL).
5. Familiarity with BI tools (Cognos, Tableau, etc.).
6. Experience with Cloud technology (AWS, etc.).
7. Agile or Waterfall methodology experience preferred.
8. Experience with API integration.
9. Advanced software development and scripting skills for use in automation and interfacing with databases.
10. Knowledge of software development lifecycles and methodologies.
11. Knowledge of developing procedures, packages and functions in a DW environment.
12. Knowledge of UNIX, Linux and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
13. Ability to multi-task, to work under pressure, and think analytically.
14. Ability to work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
15. Ability to write technical specifications and documents.
16. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels in the company and with various business contacts outside of the company in an articulate, professional manner.
17. Knowledge of CDP, CRM, MDM and Business Intelligence is a plus.
18. Flexible work hours.

This position description is intended to describe the duties most frequently performed by an individual in this position. It is not intended to be a complete list of assigned duties but to describe a position level.

Designing and developing high-volume, low-latency applications for
critical systems and delivering high-availability and performance
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Writing well designed, testable, efficient code
• Test cases should be upto the mark
• Performance tuning knowledge is a must. Experience is an added advantage.
• In Backend – fundamentals of all languages is a must• Good hands-on software development experience with proven working experience
in Python development
• Expert in Python, with knowledge of at least one Python web framework (such
as Django, Flask)
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process
architecture
• Strong unit test and debugging skills
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and
CSS3
• Understanding of memory model/GC from performance point of view.