Business Development Manager

About us

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 8300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview

As an SDE 2 Back-end Engineer at Astra, you will play a crucial role in the development of a new vulnerability scanner from scratch. You will be architecting & engineering a scalable technical solution from the ground-up.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in vulnerability scanning. The role requires deep collaboration with the founders, product, engineering & security teams.

Join our team and contribute to the development of a cutting-edge SaaS security platform, where high-quality engineering and continuous learning are at the core of everything we do.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• You will be joining our Vulnerability Scanner team which builds a security engine to identify vulnerabilities in technical infrastructure.
• You will be the technical product owner of the scanner, which would involve managing a lean team of backend engineers to ensure smooth implementation of the technical product roadmap.
• Research about security vulnerabilities, CVEs, and zero-days affecting cloud/web/API infrastructure.
• Work in an agile environment of engineers to architect, design, develop and build our microservice infrastructure.
• You will research, design, code, troubleshoot and support (on-call). What you create is also what you own.
• Writing secure, high quality, modular, testable & well documented code for features outlined in every sprint.
• Design and implement APIs in support of other services with a highly scalable, flexible, and secure backend using GoLang
• Hands-on experience with creating production-ready code & optimizing it by identifying and correcting bottlenecks.
• Driving strict code review standards among the team.
• Ensuring timely delivery of the features/products
• Working with product managers to ensure product delivery status is transparent & the end product always looks like how it was imagined
• Work closely with Security & Product teams in writing vulnerability detection rules, APIs etc.

Required Qualifications & Skills: 

• Strong 2-4 years relevant development experience in GoLang
• Experience in building a technical product from idea to production.
• Design and build highly scalable and maintainable systems in Golang
• Expertise in Goroutines and Channels to write efficient code utilizing multi-core CPU optimally
• Must have hands-on experience with managing AWS/Google Cloud infrastructure
• Hands on experience in creating low latency high throughput REST APIs
• Write test suites and maintain code coverage above 80%
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka
• Good to have experience in Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka
• Good understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms and Operating Systems.
• Understanding of cloud/web security concepts would be an added advantage

What We Offer:

• Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company
• Fully remote & agile working environment
• A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment where you get to build things from scratch, improve and influence product design decisions
• Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business
• Opportunity to engage and collaborate with developers globally
• Experience with security side of things
• Annual trips to beaches or mountains (last one was Chikmangaluru)
• Open and supportive culture 

About us:

WebEngage is a customer data platform and marketing automation suite that makes user engagement and retention simplified. One of the hottest global SaaS companies, weʼve been recognized by G2 as a Marketing Automation Leader in Asia 2021.

We work with thousands of brands worldwide, across industries like E-Commerce, Edtech, Fintech, Foodtech, Media & Publications, Gaming, BFSI, Healthcare, and Online Retail. We are headquartered in Mumbai, India, and have offices in Delhi, Bangalore, São Paulo, and Dubai. Learn more about us at webengage.com

WebEngage deals with humongous data volumes. The platform ingests 4 billion data points on a daily basis and sends out more than a billion hyper-personalized communications across 10 communication channels. The scale keeps engineering challenging and exciting at the same time. We are looking for talented engineers with strong foundations who can learn and pick up new tools on the fly. You would be working with the latest technologies to build new features, improve performance and reliability of existing features, and improve our development processes as we scale. Product engineering team works in functional pods. You will be working on building certain aspects of the product. For executing the product vision, you will work closely with other developers, QA, product engineers, and customer support team.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage the facility management and housekeeping staff to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard.
• Review and manage admin-related reports and checklists for accuracy and completion.
• Oversee and ensure effective administrative functions within the assigned department, such as analysis, reconciliation, reports & presentations preparation, budget and purchasing research, and account monitoring.
• Assist with accounts payable and receivable processes, including processing invoices, preparing checks, and reconciling statements.
• Assist in preparing budgets by coordinating and compiling data, researching past expenditures, and making projections for the following year.
• Manage databases and other information systems to ensure data is updated and accessible.
• Coordinate and support various administrative projects and initiatives.
• Oversee the procurement process, including sourcing, vendor management, and negotiations, to ensure efficient and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services.
• Oversee and maintain contracts with related vendors and purchase supplies and equipment as authorized.
• Monitor fixed assets and equipment, maintaining records for all IT and non-IT equipment.
• Record disbursement of petty cash, perform timely replenishment of funds, and conduct monthly reconciliations of the account.

Requirements:

• Bachelorʼs degree in any discipline
• Minimum 3 years of proven experience in a similar role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in MS Office & G Suite is a must
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Quick-thinking, planning, coordinating, and executing skills

Life at WebEngage:

• We take transparency very seriously. Along with a full view of team goals, get a top-level view across the board with our monthly & quarterly town hall meetings.
• A highly inclusive work culture that promotes a relaxed, creative and productive environment. • Practice autonomy, open communication, growth opportunities,while maintaining a perfect work-life balance • Go on company-sponsored offsites, once a year and blow off steam with your work buddies! (Post Pandemic)

Perks & Benefits:

• Learning is a way of life. Unlock your full potential backed with cutting-edge tools and mentorship
• Get the best in class medical insurance (with Covid Care facilities), programs for taking care of your mental health, and aContemporary Leave Policy (beyond sick leaves)

Explore more here: https://youtu.be/Y0HjfyMjUpg https://www.linkedin.com/company/webengage https://twitter.com/WebEngage?s=09

Think you fit the bill? Come along, letʼs redefine the future of Marketing Automation!

WebEngage aims to be an equal opportunity employer. We strongly believe that when people feel respected and included they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We believe that change is the only constant and are in the process and will continue to be in process with changing times to adapt and advance diversity and inclusion. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity and complete non-disclosure of all applicants without any regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other characteristics not mentioned hereinabove which are protected under the law of the soil.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and implement new product features, live the principles of evolvable architecture and modern design patterns
• Foster high product quality through unit testing, code reviews, secure coding, automation, defects fixing, and performance tuning
• Contribute to development process and tooling efficiency and improvements
• Constantly assess and utilize new technologies and approaches
• Working in an Agile-oriented environment (Kanban, Scrum)
• Cooperate with smart colleagues inside/outside boundaries of the team

Job Requirements

• At least 5 years of  SW development experience, ideally engineering in Computer Science or equivalent degree.

• Object-oriented development experience
• ASP.NET web development experience
• Working experience with Microsoft .Net Core and Entity Framework
• Experience with Dapper Framework.
• Experience with Web APIs, and MVC
• Experience developing Unit Tests
• Experience with iterative development methodologies
• Knowledge of ASP.NET, C#, MVC, and JavaScript, XML, JQuery is essential
• Knowledge of Angular/ReactJs will be an added advantage
• Development activities will require to work with Microsoft .Net (C#), React, Azure DevOps, SQL Server, and IIS
• Good experience with MS SQL development is essential - DML/DDL operations, stored procedures, views, functions, triggers
• Highly developed, process-oriented skills for troubleshooting, problem solving, and problem resolution
• Proficient communication in English (both verbal and written) and strong customer focus.

Hood is a new-age anonymous social network.

Hood has recently raised $3.2Mn seed funding and is backed by top VCs, 16+ unicorn founders including Vijay Shekhar Sharma - PayTM CEO, Ritesh Agarwal- OYO CEO, Kunal Shah - Cred CEO and outstanding management team.

What you need to have:

• Work with creative and business partners to understand, build, and adjust web application functionality and visual presentation to support business goals
• Develop reusable, maintainable, accessible cross-platform HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front end web application components while adhering to web and team standards
• Working in an AT/CI/CD paradigm develops with testing in mind; authors unit tests to provide sufficient testing coverage for each developed component
• Identifies opportunities to optimize and improve front end performance
• Remain curious and current with new developments in front end web development industry

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of practical front-end web development experience in writing and testing valid, web standards-based HTML, CSS, JS
• Understanding of basics of computer science such as Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, Development Patterns
• Good experience in front end development with both technical and visual expertise
• Some exposure to agile methodologies and supporting practices, tools, and technology
• Comfortable learning new technologies, tools, development/CI/CD processes, and best practices
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teams across different locations
• Possess effective verbal communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Analytical thinker with attention to detail
• E-commerce experience is a plus
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.0 AA is a plus
• Experience with react framework a plus
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience

Bluecore is a marketing technology company that’s reimagining how the world’s fastest-growing retail brands transform casual shoppers into lifetime customers. Through our patented retail data model and the recent release of Bluecore Communicate™ and Bluecore Site™, we replace manual processes with an intelligent, AI-driven workflow. We are credited with doubling email revenue and increasing customer retention for more than 400 brands, including Express, Tommy Hilfiger, The North Face, Teleflora, and Bass Pro Shops. We have been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Glassdoor and ranked No. 241 on the Inc. 500 List, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

Bluecore’s Integrations Engineering (IE) unit is a software engineering team dedicated to helping Bluecore customers extract maximum value from the Bluecore Retail Data Platform.  As an IE, you will bring your technical know-how to the main connections of the Bluecore engine to our clients - drawing meaningful intelligence from their websites and implementing marketing solutions that map to the customer’s vertical, audience behavior, and product mix.

As an Integrations Engineer, your principal responsibilities will lie in (1) maintaining and writing JavaScript-based integrations that live on client websites, (2) configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the intake and manipulation of client data, and (3) utilizing internal infrastructure, tooling and documentation to solve complex, often-unique, client-specific problems. It is important to be detail-oriented in your work, as we work closely with a multitude of the industry’s top online retailers, all of which have very stringent requirements around the look and feel of their strategic communications.

You Are A Perfect Fit If You Love:

-Solving unique, complex problems: You are someone who can think critically, often on the fly, about nuanced technical problems to devise a scalable, maintainable solution. You enjoy the puzzle and the process of iterating and ideating before implementing a solution, and you are able to break complex problems into simple components for better analysis and digestion.

-Metrics and Data: You are someone who finds yourself consumed by daily, weekly and monthly metrics and loves turning those into best practices. Seriously, your work will be driving executive-level decision-makers at industry-leading brands on best business practices.

-Curiosity and Growth: You are someone who actually believes that diversity in thought and skills makes for a better workplace and a better you.

Responsibilities

Write client-side JavaScript to be run on clients' websites and configure custom recommendation logic using domain-specific tooling.

Develop the best technical solution possible for the toughest challenges that our customers will throw at you.

Ideate, develop, and improve upon internal tooling, procedures, and processes that facilitate the work of the Technical Services team.

Monitor the overall health and uptime of our most critical connections to clients

Requirements

Successful completion of reputable schooling in Computer Science or Coding Bootcamp.

Fluent in JavaScript and familiar with various other web development technologies. 

Ability to take ambiguous workflows and turn them into structured processes.

Nice to have

Exposure to (or interest in learning!) SQL, Python, or Google Cloud Functions.

Familiarity with Marketing, Advertising, eCommerce, or other Emerging Technology (Artificial Intelligence, etc.) platforms.

Ability to grow into a client-facing technical resource as a career progresses in Bluecore