Business Devlopment Executive

Proximity is a fully distributed team of developers, designers, product nerds, and geeks building cutting-edge tech at the intersection of growth and speed.

We are looking for a Senior UI & UX Designer capable of handling product design projects at a high level. You will work closely with both client and in-house product/design/dev teams on mid-to-long term projects. The ideal candidate should be comfortable with all aspects of UI & UX design, have excellent product thinking and problem-solving abilities, good written and verbal communication skills, and a keen aesthetic sense.

• Developing and conceptualizing a comprehensive UI/UX design strategy for the projects you're assigned to.
• Producing high-quality design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.
• Creating a distinctive UI language based on visual identity guidelines of the brands you're working with.
• Creating design systems for mobile and web products, along with visual design systems in the form of illustrated/photography-based graphics.
• Testing and evaluating designs and flows using various testing tools.
• Looking at user data and identifying issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborating with the development team to ensure proper implementation of your designs.

• A portfolio of professional UI and UX design work for both web and mobile platforms.
• A thorough understanding of all stages of UI and UX design, with the ability to execute a project from start to finish.
• A basic understanding of various data and analytics tools like Google Analytics, MixPanel, Maze etc.
• Mastery over Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and some familiarity with basic motion graphics (After Effects).
• A good understanding of web and mobile technologies. You know how HTML, CSS, JS, iOS, and Android systems work, even if you can't code.
• The ability to be a team player, but you're comfortable working independently too.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks strategically.
• The ability to learn and pick up new software, plugins, or technologies easily and quickly.
• A keen eye for design standards and quality.
• A strong work ethic, high levels of self-motivation, and a willingness to over-communicate about work in order to make a remote environment more productive.
• The ability to work and collaborate remotely.

• Illustration/art skills
• 3D modeling skills
• Animation/advanced motion graphics skills
• UX Writing or general writing skills
• Brand design skills
• Experience using any other tools like Webflow, Airtable, Zapier, Mailchimp, etc.

• 100% Remote: Work from anywhere you please, as long as you have access to fast internet and a comfortable, distraction-free workspace.
• Flexible Timings: Set your own hours, and create a productive schedule that works for you.
• Best in class salary: We hire only the best, and we pay accordingly.
• Proximity Talks: Meet other designers, engineers, and product geeks — and learn from experts in the field.
• Keep learning with a world-class team: Work with the best in the field, challenge yourself constantly, and learn something new every day.

Company Description

TNQTech is a publishing technology and services company. Our AI-enabled technology and products deliver content services to some of the largest commercial publishers, prestigious learned societies, associations, and university presses. These services reach millions of authors through our clientele. We are dedicated to advancing publishing technology and providing innovative solutions to our users.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior Data Scientist - Lead Role located in Chennai. The Senior Data Scientist will lead the data science team, conduct statistical analyses, develop data models, and interpret complex data to provide actionable insights. Additionally, responsibilities include overseeing data analytics projects, creating data visualizations, and ensuring the accuracy and quality of data analysis. Collaboration with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and drive data-driven decision-making is also key.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Data Science and Data Analysis
• Strong background in Statistics and Data Analytics
• Experience with Data Visualization tools and techniques
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to lead and mentor a team of data scientists
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Master's or Ph.D. in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field

Technical Skills Required

• Expert with BSPs and use of Peripheral Device Drivers, on Android and Linux Operating Systems

• Expert with device boot for speed and absolute reliability on headless devices
• Expert allocation/efficient use of operating infrastructure: memory, CPU, I/O, and serial communications
• Expert full stack application development on Android and Linux Operating systems:
• Java, Kotlin, JS, C/C++, ---- a plus to have Python
• Expert use of various build and debug tools for Android and other Operating Systems
• Skilled at architecture and implementation of custom algorithms and rules engines using onboard sensors for industrial applications: ex: fall detect, collision avoidance, man down, alerts
• Skilled with battery life optimizations
• Skilled with implementation of user interfaces for devices based on requirements 
• Skilled with Sensor Integration in Android or other OS framework (Linux, RTOS)
• Skilled with device configuration management
• Experience to integrate and tune camera and audio subsystems for VOIP and Video calling
• Able to port and integrate from/to one chipset to another
• Able to support device software across product life cycle
• Understanding of enterprise grade application requirements, networking and network security
• Experience with application/device diagnostics and self-healing configurations for enterprise grade solutions
• Experience with secure over the air software/firmware upgrades, device configuration and management from network server
• Experience with design and support for factory provisioning and test

Responsibilities:

• Writing and maintaining the automation for deployments across various cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Bring a passion to stay on top of DevOps trends, experiment, and learn new CI/CD technologies.
• Creating the Architecture Diagrams and documentation for various pieces
• Build tools and automation to improve the system's observability, availability, reliability, performance/latency, monitoring, emergency response

Requirements:

• 3 - 5 years of professional experience as a DevOps / System Engineer.
• Strong knowledge in Systems Administration & troubleshooting skills with Linux.
• Experience with CI/CD best practices and tooling, preferably Jenkins, Circle CI.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure/GCP or private cloud environments.
• Experience and understanding of modern container orchestration, Well-versed with the containerised applications (Docker, Docker-compose, Docker-swarm, Kubernetes).
• Experience in Infrastructure as code development using Terraform.
• Basic Networking knowledge VLAN, Subnet, VPC, Webserver like Nginx, Apache.
• Experience in handling different SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Mongo).
• Experience with GIT Version Control Software.
• Proficiency in any programming or scripting language such as Shell Script, Python, Golang.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a team environment.

• AWS / Kubernetes Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect / CKA.
• Setup and management of a Kubernetes cluster, including writing Docker files.
• Experience working in and advocating for agile environments.
• Knowledge in Microservice architecture.

We are looking for a Ruby on Rails Developer who is dedicated to the craft, writes code that they are proud of, and can hit the ground running.

You will write beautiful Ruby to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the code-base of products in meaningful ways.

You will be a part of a full-stack team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code
• Integration of data storage solutions (may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.)
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Ensure development is in compliance with specifications
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review

• BSc/BE/BTech in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ Experience with Ruby on Rails, along with other common libraries such as RSpec and Resque
• Good understanding of the syntax of Ruby and its nuances
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Liquid, Slim, etc
• Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Familiarity with concepts of MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful
• A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby code
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git)
• Familiarity with development aiding tools{such as Bower, Bundler, Rake, etc
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• React experience is good to have