Director of Engineering

Experience Required: 7+ years

Hiring Process: 1 Technical Rounds, 1 Managerial Round

Mode of work : Hybrid

Location: Bangalore

Responsibilities Include:

• Leading application design, development, and release process for all new and existing assigned projects.
• Working closely with development teams, management, and designers to build world-class software applications.
• Coordinating the collection, description, analysis, and prioritization of requests for new project functionality and existing applications.
• Documenting and reporting problems, recommending solutions or improvements to project managers.
• Translating design specifications into web or client applications that work well across multiple devices.
• Contributing to design and architecture to meet business requirements.
• Keeping up-to-date on the latest web tools, client-side technologies, standards, and practices.
• Working closely with the Quality Assurance team to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.
• Assisting other developers, and showcasing the ability and desire to estimate tasks, meet deadlines, and work effectively with minimal supervision in a team environment.

Candidate Qualifications:

• 7+ years of IT experience primarily using .Net Tech Stack.
• Strong experience in MVC, Web Services, Web API, C#, MSSQL, relational databases, and web development.
• Familiarity with JavaScript, Angular JS and jQuery.
• Experience with .Net Core (.Net 5.0/6.0) and Azure Cloud.
• Experience in responsive web design techniques.
• Hands-on experience in leading the development of .NET solutions.
• Expertise in OOPs, Design Patterns, and Best Practices.
• End-to-end .NET development experience, and proficiency in implementing enterprise applications based on .Net stacks.
• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Experience in SaaS platforms is preferred.

Company Overview:

Propel is an innovative and fast-growing software development company specializing in designing and building enterprise applications. Our commitment to excellence and passion for technology has positioned us as a leader in our domain.  

We are searching for a talented Senior Architect to join our dynamic team and lead our efforts in scaling and optimizing our software solutions. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Diverse Architectural Expertise: Drive solutions using various architectures, including SOA, Enterprise application, Microservices, event-driven, and distributed systems. Utilize experience in big data systems like Spark, Hadoop, and Cassandra to model and design distributed architectures. 
• Comprehensive Cloud Mastery: Demonstrate expertise in cloud architectures (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) across platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Lead legacy system migration to these cloud infrastructures. 
• Containerization & Orchestration Excellence: Design highly scalable applications using Docker containers, optimizing with Kubernetes orchestration. 
• Solution Development: Lead the end-to-end solutioning process, from proof of concept to implementation, tackling complex business challenges with innovative technical solutions. 
• Data Management & Security: Oversee the creation and management of data pipelines using strategies like ETL, ELT, and CDC in various modes. Design data warehouses, ensuring security for Data at Rest and Data in Transit. Implement data encryption strategies utilizing algorithms like AES, DES, MD5, and SHA1. Ensure secure access through identity platforms like ADFS, Auth0, and Okta, along with Single Sign-on and Single Sign-Off integrations. 
• Compliance & Standards: Architect and design solutions ensuring compliance with regulations like HIPAA and GDPR. Advocate for and ensure adherence to best practices in development and DevOps, encompassing project management tools, version control systems, CI/CD pipelines, static code analyzers, and more. 
• Version Control & Collaboration Tools: Ensure best practices in utilizing software version control systems and software delivery platforms, enhancing team collaboration and project tracking. 
• Business Alignment: Engage proactively with stakeholders and product managers to define and translate business requirements into technical specifications, ensuring alignment and value delivery. 

Technical Skillset: 

• Web Technologies: J2EE, Servlets, DotNet, Python, HTML5, CSS5, ReactJS, TypeScript, Javascript, Bootstrap, Node.JS, Express JS, JSON, XML 
• Frameworks: Spring Framework, DotNet Core, Flask, Angular OR ReactJS 
• Languages: C#, Java, Python, Scala (Expertise in any 3, familiarity with others)
• Testing Tools: Selenium, Cypress, JMeter, Gatling 
• Databases: MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch 
• Distributed Systems: Apache Spark, Hadoop, or any others 
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, DockerHub, Kubernetes 
• Identity Platforms: ADFS, Auth0, Okta 
• Web/ App Servers: Nginx, Apache, JBoss, Tomcat, IIS, Websphere (Anyone or more) 
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google (Anyone or more) 
• Version Control: SVN, CVS, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket (Anyone or more) 
• Code Analysis Tools: SonarQube, Veracode 
• CI/ CD Tools: Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines 
• Build & Dependency Management: Maven, SBT, YARN, NPM, WebPack 

Business Technology Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION 

As a Business-Technology Project Manager, we expect the candidate to bring in the Right liaison between Business and Technology as a part of technology solutions implementation. He/she will be responsible for: 

About the role:
We’re looking for a dedicated and efficient professional to join our Digital Marketing (Amazon & Website Marketing teams), and deliver timely results on the projects assigned.
● We work in a consultative manner with clients to deliver better value, rather than just acting as the execution arm. We deliver work that increases value across the entire client operations. This requires us to be proactive and creative in our interactions across all channels.
● The world of eCommerce marketing keeps on changing continually, and staying updated is the only key to stay ahead. To excel here, it is crucial to have curiosity and self-drive to solve new problems. And then, also teach others in the team about it, thereby widening the skill-base within the company.
● We may be a bunch of sharp and intelligent chaps, but it is only through extensive collaboration that we have grown, and remain one of the most capable organizations in eCommerce Marketing. We work hard to grow ourselves and also others around us.

Responsibilities:

Project Execution:
● Design digital campaigns and implement various marketing activities to achieve project goals, for multiple clients at a time
● Assist the Project Owner to provide deliverables to the clients in a timely and efficient manner
● Create and analyze business reports on strategy and campaign performance
● Keep up to date with the latest marketing strategies & technologies, and help in improving existing solution offerings
● Participate in the strategizing process for clients and collaborate with internal teams for efficient execution

Client Assistance:
● Understand the client and their business goals from a holistic perspective
● Prioritize client requirements during project execution and deliver on time with perfection
● Collaborate with the Project Owner and other team members to ensure that everyone is aligned
● Look for opportunities to improve processes, further efficiencies, and make communication more effective

What you'll need?
● Bachelor's degree in any field
● Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
● Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently with little supervision on projects
● Aspiration to learn, grow and develop self as a leader
● Ability to prioritize in a high volume and fast-paced environment
● Highly organized and detail-oriented, with a strong ability to manage several competing tasks simultaneously

Who Should Consider Joining?
● If you like challenges and think from a first principle basis,
● If you are driven to take ownership and get on the driver's seat,
● If you have the aspiration to grow fast in the dynamic environment of a start-up,
● If you are a collaborative team member, who believes in collective success,
● If you are someone who makes objective, fact-based decisions

Who should not consider joining?
● If the role description does not excite you, then you should not join us
● We are a startup and things will move fast. If you are not comfortable in a fast-paced environment, then you should not join us
● If you are not a self-starter who is willing to learn & experiment more, then you should not join us.

What We Offer:
● Limitless growth and learning opportunities
● A collaborative and positive culture — Your colleagues will be as smart, helpful, and driven as you.
● Guidance and mentorship from industry experts and renowned IIT Alumnus
● In house digital marketing training from specialists, hence a digital marketing experience is not mandatory for this profile
● An opportunity to make an impact — Your work will contribute directly to our strategy and clients' growth

What you need to have:

We're looking for a QA Engineer to help with manual testing as well as introduce automation to our processes where possible. Candidates will need to be familiar with and able to write scripts, set up automation processes, and familiarise themselves with the products we build (web and mobile apps).

• The role will also require you to document test cases with an understanding of what the product does and how the end-user might approach it.
• Understand functional and non-functional testing requirements of web and mobile applications.
• Document functional testing scenarios and cases, for manual testing of API functionality using Postman and manual testing of User Interface elements (web, mobile, and mobile web)
• Identify or create data for testing
• Execute test cases and record status
• Log defects identified and track them through retesting and closure
• Debug using ADB commands and tools like Charles Proxy to primarily identify the root cause of failures.

Skill:

• Good understanding of mobile and web applications functionality
• Good understanding of how APIs work functionally
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
• Non-functional testing of mobile applications including but not limited to battery analysis, GPU overdraw, responsiveness, etc.