Business Development Manager

A BIT ABOUT US:

Appknox is one of the top Mobile Application security companies recognized by Gartner and G2. A profitable B2B SaaS startup headquartered in Singapore & working from Bengaluru.

The primary goal of Appknox is to help businesses and mobile developers secure their mobile applications with a focus on delivery speed and high-quality security audits.

Our business includes Fortune 500 companies with Major brands spread across regions like India, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Japan, US, and expanding rapidly. 

What you’ll do:

In this role, you will work closely with our development team and stakeholders to ensure the highest quality of our software products.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with developers to understand the requirements and design comprehensive test plans for our Python backend and Ember.js frontend applications.
• Design, document, and execute test cases to validate API endpoints and frontend features, ensuring all functionalities work as expected and meet quality standards.
• Implement and maintain automated tests using tools like Cypress, integrating them into our CI/CD pipeline to streamline the testing process.
• Identify, report, and track bugs and issues, working closely with the development team to ensure timely resolution and verify fixes.
• Continuously enhance testing practices and methodologies, proposing improvements to optimise test coverage and efficiency.
• Take ownership of the QA process, acting as the sole QA engineer and ensuring that all aspects of quality assurance are effectively managed.

Your contributions will be crucial in delivering high-quality software solutions, enhancing our product’s reliability, and supporting our commitment to excellence.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute test plans and test cases for our backend APIs and frontend application built using Python and Ember.js.
• Perform functional, regression, and end-to-end testing to ensure the quality of product releases.
• Create, maintain, and enhance automated test scripts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (developers, product managers, etc.) to identify test scenarios and ensure test coverage.
• Conduct API testing using tools like Postman, Rest Assured, or similar to validate backend services.
• Track, report, and prioritize bugs in collaboration with the development team.
• Collaborate with the development team to ensure that quality assurance standards are upheld throughout the development lifecycle, providing feedback on functionality and testing coverage.
• Continuously improve test coverage and automation efficiency.

Requirements:

• 4-6 years of experience as a QA Engineer or in a similar role, with a strong focus on web applications.
• Proven experience with API testing using tools like Postman or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with Ember.js or experience testing web applications built with similar JavaScript frameworks.
• Ability to take ownership of the entire QA process, being the sole QA engineer in the team, with a strong sense of responsibility and initiative.
• Ability to design, document, and execute test cases effectively to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a keen attention to detail, ensuring that issues are identified and resolved efficiently.
• Experience working closely with development teams to address issues and ensure timely resolution.
• Solid understanding of testing concepts, methodologies, and frameworks.
• Familiarity with automation testing tools, such as Cypress, is a plus.
• A self-starter who is eager to grow professionally and expand their role as the team and company scale.

Work Expectations

Within 1 month

• Participate in KT Sessions: Join sessions conducted by the engineering team to understand the existing QA processes, testing frameworks, and project specifics.
• Familiarize with Tools and Technologies: Get familiarized with the testing tools used in the team, such as Postman for API testing and Cypress for automation.
• Shadow the Development Team: Observe the development and deployment processes to gain insight into the overall workflow and integration points.
• Identify Key Areas for Regression: Work with the engineering team to identify critical areas of the application that are most likely to be affected by changes.
• Document Existing Test Cases: Begin documenting regression test cases based on previously identified critical functionalities and known issues.
• Participate in Sprint Meetings: Attend sprint planning and review meetings to align testing efforts with development cycles and project milestones.

Within 2 months

• Develop Test Plans and Cases: Start creating detailed test plans and test cases for both API and frontend testing, based on the existing documentation and understanding.
• Develop and Execute Regression Test Plans: Start creating and executing manual regression test cases for the core functionalities of the application to ensure they remain unaffected by new changes.
• Perform Manual Testing: Begin executing manual tests for APIs and frontend features to reduce the load on engineers and ensure thorough testing.
• Review Existing Automation with Cypress: Assess the current Cypress automation setup handled by the frontend team. Identify areas for additional test coverage or improvements

Within 3 months

• Lead Testing for New Features: Take ownership of manual testing for new features and enhancements, ensuring they meet quality standards before release.
• Join requirement analysis and gathering sessions alongside the engineering team to gain a deeper understanding of feature development
• Expand Regression Coverage: Enhance the regression test suite by including additional test cases as new features are added and as the application evolves. Continuously update and maintain the regression test suite to reflect changes in the application and ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Conduct Regression Testing: Implement the regression test suite as part of the QA process for new feature releases, ensuring that the stability of the existing application is maintained and any issues are promptly identified and addressed.
• Drive Process Improvements: Propose and implement enhancements to testing processes, tools, and methodologies based on your experience and observations.

Personality traits we really admire:

• Great attitude to ask questions, learn, and suggest process improvements.
• Pay attention to details and help identify edge cases.
• Highly motivated and coming up with ideas and perspectives to help us move towards our goals faster.
• Follows timelines and absolute commitment to deadlines.

Interview Process: 

• Round 1 Interview - Profile Evaluation
• Round 2 Interview - Technical Evaluation with Engineering Teams
• Round 3 Interview - Evaluation with Leadership
• Round 4 Interview - HR

Compensation:

• As per Industry/Market Standards

Please be aware that all your customers are Enterprises and Fortune 500 companies.

Why Join Us:

• Freedom & Responsibility: If you are a person who enjoys challenging work & pushing your boundaries, then this is the right place for you. We appreciate new ideas & ownership as well as flexibility with working hours.
• Great Salary & Equity: We keep up with the market standards & provide pay packages considering updated standards. Also as Appknox continues to grow, you’ll have a great opportunity to earn more & grow with us. Moreover, we also provide equity options for our top performers.
• Holistic Growth: We foster a culture of continuous learning and take a much more holistic approach to training and developing our assets: the employees. We shall also support you all on that journey of yours.
• Transparency: Being a part of a start-up is an amazing experience, one of the reasons being the open communication & transparency at multiple levels. Working with Appknox will give you the opportunity to experience it all first hand.
• Health insurance: We offer health insurance coverage upto 5 Lacs for you and your family including parents.

• Must have 5 to 10 years of experience on building highly scalable web based enterprise applications using Java/J2EE, Javascript

• Must have experience on front end development using javascript, ReactJS

• Architect and co-create, a highly scalable, available, resilient & distributed applications and multi-tenant Platforms
• Highly hands on with coding/designing, troubleshooting, debugging, monitoring, leading and developing a large scale multi-tenant software components on the Platform in Agile based methodology to provide self-service capabilities (MUST HAVE)
• Must have knowledge of Data structures, must have ability to solve data structure programs on platforms like hakerrank, leetcode  (MUST HAVE)
• Proficiency in engineering practices and writing high quality code, with expertise in Java/J2EE.

• Exposure to NOSQL DB and Relational database

• Exposure to RabbitMQ ,Kafka and Redis Cache

• Working in a team environment, contribute significantly to application solution design and to the high-level design of application software.
• Detailed design, code and test of Cloud Platform software. Provide automated test software in conjunction with application software.

1. Key Responsibilities 
1. Grow social media pages of the company 
2. Strategize and execute campaigns to drive brand affinity and new consumers
3. in-charge of all social media handles of the company (big social networks + new age networks)
4. Partner with other brands to co-create campaigns
5. Collaborate with other marketing verticals to grow the app community 
2. Mandatory and good to have experience/ skills.

1. 1. 0 to 2 years. Experience with high-growth consumer apps in India is a big plus
   2. Excellent written and spoken communication skills in the English language are a must. Hindi and other Indian languages are a plus 
   3. Love social media and short video apps. SelfSelf-usage social networks with a good following are a must.

About our Client

Our client is a B2B2C tech firm backed by India’s largest retailer and tech venture capitalist founded by founders - IITB Graduates who are experienced in retail, ecommerce and fintech

It aims to become one app to manage all your brands loyalty points, cashback and coupons. It will have additional content and discovery layer for customers and brands for further engagement and commerce.

The company currently powers closed-loop loyalty programs for all different brands under its parent retail group. Currently, it has 20Mn+ registered customers and 3Mn MAU across 8 brands. Its vision is to be at the center of D2C Brands and the consumer consumption ecosystem

Job Location -Bangalore

Requirement

4+ years ​of experience building frontend for ​consumer facing​ products

- 2+ years​ experience on   ​React Native ​ and core principles

- Good to have experience with popular React.js

 - 1+ years ​of ​Team Lead/Management ​experience

- Develop all user-facing products in React

-Solid SQL / relational database experience MySQL is a plus

-  Thorough understanding of ​architecting​ the frontend system with ​Server Side   Rendering –

- Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

 - Understands ​app development cycle

-Flexibility and deadline driven

Regards
Team Merito

Flora2000 was established in 1999 by Mr. Rehan Yar Khan (Founder & CEO) as an online floral & gift retailer and extended its delivery services across the globe. It is the leader and pioneer of the concept of flowers and gifts in over 190 countries worldwide. Flora2000 passionately strives to be the largest premium-gifting leader with flowers, gifts, cakes being the core verticals driven by people first approach and innovation in all spheres of business.

We strive to give our customers a wow experience through continuous innovation of premium products and services by using world class technology and processes. From exquisite bouquets to gift baskets to flowering planters, you are sure to find the perfect expression of your message in our online floral boutique.

The current team comprises 15 people.

We have offices in Mumbai, Europe & UAE.

Please visit Flora2000.com for more information

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a PHP / Sr. PHP Developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse devices. The primary focus will be the development of PHP applications and their integration with back-end services.

We expect the Developer will have a broad experience at Flora2000 and will play a unique role in the organization.

• Write “clean”, well-designed code
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary
• Design and build advanced applications for the PHPplatform
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Ensure smooth operations of web processes and infrastructure
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Follow industry best practicesCreate regular and ad hoc reports.

·         5 to 10 Yrs experience.

·         Proficient in PHP 7 & above, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery Expert and AngularJS.

·         Experience with PHP MVC frameworks (Laravel, CodeIgniter, Zend, etc.).

·         Experience in SQL, MySQL, Oracle & MongoDB.

·         Experience with building restful JSON web services

·         Strong knowledge of Restful Apis

·         Knowledge of web technologies like Node.js or CorePHP.

·         Strive for processes, quality and timely delivery.

·         Good Exposure to versioning systems like git, stash.

·         Experience building web services – WSDL, SOAP, REST.

·         Detail-oriented, proactive and self-motivated.

·         Team player with ability to work effectively.

About Us

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Job Description

Role: Senior Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and deliver various digital product test automation solutions
• Mentor and develop various team members

Skills & Capabilities:

• Structured business system analysis
• Data/metrics driven goal
• Test driven development
• Excellent communication - both written and oral
• Automation testing
• UI - Selenium, Appium
• API - JMeter
• Load testing - Docker based multi load instances of JMeter
• Gherkins & Cucumber
• Web, API and/or Mobile testing experience in BDD frameworks

What you can expect from us:

• Product engineering culture: hypothesis-develop-test-evolve
• Failures are part of learning and growing
• Organization structure and processes to maximize creativity and openness
• Success is about 5 WINS: Customer, Employee, Supplier, Society and Investor

Selection process

1. Written test - online (45-60min) - covering fundamentals of software, hardware, networking, puzzles etc
2. Hands on challenge (4-6hrs) -Hands on coding challenge to test the problem solving and implementation skills
3. Face to face (video call) discussion