Business Development Manager

About koolio.ai

Website: www.koolio.ai

koolio Inc. is a cutting-edge Silicon Valley startup dedicated to transforming how stories are told through audio. Our mission is to democratize audio content creation by empowering individuals and businesses to effortlessly produce high-quality, professional-grade content. Leveraging AI and intuitive web-based tools, koolio.ai enables creators to craft, edit, and distribute audio content—from storytelling to educational materials, brand marketing, and beyond—easily. We are passionate about helping people and organizations share their voices, fostering creativity, collaboration, and engaging storytelling for a wide range of use cases.

About the Full-Time Position

We are seeking a Junior Backend Engineer (Fresher) to join our team on a full-time, hybrid basis. This role is ideal for motivated recent graduates eager to gain hands-on experience in backend development. Working closely with senior engineers, you’ll play a vital role in enhancing koolio.ai’s backend infrastructure, focusing on building, maintaining, and optimizing server-side applications and APIs. This is a unique opportunity to grow within an innovative environment that values creativity and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and maintaining backend services and APIs, ensuring stability, scalability, and performance
• Collaborate with the frontend and QA teams to ensure seamless integration of backend systems with user-facing features
• Help troubleshoot and resolve backend issues, working alongside senior developers to enhance system reliability
• Participate in code reviews, learning best practices and contributing to maintaining high code quality standards
• Support in monitoring and improving backend performance metrics
• Document processes, code, and system architecture under guidance to ensure comprehensive, up-to-date technical resources

Requirements and Skills:

• Education: Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Work Experience: No prior work experience required; internships or academic projects related to backend development are a plus
• Technical Skills:
• Basic understanding of backend systems and APIs
• Working experience in Python
• Familiarity with basic version control systems like Git
• Knowledge of databases (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB) and basic proficiency in SQL
• Understanding of cloud platforms or services like Google Cloud is an advantage
• Soft Skills:
• Eagerness to learn and apply new technologies in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive mindset
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in a collaborative, remote team
• Other Skills: 
• Familiarity with basic DevOps practices or interest in learning is beneficial

Compensation and Benefits:

• Total Yearly Compensation: ₹4.5-6 LPA based on skills and experience
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive health coverage provided by the company

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of a passionate and visionary team at the forefront of audio content creation
• Work on an exciting, evolving product that is reshaping the way audio content is created and consumed
• Thrive in a fast-moving, self-learning startup environment that values innovation, adaptability, and continuous improvement
• Enjoy the flexibility of a full-time hybrid position with opportunities to grow professionally and expand your skills
• Collaborate with talented professionals from around the world, contributing to a product that has a real-world impact

            Responsible of Monitoring Team members’ daily activity

            Responsible for Manage the team, fix performance metrics and periodical performance review

            Responsible for Effectively handle employee grievances and communicate

            Excellent English communication skills- The ability to communicate effectively is a core skill required to be a successful recruiter.

            Responsible for handling IT requirements from US based clients.

            Responsible for full-cycle recruiting: interview, offer, negotiation and closed candidates for assigned requisitions.

            Sourcing from Job Portals (Monster, Dice, Career builder, Yahoo Hot Jobs), Making job postings on the Job Portal.

            Well versed about US Terms like W2, C2C, 1099, US Visas, etc.

            Responsible to work on Contract, Permanent & C2H (Contract to Hire) positions.

            Responsible for Coordinating fulfillment of other formalities such as background check, drug test etc. leading to joining post placement.

            Responsible for achieving a good conversion ratio of submittals into interview and placement.

            Responsible for Strategy Development process which includes understanding client requirements & mapping the relevant targets.

            Must be having capability to work with a team or individually.

            Maintain close contact with candidates/Vendors/ recruiters/offshore team.

            Publish progress report to management every week.

            Updated about technologies of the Client requirements and knowledge of current IT trends.

• 2 to 5 years of experience (or equivalent understanding of software engineering)
• Familiar with one backend language (Node, Go, Java, Python)
• Familiar with Javascript/Typescript and a UI framework
• Willingness and interest in learning new tech/processes (Airflow, AWS, IaaS, etc.)

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Create interest in Metapercept solutions through social media, mail outreach, LinkedIn, and other channels.
2. Generate leads and appointments, contacting potential clients to establish rapport and arrange meetings.
3. Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives.
4. Help drive revenue within targeted accounts.
5. Meet annual growth targets.
6. Provide ongoing opportunity forecasting.
7. Promote a high level of customer satisfaction.
8. Researching organizations to find new opportunities.
9. Developing goals for business growth and ensuring they are met.

Required Abilities:

• Highly motivated and have a hunter mentality.
• Excellent listening, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to flourish with minimum guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty.

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What you must have :

• Prior experience in quality assurance role
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Experience in test cases design / development, execution and defect reporting
• Excellent analysis and troubleshooting skills
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks, regression testing, load time testing, security testing is a plus    

SDE-II (FE)

Responsibilities

• Gather functional requirements from product management/UX teams and translate requirements into technical specifications to build robust, scalable, supportable solutions
• Serve as technical lead throughout the full development lifecycle, end-to-end, from scoping, planning, conception, design, implementation and testing, to documentation, delivery and maintenance. 
• Provide design reviews for other engineers, including feedback on architecture and design issues, as well as integration and performance. 
• Manage resources on multiple technical projects and ensure schedules, milestones, and priorities are compatible with technology and business goals.
• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

Requirements

• Proficient understanding of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, including jQuery
• Good understanding of AngularJS, ReactJS
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools, to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image. Familiarity with tools such as as Gimp or Photoshop is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of git
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that the application will adhere to them.
• BTech/BE Equivalent.
• 3-5 years of experience