Founding Engineer- Full Stack + AI

Position: Technical Architect

Location: Hyderabad

 Experience: 6+ years

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Technical Architect with a strong background in Python, Node.js, and React to lead the design and development of complex and scalable software solutions. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional technical skills, a deep understanding of software architecture principles, and a proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality projects. You should be capable of leading a cross-functional team that's responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities:

●       Lead the design, development, and deployment of software solutions, ensuring architectural integrity and high performance.

●       Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and product managers, to define technical requirements and create effective solutions.

●       Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.

●       Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to achieve project goals.

●       Drive continuous improvement by staying updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.

●       Conduct code reviews, identify areas of improvement, and promote a culture of excellence in software development.

●       Participate in architectural discussions, making strategic decisions and aligning technical solutions with business objectives.

●       Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring optimal performance and reliability of software applications.

●       Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, translating them into technical specifications.

●       Define and enforce architectural patterns, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability of systems.

●       Lead efforts to refactor and optimize existing codebase, enhancing performance and maintainability.

Qualifications:

●       Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

●       Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development with a focus on Python, Node.js, and React.

●       Proven experience as a Technical Architect, leading the design and development of complex software systems.

●       Strong expertise in software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices.

●       Extensive hands-on experience with Python, Node.js, and React, including designing and implementing scalable applications.

●       Solid understanding of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

●       Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.

●       Should create automation test cases and unit test cases (optional)

●       Proficiency in database design, optimization, and data modeling.

●       Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

●       Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.

●       Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively interact with cross-functional teams.

●       Prior experience in mentoring and coaching development teams.

●       Strong leadership qualities with a passion for technology innovation.

●        have experience in using Linux-based development environments using GitHub and CI/CD

●       Atlassian stack (JIRA/Confluence)

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ORM frameworks, particularly the Entity Framework

Managing source code with Git, including Gitlow Workflow

• Expertise in full stack tools Angular, SpringBoot, Node JS 
• Expertise on RDBMS and no SQL databases like Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, Mongo DB 
• Understanding of microservices architecture 
• Good understanding of Agile practices and DevOps tools like Jenkins/Azure etc. 
• Zeal to drive solutions and results with a constant focus on business priorities and delivering business value. 
• Ability to learn new tools and technologies quickly and extend the knowledge with other team members. 
• Basic understanding of AI/ML and R / Python 
• Good written and verbal communication. 

About us

404 DM is a fast-growing data-driven creative solutions provider, with a portfolio of brands that include Myntra, Flipkart, and Wildcraft. Our team essentially stands for all things digital with an abundance of creativity. The focus lies in building - right from crafting compelling narratives that capture a brand's essence to the long-lasting relationships that are developed with each and every client, the agency believes that this is the driving force behind the work they do. 404 DM offers a wide variety of services in the digital sphere, including design, technology, media planning, and above all, creative strategizing that helps brands stand out amidst their contemporaries.

We are building this really cool product that will change the way brands do their marketing and acquire customers. We're looking for equally driven and highly skilled people to join us. We'd love to have a conversation with you and see if you and our team are the right fit for each other.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Defines site objectives by analyzing user requirements; envisioning system features and functionality.
• Designs and develops user interfaces to Internet/intranet applications by setting expectations and features priorities throughout the development life cycle; determining design methodologies and toolsets; completing programming using languages and software products; designing and conducting tests.
• Recommends system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchase alternatives.
• Integrates applications by designing database architecture and server scripting; studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers.
• Completes applications development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Supports and develops web application developers by providing advice, coaching.
• SADs (Senior application Developer ) maintain the job duties of a supervisor as well as a lower-level application developer These duties can include regular consultations with the Team concerning software, creating new programs, and testing newly installed programs to verify functionality.
• The managerial side of being a leader can include writing reports on team progress and presenting those reports to upper executive committees, per Coding standards. SADs also make executive-level standards decisions for their department, ensure company policies are being followed and counsel employees as needed

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in information technology or computer sciences. Combining full - time academics degree with certification in computer languages and software programs could be an added advantage.
• At least 5 to 8 years of experience as a leader with hands-on experience in programming languages such as Javascript, HTML, C++, PHP, Angular, Ajax, Rest Api, Node.Js, JQuery, MySQL, API Oath Integration, Shopify, Open Source app development, Social media Developer tool.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
• 4+ years experience working in an IT environment
• 4+ years of Object-oriented design, functional programming
• Node JS API Development (Firebase API development is a plus)
• Angular or VUE or React JS Front end Development (VUE Js Experience is a plus)
• HTML / CSS responsive development
• Experience using any database
• Experience developing in an Agile / SCRUM Environment
• Experience developing mission-critical applications
• Strong business and technical acumen
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

As a senior full-stack developer, you will contribute to our end-to-end supply chain platform. You'll work with all key stakeholders to deliver scalable, maintainable code and deliver amazing user experiences. We are building a design and process-centric culture where you'll play a key role in the implementation of the foundation of all our systems. Up for a challenge?

You are:

• A self-starter with a sense of what it takes to be successful as a team
• An agile - welcome change, do as little as possible and embrace continuous delivery
• Conscious about how quality is carried through from the UI to all layers underneath
• Passionate about design as a foundation of great user experience
• Opinionated, but flexible to accommodate the big picture

• Analyze requirements, provide estimates and deliver code in an agile setup
• Stay on top of all owned work and raise red flags as early as possible
• Define the architecture, best practices, and coding standards for a full-stack development
• Support continuous technical improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and present them for architectural review 
• Motivate team members, coach junior members, and extend goodwill to other employees

Must have

• Prior startup experience, preferably with war stories to share
• 3-5 years of software industry experience
• Solid understanding of software design, development, testing, and problem-solving 
• Expertise in coding efficient, high quality, and modularized software 
• Expertise in React.js and related ecosystem
• Experience with GraphQL and other modern JS ecosystems
• Expertise in common design patterns and anti-patterns Javascript
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and microservices
• Expertise in relational and non-relational databases and expertise in at least one database system
• Experience with planning, execution, and maintenance of test infrastructure for backend workflows
• Knowledge of AWS
• Knowledge of Unix shell and source control systems and tools such as git 
• Strong technical leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Technical mentoring skills

Great to have

• Experience with CI/CD and setting up a monitoring infrastructure
• Experience with Flutter
• Interest in blockchain and computer vision-related ML systems
• Experience working on high traffic systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

Our ideal candidate is someone who is an exceptional JS developer with significant experience on React and Node. You should be able to build and support complex applications single-handedly with a keen eye towards UX, design, security and performance. Additionally you will need to have a basic understanding of microservices, API integrations to aid in achieving our vision of building the most robust and scalable integration platform in the B2B Retail + Food verticals. You will be responsible for architecture, design and implementation of the entire system to support thousands of customers globally. Our stack is primarily built around Node, PHP, React, Angular, Mongo, PHP and advanced Infra and DevOps tools such as Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK and more.

Mentoring should come naturally to you, as well as finding the right balance towards process and documentation.

Highlights:
1) You will be working on interesting technical challenges in a product centric and open-source driven environment.
2) You will help set a very high bar on code quality with a focus on test driven development and writing highly performant, fault tolerant and secure code.
3) You will take ownership of product features from conception to implementation, testing deployment and support.
4) A lot of freedom on when and where you work from - just get stuff done.
5) You will open source as much as possible, and blog about cool things that you learnt and built.
6) You will help define who we become as a company.
7) You will get stock options in line with silicon valley standards.


Caveats:
1) We have a strict no-divas rule. There are a lot of smart engineers on the team but no one with an attitude / superiority complex.
2) If you think writing tests for your code, writing docs, doing customer support etc are not your cup of tea, this isn't the right role for you.
3) Similarly, if you're viewing this just as a 20-40% increment opportunity over your current compensation, this isn't the right role or company for you.


This role can be the growth opportunity of a lifetime for anyone who has been operating as a backend lead and wants to grow into a fullstack CTO. Check out the links below if you'd like to learn more about us. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply.

1) Why ShoppinPal? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE7DgtwA0ws" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE7DgtwA0ws
2) Our hiring philosophy and process http://techstory.in/building-startup-team/" target="_blank">http://techstory.in/building-startup-team/
3) Our culture- https://www.shoppinpal.com/culture">https://www.shoppinpal.com/culture