Full Stack Developer Intern (React + Node) - Unpaid

Company Introduction

iSchoolConnect is an online platform that makes the University Admissions process hassle-free, fun and accessible to students around the globe. Using our unique AI technology, we allow students to apply to multiple universities with a single application. iSchoolConnect also connects with institutions worldwide and aids them in the transformation of their end-to-end admission processes using our various cutting-edge use cases. Our technologies include the Conversational AI chatbot, Document Grader, Video Interview Analyzer, and a Single application use case that aids institutions with International Enrollment Management

For more information visit: https://ischoolconnect.com/

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ischoolconnect/

Designation -Full Stack Developer

Job Description

As a Full Stack Developer at iSchoolConnect, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the front end and back end of our web applications. You will work closely with our team of talented engineers and product managers to build high-quality, high-performance, scalable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive web applications with a focus on user experience.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for both the front end and back end.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.

Key Qualifications

• Proficiency in JavaScript and familiarity with TypeScript.
• Strong experience with Node.js and popular frameworks (Express, Koa, etc.).
• Solid understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Experience with Angular is highly preferred, but experience with other front-end frameworks (React, Vue.js) is also valuable.
• Basic understanding of RDBMS, specifically MySQL.
• Experience with unit testing and test-driven development.
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages and server-side CSS preprocessors.

Work Exp - 4+ years

Location - Mumbai (Work from Office)

Good to Have

• Knowledge of Accessibility on the Web.
• Familiarity with ORM tools like Prisma.
• Experience with cloud services, particularly AWS.
• Experience with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Knowledge of CSS frameworks, especially Tailwind CSS.
• Familiarity with continuous integration.

We like to keep our job descriptions super simple, so please spend 3 minutes reading this.

Details about the job. You will ...

• Work very closely with the Head of Engineering and the CEO directly
• Own major parts of our tech stack (Node.js/React.js) and your job will be focused primarily on backend (Node/SQL/MQs etc.), but with some front-end JS work (React) as needed
• Design, code, and deliver top-quality software that performs beautifully at scale
• Take ownership for your job and treat it like it is your baby
• This job is based in Chennai (NOT Remote). But we have a lot of flexibility for when life situations require you to work from home
• We are only a 40 person company (by choice) - so you will get amazing ownership!

A Bit About You.

• Really strong in Javascript especially in Node.js with at least 5 years of experience - if you are genuinely not super strong, please do not apply as you will find our interviews challenging and it might be a waste of your time
• Also has React.js experience so that you can support the front-end work as needed
• A strong Engineer who LIKES building software - not just someone who knows the frameworks and can code
• We don't care about college degrees or if you are self taught - we only care that you're exceptional in your work and can be professional
• Must have strong communication skills
• Must be organized, and deliver their own work within deadlines, professionally
• Strong sense of ownership and take pride in your work.

What Will We Do For You?

• Office next to the beach
• "Sports team with a heart" mentality. Even though we work hard, we take care of our people.
• Free breakfast and snacks every day
• Non-hierarchical work environment
• Macbook Pro, free swag etc. of course!
• Huge potential for career growth - the limiting factor will be just your commitment and ambition.

Your Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overall tech stack of the product
• Designing overall architecture of the web/ mobile application
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications
• Exposure to security and data protection management
• Building modular, reusable codes and libraries
• Ability to build product from scratch & drive it to completion
• Optimize applications for best user experience
• Development experience for both mobile and web based products.
• Unit Testing of developed modules

Skills:

Front-End

• Web fundamentals like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• CSS preprocessors like Sass, LESS, bootstrap
• JavaScript frameworks like React js, AngularJS, or Ember etc.
• Libraries like jQuery or Backbone.js
• Front-end (CSS) frameworks like Foundation or Bootstrap
• Web sockets

Back-End

• Rest API design and development
• CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• RESTful Services
• Web fundamentals like React js, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Server-side languages like Javascript, PHP, Python
• Database technologies like MySQL and MongoDB.
• Web server technologies like Node.js, Nginx, ISS, etc.

• Plan, architect, integrate, and develop back-end and database driven features using the Python language and frameworks (Flask/ Falcon, MongoDB ).
• Create decoupled, interactive web UIs using JavaScript (Angular, jQuery)
• Aid in the development and ongoing maintenance of our DevOps platform (Ansible)
• Provide technical advice and recommendations for language and software choices.
• Develop code that is cross-browser and cross-platform friendly
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to ensure all requirements are met
• Evaluate technologies and manage technical planning
• Support and ongoing development for existing projects
• Provide clean code and proper documentation for each project
• Fix bugs and resolve ongoing issues

Who We Are:

Polosoft helps brands solve complex challenges through our integrated development and services offering. Headquartered in Bhubaneswar with offices in Delhi & USA, our teams are connected by a set of core values that inform everything we do, from how we hire to how we work together: values like Everyone Matters, No Silos, and Masters of Our Craft.

At Polosoft, we are creating a new model for a new age client, and we are obsessed with measured impact. We combine digital, analytical, and creative capabilities with industry knowledge and experience. That means clients can bring us their biggest challenges, knowing we have what it takes to bring a new business vision to life.

Polosoft is growing fast; hence an entrepreneurial mind-set and the ability to multitask would be highly desired.

We are Looking For:

As a Full Stack Developer, you are constantly leveraging your technical skills and creativity. You have mastered front-end and back-end development, creating reliable, lightweight, malleable, and high-performing web & enterprise applications. You are fluent in core PHP and at least 1 MVC framework from Laravel and Codeignitor, comfortable using CLI in Unix/ Linux server environments. You are technologically agnostic, genuinely enjoy experimenting with new frameworks, and closely follow changes across the tech landscape.

This role is perfectly suited for people that love to learn because it requires you to continuously update your skillset and technical abilities. Staying up to date on new development tools, programming techniques, and industry trends is also part of the job. If you’re someone who loves logic and problem solving, then We are looking for You.

What You Will Do

• No day is the same - you will create technical designs that support varying client requirements.
• You will design and develop full-stack web applications using the latest web technologies, primarily Angular js and React js, Express js
• Write code that passes unit tests and withstands an agile and test-driven development environment.
• Leverage your skills in industry standard tools to deliver weekly code releases.
• You’ll work in a ‘no silos’ environment, frequently collaborating with global teams and roles across the organization.

Who You Are

Requirements

• You can build products from scratch.
• You have expertise in any one of the back-end frameworks (PHP 5.x/7.x with XAMP/LAMP Environment, Laravel, Codeigniter PHP web framework, Node js, Express js, etc.)
• You are fluent in these languages - PHP, Javascript, NodeJS
• You have Strong knowledge of Ui and UX

• You have dabbled in these front-end tools - HTML 5, Bootstrap 3.0/4.0, CSS 3.0, React js,Node.js Angular JS, JQuery
• You understand when to use NoSQL ( Mongo DB) vs. relational database (MySQL)
• You are comfortable to use any of the web services (REST/ SOAP/ XML)
• You are comfortable to use ecommerce tool like magento 1 and 2, Woocommerce,prestashop and other CMS tool like wordpress (plugin building),drupal  and Joomla
• You preferably have experience in working with GIT, SVN or similar SCM tools
• You must have done one of this payment gateway integration - Paypal/ Stripe/ Razor pay
• You are comfortable working up and down the stack.
• You can convert ideas into designs and build them out

Seniority Level

Mid-level 2-4 Years of Experience

CTC : 3 – 6 LPA

Job Description in brief: 

• Must have good communication skills and Team management skills
• Must be multi tasking
• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress, Java, Php, React.Js (Any other technical skills)
• Shall be responsible to handle the Projects solely
• Shall be responsible to handle the clients
• Meetings with the Clients
• Understand the requirement of the clients
• Assigning the task to the developers
• Creating IT project budgets
• Preparing the Commercial Proposals for the clients
• Preparation of the Work Reports
• Assuring to meet the deadline of the projects

• You will be part of a collaborative project team
• Will leverage several proprietary and standard tools to implement technical solutions.
• Responsible for understanding business requirements, providing estimation, developing solution, writing unit test scenarios and fixing defects for assigned applications.

Roles and Responsibilities

• The candidate should have good experience in React & Node. Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• Produce high-quality code and experience with security implementations Identifying application security risks and Implementing security patches procedures.
• Stronghold on MongoDB and experience on other No SQL databases.
• Experience with Graph, Payment Gateway, Node.js process management, and web sockets like socket.io

Desired Candidate Profile

• Good understanding of core concepts of React.js.
• Strong understanding of Node.js and express.
• Hands-on experience in state management libraries like Redux & RXJS.
• Strong foundation of HTML5 & CSS3, pre-processors (Less/SCSS) and JavaScript.
• Experience integrating with Restful web services.
• Proficient with ES6/7/8 syntax and concepts.
• Also into Microservice architecture, Kubernetes, PUB-SUB concept

Permanent WFH opportunity.

Shift timing 11 am- 8 pm

• IMMEDIATE JOINEE
  BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. MS degree is preferred.
• 9+ years development experience in JAVA (using OO Design and Analysis, Design Patterns, etc.)
• High experience in Java 8 with hands on coding Required.
• 4+ years’ experience building highly scalable, distributed and reliable Restful Web Services using Spring, Jersey, etc.
• Should have knowledge on Cloud applications preferably on AWS.
• Knowledge on building Front end applications using JavaScript, AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience with relational DBs like MySQL and NoSQL Database like MongoDB, Solr/Lucene will be a plus.
• Experience with Tomcat, Jax-RS, REST, JPA, IntelliJ, Groovy, Hibernate is must.
• Experience with build technologies like Gradle, Jenkins will be a plus.
• Experience with Test Driven Development using TestNG/Junit testing frameworks.
• Experience working with version control like GIT.
• 8+ years (or more) experience shipping quality code
• 4+ years’ experience with leading frontend frameworks like Angular 1 to 8 or ReactJS, etc.
• Experience on Ionic Framework, Cardova
• Experience contributing front-end code to a publicly available, consumer-focused web application.
• Solid experience and understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript (vanilla JS and popular libraries like Underscore.js and jQuery)
• Experience with REST-based APIs
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