Full Stack Developer

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

Build and maintain products. Build products and features, through inception, design, implementation and launch, working closely with multiple disciplines across the company. You will spend the majority of your time working on critical projects which require focus on integrations, scalability, and performance. You will also be the first line of defense in ensuring that the product features are achievable and have a clear purpose, trimming off unnecessary detailing, especially in the earliest stages. Align across teams and stakeholders. Play a key role in ensuring that objectives and expectations are aligned across multiple concurrent products. You are expected to break down features within each project and prioritize tasks based on the expertise of the team, keeping redundancy in mind. 

Maintain a high bar for code quality and future proofing. Implement processes for checking in code that maintains a high bar of code quality. You are expected to optimize for a solution that affords the best user experience in a reasonable amount of time while ensuring to allow for adequate security, ability to scale in the future etc. 

Responsibilities

● Design, build and maintain scalable, secure web services and distributed systems

● Design and develop robust solutions for client onboarding, portfolio analytics, tokenized security issuance, authentication, and security

● Build solutions to integrate with APIs of external solutions providers including crypto custodians, exchanges, fund admins etc.

● Architecting and building frontend features in React.js

● Ensuring a highly performant and responsive UI

● Help maintain existing codebase, infrastructure, test coverage, and documentation

● Communicate requirements effectively within and across teams

● Independently work and lead project initiatives in a fast paced environment

Requirements

● 5+ years of work experience as a Senior Software Engineer or similarly senior member of a fast scaling company, ideally building products from ideation to launch with a strong engineering team. Web3 based experience preferred.

● Have experience in rapid prototyping of features across various products. Demonstrable open source contributions and experience with Git advantageous.

● Professional experience with Python, Javascript, Typescript, or Go

● Must have experience building and/or integrating with RESTful APIs

● Working knowledge of Django, FastAPI, or React.js and Redux

● Working knowledge various frontend frameworks and languages such as HTML, CSS

● Experience monitoring and scaling microservice-oriented systems

● Familiarity with websocket architecture and implementation

● Experience working with cloud-native AWS infrastructure and/or Kubernetes

● Team-building and technical leadership experience

● Being nimble and reacting quickly to changing business conditions

● BTech in Computer Science or a related field (Masters is a plus

Benefits

● Competitive salary, benefits & participation in the firm's ESOP program

● Be part of something exciting. Rare opportunity to come in early and build the next generation of institutional grade financial services.

● International work environment and flat organization. Possibility for relocation and international transfers mid-career

 Job Description:

We are looking for a self-starter/ Full Stack Developer who can work well with minimal guidance and in a fluid environment. Proficient at programming and interacting with APIs and good knowledge of RESTful design. Customer-focused reacts well to changes, works with teams, and is able to multitask. A natural communicator who can articulate and express thoughts and explain technical concepts in clear, plain English (both written and verbal)

Key Responsibilities: 

Hands-on experience in different technologies and languages such as Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, ReactJS, NodeJS, MongoDB, Express JS, MySQL to develop applications. Full Stack Developers approach software holistically since you cater to both user experience and functionality. Participating in the design and creation of scalable software. Writing clean, functional code on the front- and back-end. Testing and fixing bugs or other coding issues

Position Type: Full-Time

Educational Qualifications: B.Tech/B.Sc/MCA/Relevant Degree in Computer Science.

Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in Front-end & Backend

Reports to: Development Manager

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software
• Excellent scoping and estimation skills

Skills and Responsibilities:

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Deep understanding of client-side development, coding in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript ES6, and jQuery.
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react
• Strong experience using a client-side MVC framework such as NodeJS, React JS, NextJS, Redux.
• Strong experience in feather JS is a plus
• Familiarity with common stacks & tech stacks.
• Strong knowledge in databases MySQL, MongoDB, web servers Apache, and UI/UX design.
• Top-notch programming skills and write code for robust software design.
• Experience in responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and website performance.
• Knowledge of performance testing frameworks including Mocha and Jest
• Experience in object-oriented design skills.
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of how browsers and DOM work.
• Experience with Git.
• Experience with handling Services, RESTful, APIs.
• Knowledge of frontend CSS frameworks like Bootstrap.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• An analytical mind and problem-solving skills.
• F&B (Food and Beverages) domain experience is a plus.
• Monitoring and improving front-end performance
• A passion for new consumer technology and the emerging media landscape

FULL STACK DEVELOPER

Responsibilities

• Develop interactive, user-friendly applications using the latest frameworks

• Deliver across the entire application life cycle in the stages of concept, design, build, deployment, test, and release to app stores and support.

• Collaborate with product owners and designers to translate product requirements and designs into reality

• Own and develop feature sets that involve responsive UIs and restful services to ensure a seamless user experience.

• Interact with the product, engineering, and business teams across geographies to leverage their expertise and contribute efficiently.

• Ensure that all components and the overall application are robust and easy to maintain.

• Continuously optimize and improve the application performance

• Proactively acquire knowledge of the latest industry trends and best practices in mobile technologies to implement them and educate the teams to increase the effectiveness of technology solutions.

Requirements

• B.Tech/ B.S. or M.Tech/ M.S. or equivalent in Computer Science, IT, or related field

• 2-6 years of experience

Mandatory Skills

• 2+ years of experience designing and building production-level web applications including:

• Programming knowledge in JavaScript, NodeJS

• Good knowledge in developing front-end software, with deep experience in one or more relevant

front-end frameworks (ReactJs, Angular, Vue etc.).

• Expertise in Web/mobile app development using React Native

• Experience in product development on mobile platforms using React Native

• Familiar in developing backend (JS/Node/C#).

• Basic understanding of RDBMS databases

• Working knowledge of design patterns, SOLID principles, and development best practices. Ability to

independently write code and unit test cases

• Mastery of standard frontend technologies like modern HTML, CSS, JavaScript (we use React,

Redux, Webpack, NodeJS etc.), REST, and JSON.

Desirable Skills

• ES6/7, Node, package management /webpack/parcel.

• Exposure to data modeling with any of the database technologies.

• Full stack understanding of web/mobile/API/database development concepts and patterns.

• Experience in DevOps would be a plus.

• Experience in TypeScript would be a plus.

• Excitement about the latest trends in application design

• AWS
• Postgresql
• EC2 on AWS
• Angular
• Node
• Cognito
• and most importantly Serverless

• 5+years’ experience in progressive development or architect roles
• Very strong programming skills in one or more of the above languages
• Deep understanding of back end systems; AWS architectures and managed service ecosystems
• Good understanding with web/app design workflow including user research, user scenario, user persona, sitemap, wireframing, and mockups
• Design, develop and implement quality solutions to meet complex project requirements as per defined timelines
• Create Technical Design documents, understand technical designs and translate into the application requirements.
• Exercise independent judgment in evaluating alternative technical solutions
• Participate in code and design review process
• Write unit test cases for quality check of the deliverables
• Ability to work closely with others in a team environment as well as independently
• Proven ability to problem solve and troubleshoot
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Excellent English communication skills are required

Responsibilities

Work with dev teams and manage projects.

Plan with security and data protection as a foreword thought.

Build real-time and near real-time web applications with video/audio streaming.

Provide budgets and cost estimations for projects and server/service costs.

Design and develop client and server-side architectures.

Build front-end apps on React, Vue. You should be an expert at React.

Develop and manage database

Plan and write APIs

Test software to ensure responsive and efficiency

Write technical documentation

Requirement

5+ years experience

Front-end - React, Vue, Angular ( Expert in React and Angular)

Backend - Go-lang, Python, nodeJS, ( Must have working knowledge of atleast any of the two

programming languages)Framework: Django, Express JS

Misc - Linux, AWS, Deployment, Docker( Mandatory)

Roles & Responsibilities:-

Coding and Development. The desired candidate will be responsible for developing next-generation web applications & software products
Analyzing requirements, problems and solving them with the best solution.
Producing high-quality code without much supervision and on-time delivery.
A high degree of passion for developing the ability to rapidly learn and apply new technologies to meet business goals is crucial.
Proficiency in design patterns.
Extensive experience with writing code accessing and manipulating the databases.
Must have worked on Web Services, E-commerce, CRM, e-learning products, etc 
Interacting & working with the design team to match code with design layout.
Working in a cross-functional team, collaborating with peers during the entire SDLC.