Engineering Manager

Job Description

The Opportunity

The Springboard engineering team is looking for software engineers with strong backend & frontend technical expertise. In this role, you would be responsible for building exciting features aimed at improving our student experience and expanding our student base, using the latest technologies like GenAI, as relevant. You would also contribute to making our platform more robust, flexible and scalable. This is a great opportunity to create a meaningful impact as well as grow in your career.

We are looking for engineers with different levels of experience and expertise. Depending on your proficiency levels, you will join our team as a Software Engineer II, Senior Software Engineer or Lead Software Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop features for the Springboard platform, which enriches the learning experience of thousands through human guided learning at scale
• Own quality and reliability of the product by getting hands on with code and design reviews, debugging complex issues and so on
• Contribute to the platform architecture through redesign of complex features based on evolving business needs
• Influence and establish best engineering practices through solid design decisions, processes and tools
• Provide technical mentoring to team members

You

• You have experience with web application development, on both, backend and frontend.
• You have a solid understanding of software design principles and best practices.
• You have hands-on experience in,
• Coding and debugging complex systems, with frontend integration.
• Code review, responsible for production deployments.
• Building scalable and fault-tolerant applications.
• Re-architecting / re-designing complex systems / features (i.e. managing technical debt).
• Defining and following best practices for frontend and backend systems.
• You have excellent problem solving skills and are comfortable handling ambiguity.
• You are able to analyze various alternatives and reach optimal decisions. 
• You are willing to challenge the status quo, express your opinion and drive change.
• You are able to plan reasonably complex pieces of work and can handle changing priorities, unknowns and challenges with support. You want to contribute to the platform roadmap, aligning with the organization priorities and goals.
• You enjoy mentoring others and helping them solve challenging problems.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner. You are able to communicate with various stakeholders to understand their requirements.
• You are a proponent of quality - building best practices, introducing new processes and improvements to make the team more efficient.

Non-negotiables

Must have

• Expertise in Backend development (Python & Django experience preferred)
• Expertise in Frontend development (AngularJS / ReactJS / VueJS experience preferred)
• Experience working with SQL databases
• Experience building multiple significant features for web applications

Good to have

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (or any cloud platform)
• Experience working with any Learning Management System (LMS), such as Canvas
• Experience working with GenAI ecosystem, including usage of AI tools such as code completion
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and applications deployed on Kubernetes
• Experience with refactoring (redesigning complex systems / features, breaking monolith into services)
• Experience working with NoSQL databases
• Experience with Web performance optimization, SEO, Gatsby and FE Analytics
• Delivery skills, specifically planning open ended projects
• Mentoring skills

Expectations

• Able to work with open ended problems and come up with efficient solutions
• Able to communicate effectively with business stakeholders to clarify requirements for small to medium tasks and own end to end delivery
• Able to communicate estimations, plan deviations and blockers in an efficient and timely manner to all project stakeholders

Job Summary:

Greenie Startup is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Backend Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of NodeJS, Distributed Systems, MongoDB, React, and other backend languages. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining backend applications for our platform.

Responsibilities:

●     Develop and maintain backend services using NodeJS, MongoDB, and other backend languages

●     Design and develop RESTful APIs for the platform

●     Work with the team to develop scalable and fault-tolerant distributed systems

●     Implement Authentication, Identity Management, and Authorization mechanisms for the platform

●     Collaborate with the front-end team to integrate the backend services with the user-facing application

●     Write clean and maintainable code with a focus on performance and scalability

Requirements:

●     Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field

●     At least 5 years of experience in backend development

●     Strong understanding of NodeJS, MongoDB, and other backend languages

●     Experience with distributed systems and RESTful APIs

●     Experience with React is a plus

●     Strong understanding of Authentication, Identity Management, and Authorization mechanisms

●     Familiarity with Firewall Security and other security mechanisms

●     Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Skills: React JS/Next JS, NodeJs, ExpressJs,JavaScript, Typescript, Restful/SOAP web servicesMongo DB(NoSQL/SQL)database technologies.

Experience preferred:

● You have a strong passion for start-ups and the proactiveness to deliver
● You have hands-on experience building services using NodeJs, ExpressJs technologies
● You have hands-on experience of MongoDB (NoSQL/SQL) database technologies.
● You are good at web technologies like React JS/Next JS, JavaScript, Typescript
● You are good at web technologies like Restful/SOAP web services
● You are good at caching and third-party integration
● You are strong on debugging and troubleshooting skills
● If you have Knowledge of Python, Chrome extension & DevOps development is a plus.
● You must be proficient in building scalable backend infrastructure software or distributed systems with exposure to Front-end and backend libraries/frameworks.
● Experience with Databases and micro services architecture is an advantage
● You should be able to push your limits and go beyond your role to scale the product
● Go-getter attitude

Qualifications:

BTech/BE in computer science, electrical, electronics or related fields 5+ years of full stack design and development experience High emotional intelligence, empathy and collaborative approach. Experience in Angular Javascript frameworks, CSS, HTML5, NodeJS, ExpressJS, MongoDB to handle full stack web development. Experience with developing rich dynamic front end applications using Angular and CSS frameworks like BulmaCSS, Angular Material, Bootstrap, etc. Knowledge of GraphQL would be an added advantage. Knowledge of Cloud services like AWS, Heroku, Azure is preferable. Should be a quick learner to keep up with the pace of the ever changing world of technology as the candidate will get excellent exposure to the latest and trending Cloud based Saas technologies and best practices while working with varied customers based across the globe.

Responsibilities:

Develop web applications covering end to end software development life cycle right from writing UI code using Angular to backend API code using NodeJS and managing databases like MongoDB, MySQL, etc. Involved in full stack code management from Git check-ins to running automated builds and deployments using DevOps practices to deploy to public cloud services like AWS, Azure, Heroku, etc. Handling full-stack web development workflow right from front end to backend to CI/CD workflows. Design and Develop the tech architecture and work closely with CEO and CTO of the company Drive and guide with work of other engineers on the team

This is a leadership role and candidate is expected to wear multiple technical hats including customer interactions and investor discussions

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To introduce ,I am Sujatha representing the - Talent acquisition team at TRICON INFOTECH PVT LTD..

We are looking at great minds like you to join us and we are keen on discussing with you about our current opportunities that will give you a chance to work with top-notch entrepreneurs, to build one of the premier product engineering brands.

I am sure we would have more to talk once we fix a time for another round of conversation to explore the opportunities with TRICON INFOTECH .

We have excellent openings for Ruby on Rails professionals with 3+ Years of experience in the below Skill Set.

Would appreciate if you could send me your brief write up and updated profile which would help us understand you better.

Job Location : Bangalore

Skills & Experience:

• 3 to 10 Years of experience in Ruby on Rails
• Knowledge on Active Admin
• worked on various third-party integrations.
• Knowledge on AWS/Azure would be a plus
• Hands on AngularJs/ReactJs/NodeJS with AWS Exposure is a Plus.
• Writing testable object-oriented software using best development practices
• Agile methodologies and practices (including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming)
• Test Driven Development or Behaviour Driven Development
• Writing Clean Code & decoupled modules using the power of Design Patterns
• Pair Programming
• Experienced in designing scalable solutions, writing efficient code, optimizing performance and debugging issues
• Good communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to technical teams

If interested, please share your profile with the below details:

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About Tricon Infotech

Tricon is a rapidly growing technology solution company which committed to be with its customers throughout their Journey to be future ready. Tricon has been delighting its customers for the past 20 years making many strides, winning customers’ hearts. We believe that it is possible to deliver clean, clutter-free & simple product solutions for various complex domains via technology & intelligent product design/experience.

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Tricon has revolutionized the education, learning / publishing domain by obsessing over user experience & data/analytics-driven approach to building solutions.

Why should YOU be working here?

• Cutting-edge technology & product experience
• Smart, nice, peppy, helpful people around
• Fast-paced decision-making environment & release cycles
• Ownership & autonomy of area
• Analytics-driven decision-making culture
• Awesome leadership with solid personalities
• Ability to contribute ideas & watch them come to life
• Problem-solving environment
• All teams are obsessed about the customer
• Love, live and breathe AGILE!

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or related field)
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Expertise in React.js, React-native, Python, Android & Database
• Experience with Agile or Scrum software development methodologies
• Ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize work

Role & Responsibilities

• A Proven work experience as a Ruby on Rails developer with good understanding of Java script, jQuery, HTML, CSS. The individual will need to be hands on with development, performance optimisation, secure development process, usability, and coding standards of the product.
• Strong ROR development experience and follows best practices (test-driven development, continuous integration, SCRUM, refactoring, and code standards).
• Should have a mix of excellent reasoning ability to document, develop and test software with the commitment to excellence and defect free product before being deployed.
• Should be able to work closely with all stakeholders to investigate, fix, optimise, test, and deploy high quality solutions.
• Should have hands on understanding of technical design, implementation, and maintenance of technical initiatives towards improving and scaling of products.
• Self-motivated and should rapidly incorporate new requirements and deliver successfully by self.
• Effectively communicates with peers and stakeholders, gathers and clarify requirements from technical & functional aspect.

• Follows software development process; consistently innovates processes to improve individual and team productivity and quality.
• Strong Analytical, Problem Solving Skills and participates in all activities with urgency, should be result oriented and with strong work ethic.
• Experience with Agile development lifecycle with excellent understanding of feature estimation and ability to communicate issues and risks that may impact timelines or resources.

Desired Candidate Profile

• 4+ years of IT experience.
• At least 4 years commercial web development experience.
• At least 3 years of Ruby on Rails commercial development experience.
• Familiarity with Relational and Non Relation Databases ( Postgres, Mysql, MongoDb)
• REST API development.
• Familiarity with In Memory Database ( Redis, Memcache )
• Web development - HTML, HTML5 JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, jQuery, http, REST.
• AGILE/SCRUM development Experience.
• Development practices - Rails test framework / TDD / BDD, Domain Driven Design, SOLID, refactoring, OOP design patterns
• Expertise in version control system ( GIT )
• Candidate need to be comfortable dabbling with some basic infrastructure management on AWS.
• Familiarity with ( React, Vue ) is a plus.