Database Engineer

About the Role 

As a result of our rapid growth, we are looking for a Java Backend Engineer to join our existing Cloud Engineering team and take the lead in the design and development of several key initiatives of our existing Miko3 product line as well as our new product development initiatives. 

Responsibilities 

•  Designing, developing and maintaining core system features, services and engines
• Collaborating with a cross functional team of the backend, Mobile application, AI, signal processing, robotics Engineers, Design, Content, and Linguistic Team to realize the requirements of conversational social robotics platform which includes investigate design approaches, prototype new technology, and evaluate technical feasibility
• Ensure the developed backend infrastructure is optimized for scale and responsiveness 
• Ensure best practices in design, development, security, monitoring, logging, and DevOps adhere to the execution of the project. 
• Introducing new ideas, products, features by keeping track of the latest developments and industry trends 
• Operating in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software against aggressive schedules

Requirements 

• Proficiency in distributed application development lifecycle (concepts of authentication/authorization, security, session management, load balancing, API gateway), programming techniques and tools (application of tested, proven development paradigms)  
• Proficiency in working on Linux based Operating system. 
• Working Knowledge of container orchestration platform like Kubernetes
• Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language like Java. Additional languages like Python and PHP are a plus 
• Proficiency in at least one server-side framework like Servlets, Spring, java spark (Java). 
• Proficient in using ORM/Data access frameworks like Hibernate,JPA with spring or other server-side frameworks. 
• Proficiency in at least one data serialization framework: Apache Thrift, Google ProtoBuffs, Apache Avro,Google Json,JackSon etc. 
• Proficiency in at least one of inter process communication frameworks WebSocket's, RPC, message queues, custom HTTP libraries/frameworks ( kryonet, RxJava ), etc.  
• Proficiency in multithreaded programming and Concurrency concepts (Threads, Thread Pools, Futures, asynchronous programming). 
• Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling)
• Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability
• Good understanding of networking and communication protocols, and proficiency in identification CPU, memory & I/O bottlenecks, solve read & write-heavy workloads. 
• Proficiency is concepts of monolithic and microservice architectural paradigms. 
• Proficiency in working on at least one of cloud hosting platforms like Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Azure etc.   
• Proficiency in at least one of database SQL, NO-SQL, Graph databases like MySQL, MongoDB, Orientdb 
• Proficiency in at least one of testing frameworks or tools JMeter, Locusts, Taurus 
• Proficiency in at least one RPC communication framework: Apache Thrift, GRPC is an added plus 
• Proficiency in asynchronous libraries (RxJava), frameworks (Akka),Play,Vertx is an added plus 
• Proficiency in functional programming ( Scala ) languages is an added plus 
• Proficiency in working with NoSQL/graph databases is an added plus 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git is an added plus 
• Working Knowledge of tools for server, application metrics logging and monitoring and is a plus Monit, ELK, graylog is an added plus 
• Working Knowledge of DevOps containerization utilities like Ansible, Salt, Puppet is an added plus 
• Working Knowledge of DevOps containerization technologies like Docker, LXD is an added plus  

Your tool box :

 Exp: 4+ Strong C/C++/C#/.net Core development skills with a good understanding of object-

oriented and multi-threaded design.

 Strong background of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms)

 Passionate to learn and explore new technologies and demonstrates good analysis and

problem-solving skills.

 Good written and verbal communication skills, should be a quick learner and a team player.

 B.E. /B-Tech (CS/IT) • MCA/M.E./M-Tech (CS/IT)

Big Plus [ Mastering one or more of below ]:

 Network troubleshooting skills [ TCP/IP, SSH, HTTPS ]

 Hands on Kubernetes and Cloud environment

 Hands On experience on UNIX or LINUX operating systems.

 Strong with VoIP technologies [ SIP and RTP ]

 Good understating of SOA architecture

Position Overview: We are looking for a senior developer who must be capable of building services using modern microservices architecture with NodeJS & serverless frameworks. Should have strong knowledge of ObjectOriented Concepts, and Node. Js frameworks like loopback, RDBMS, and microservice patterns. The candidate should be comfortable with application coding based on design and specifications, and also be comfortable working with JSON and RESTful services. The candidate must be a top-notch developer committed to keeping learning new things and becoming an integral part of and fostering growth within our development team.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintaining the backend systems that support the application
• Designing and implementing APIs and Microservices architecture to handle the application workload
• Developing and optimizing queries for RDBMS (MySQL) to manage data and ensure performance and scalability
• Managing and deploying the application on AWS using Lambda, ECS and other related services
• Collaborating with front-end developers to ensure smooth communication between front-end and back-end systems and back-end systems
• Writing clean, neat and reusable code that follows coding standards and best practices.
• Participating in code reviews and ensuring that coding standards are maintained
• Troubleshooting and debugging issues that arise in production environments
• Optimizing the application for performance, scalability, and security
• Continuously learning and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices in software development
• Documenting technical specifications, processes, and system design

Who are we and what do we do?

The Dice platform, one of the most advanced SaaS fintech organizations, helps businesses convert their spending from many fragmented applications, prepaid cards, offline reimbursement/invoice management, procurement, and payment systems to a single spend platform. There will be no more cash, cards, refunds, or offline invoicing since our entire goal is to provide businesses more knowledge and control over how they spend their money, resulting in significant cost savings and profitability. We are a hyper growth startup collaborating with premium Indian enterprises, startups, and industry leaders across disciplines.

Perks in store for you when you join the team:

• You'll be surrounded by passionate team members.
• Your work will have a visible impact.
• You will be working on interesting technical challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements and skills:

• Hands-on Software Development experience.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience in Java development.
• Hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms.
• Object-Oriented Analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Profound insight of Java and Java EE (Multithreading, Reactive Programming, etc)
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (MySQL, EBean)
• Excellent knowledge in RESTful API development, event-based processing.
• Experience with test-driven development.
• Knowledge of GIT, Linux, Docker, Redis

Responsibilities:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining Java applications that are often high-volume and low-latency, required for mission-critical systems
• Delivering high availability and performance
• Contributing in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Writing well-designed, efficient, and testable code
• Conducting software analysis, programming, testing, and debugging
• Managing Java and Java EE application development
• Ensuring designs comply with specifications
• Preparing and producing releases of software components
• Transforming requirements into stipulations
• Support continuous improvement
• Investigating alternatives and technologies

Location:

Pune

Have you streamed a program on Disney+, watched your favorite binge-worthy series on Peacock or cheered your favorite team on during the World Cup from one of the 20 top streaming platforms around the globe? If the answer is yes, you’ve already benefitted from Conviva technology, helping the world’s leading streaming publishers deliver exceptional streaming experiences and grow their businesses. 

Conviva is the only global streaming analytics platform for big data that collects, standardizes, and puts trillions of cross-screen, streaming data points in context, in real time. The Conviva platform provides comprehensive, continuous, census-level measurement through real-time, server side sessionization at unprecedented scale. If this sounds important, it is! We measure a global footprint of more than 500 million unique viewers in 180 countries watching 220 billion streams per year across 3 billion applications streaming on devices. With Conviva, customers get a unique level of actionability and scale from continuous streaming measurement insights and benchmarking across every stream, every screen, every second.

As Conviva is expanding, we are building products providing deep insights into end user experience for our customers.

Platform and TLB Team

The vision for the TLB team is to build data processing software that works on terabytes of streaming data in real time. Engineer the next-gen Spark-like system for in-memory computation of large time-series dataset’s – both Spark-like backend infra and library based programming model. Build horizontally and vertically scalable system that analyses trillions of events per day within sub second latencies. Utilize the latest and greatest of big data technologies to build solutions for use-cases across multiple verticals. Lead technology innovation and advancement that will have big business impact for years to come. Be part of a worldwide team building software using the latest technologies and the best of software development tools and processes.

What You’ll Do

This is an individual contributor position. Expectations will be on the below lines:

• Design, build and maintain the stream processing, and time-series analysis system which is at the heart of Conviva's products
• Responsible for the architecture of the Conviva platform
• Build features, enhancements, new services, and bug fixing in Scala and Java on a Jenkins-based pipeline to be deployed as Docker containers on Kubernetes
• Own the entire lifecycle of your microservice including early specs, design, technology choice, development, unit-testing, integration-testing, documentation, deployment, troubleshooting, enhancements etc.
• Lead a team to develop a feature or parts of the product
• Adhere to the Agile model of software development to plan, estimate, and ship per business priority

What you need to succeed

• 9+ years of work experience in software development of data processing products.
• Engineering degree in software or equivalent from a premier institute.
• Excellent knowledge of fundamentals of Computer Science like algorithms and data structures. Hands-on with functional programming and know-how of its concepts
• Excellent programming and debugging skills on the JVM. Proficient in writing code in Scala/Java/Rust/Haskell/Erlang that is reliable, maintainable, secure, and performant
• Experience with big data technologies like Spark, Flink, Kafka, Druid, HDFS, etc.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts and scalability challenges including multi-threading, concurrency, sharding, partitioning, etc.
• Experience/knowledge of Akka/Lagom framework and/or stream processing technologies like RxJava or Project Reactor will be a big plus. Knowledge of design patterns like event-streaming, CQRS and DDD to build large microservice architectures will be a big plus
• Excellent communication skills. Willingness to work under pressure. Hunger to learn and succeed. Comfortable with ambiguity. Comfortable with complexity

Underpinning the Conviva platform is a rich history of innovation. More than 60 patents represent award-winning technologies and standards, including first-of-its kind-innovations like time-state analytics and AI-automated data modeling, that surfaces actionable insights. By understanding real-world human experiences and having the ability to act within seconds of observation, our customers can solve business-critical issues and focus on growing their businesses ahead of the competition. Examples of the brands Conviva has helped fuel streaming growth for include DAZN, Disney+, HBO, Hulu, NBCUniversal, Paramount+, Peacock, Sky, Sling TV, Univision, and Warner Bros Discovery.  

Privately held, Conviva is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with offices and people around the globe. For more information, visit us at www.conviva.com. Join us to help extend our leadership position in big data streaming analytics to new audiences and markets! 

• Executes the development, Maintenance, and enhancements of varying complexity levels across platform systems
• Translates the Business Requirements and specifications into related solutions designs to understand business needs and functional specifications
• Evaluates project deliverables to ensure they meet the specifications and architectural standards
• Write and review technical documents, including design, developments, and code review
• Provide technical support to team
• Work independently and handle product responsibilities with stakeholders and good communication skills
• Good understanding of performance and security aspects of software development
• Working experience in Agile Software Methodology (Scrum and Kanban)

• 6+ years of experience in Software development using Java and J2EE technologies
• Experience in designing front end interfaces using HTML, CSS, Javascript, iQuery, AJAX
• Experience in Build tools like Maven
• Strong hands-on experience in developing microservices using Springboot
• Strong hands-on experience in Spring Framework such as Spring MVC, IDC, AOP and Spring JDBC
• Experience in Core Java, Multi-threading, OOPs, Collections and servlets
• Unit and integration testing using Junit
• Experience in databases like MySQL, DB2 and Oracle
• Strong design skills and also experience in working with Design patterns to solve problems
• Good to have GCP, AWS, Azure public cloud platforms
  
  

Role: Java developer
Experience: 4+ years

Job description

○ Working experience on JAVA,Spring Boot. (on building web services?)

○ NOSQL DynamoDB knowledge is plus

○ Working experience in building micro services and distributed systems

○ Working experience on using messaging queues RabbitMQ/Kafka is plus