Full Stack Engineer

Title: Technical Lead, CAST AI center

Location: Bangalore

Reports to: Director, Professional Services

The Person:  The successful candidate will be an intelligent, highly energetic self-starter with excellent communication, technical skills with a very solid technical background in the application development world. Experience of working in Application Modernization / DevOps / Cloud readiness assessments / Flaw Interception & Security projects is mandatory. Prior experience in working with any professional services teams would be a big plus. And you know, love and understand complex technologies, and always seek out engaging technical discussions and has the appetite to work in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Role & Responsibilities: As a lead, you will help address various customer’s problems  - Identifying the applications which can be transformed to cloud, identifying the security vulnerabilities to reduce the business risk, assist Customer modernize their applications by providing MRI like visibility of the software in assessing the complexity, functionality etc, identifying the productivity of the vendor teams to help optimize the efficient use of budget, identifying regulatory requirements like storage of personal data in the applications and help business to be compliant and various other use cases.

Role combines a thorough understanding of the product and recommending the CAST solutions.

• Lead project teams in all technical aspects of project execution, by giving guidance to consultants and project stakeholders, by delivering advanced technical configuration of CAST products
• Should able to analyze an enterprise application using AIP platform of all the phases in the product life cycle
• Work in complete autonomy to deliver project deliverables, for advanced technical deliverables, with required level of quality
• Understand and interpret the various CAST metrics to customers in solving specific use case of CAST customers
• Must have troubleshooting skills
• Able to proactively identify risks related to application /deliverables and propose a mitigation plan
• Capable to execute Pilots and Assessments
• Take responsibility for analyzing a customer application using the CAST product to provide end to end process including the customer process and communication
• Provide custom solutions to customer requirements
• In synchronization with Project Manager, detect potential risks and issues, engage and track remediation plans. Contribute proactively to designing remediation plan for Senior level.
• Contribute to improvement of internal process, tooling and quality process
• Design, build and collect technical materials as part of project executions in a spirit of reusability for future engagements and maintain knowledge on best practices, tools and reusable components for CAST analysis

Experience of the AD world, excellent problem solving & solution-oriented skills, communication skills and a very strong drive are key characteristics for success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in a technical discipline; a master’s degree would be a plus
• Effective communication skills in English is mandatory for non-native English speakers (oral and written)
• Minimum 8+ years of technical consultancy experience software development / software implementation in the software industry
• Strong technical expertise and experience in either J2EE or .NET and one of the common databases such as Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) including an ability to communicate effectively at senior levels within client organizations
• Strong knowledge of the AD ‘world’ is mandatory
• Ability to work independently toward stated business goals

• Software Design and Development: Lead and contribute to the design, architecture, and development of software applications within the "I" domain. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, hardware engineers, and product managers, to define requirements and specifications for software projects. • Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, guiding them in best practices, code reviews, and troubleshooting complex technical issues. Act as a subject matter expert in software design principles, programming languages, and development methodologies. • System Integration: Collaborate with other engineering teams to integrate software components with hardware systems or existing software infrastructure. Ensure seamless integration and compatibility of software modules. • Code Review and Quality Assurance: Review code written by other team members to ensure adherence to coding standards, performance optimization, and maintainability. Perform thorough testing and debugging to identify and resolve software defects. • Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including design documents, architecture diagrams, and user manuals. • Research and Innovation: Stay abreast of the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to the "I" domain. Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and technologies that can enhance the software development process and product performance. • Project Management: Collaborate with project managers to define project scope, estimate effort, and plan development timelines. Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, meeting the specified quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design low level specification for the feature/module in consultation with product architect(s).

• Closely work with product managers/owners, architect(s) to understand the business requirements and code optimally.

• Propose and implement different algorithms in software code for high performing, high throughput, and low latency product features.

• Should be able build, make enhancements and maintain existing native web application user interface based on NodeJS, JavaScript or TypeScript, Angular, React, and Next/Vue.

• Develop and maintain generic solutions and utilities that can be integrated into any product.

• Integrate intelligent product performance indicators into the product to periodically monitor and take preemptive actions.

Key skills and experience required for the job:

• Technology: OOAD, Java/J2EE, Data Structures and Algorithms, Design Patterns, Spring Boot, Microservices/Cloud Native architecture, Cloud Foundry, Docker, K8S, RDBMS, SQL, NoSQL, Redis/HazleCast, jUnit, Mockito, Rabbit MQ, JMS, Apache Camel, KAFKA, WebSocket messaging, gRPC, GraphQL, Angular/React/Vue.js

• Source Control: Git, GitLab, GitHub etc.

• Design: UML, ArchiMate, EA Sparx, MS Visio, Lucid Chart, Figma

• DevSecOps: GitHub Workflows, Helm, Jenkins, CloudBees Flow, uDeploy, Nexus Repo, Site Reliability etc.

• Cloud Technologies: MS Azure, AKS, Azure Event Hub/Grid, Azure Storage, GCP, PCF, AKAMAI, APIGEE or equivalent.

• Code Quality: Sonar, MF Fortify, SAST, DAST

• Process: Safe Agile, DevOps, TDD and BDD

• Experience: 6 – 10 Years of software product development using Java/J2EE along with a minimum of 2 years of web user interface development using any TypeScript framework.

• Education: Bachelors/master’s in engineering or equivalent.

• Soft Skills: Communication, Analytical thinking, Problem Solving, Judgement & Decision Making, Planning & Organizing and Teamwork

Nice to have skills for the job:

• APM : Knowledge of AppDynamics, Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk, Elk

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Developing new user-facing features using React.js
• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts.
• Writing application interface codes using JavaScript following react.js workflows.
• Experience with RESTful APIs
• Troubleshooting interface software and debugging application codes.
• Create database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Optimize application for performance and speed.
• Implementation of security and data protection.
• Provide technical support to users.

Skills:

• At least 5 years of experience as a Java Developer or similar role
• Strong expertise in Java programming language and working Knowledge on Back-end technologies such as Spring/Spring Boot.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including React.js, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Experience with user interface design.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, MongoDB.
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing.
• Experience with at least one of the Cloud Services such as AWS, GCP, Azure are plus.
• Familiarity with SCRUM methodologies
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Analytical and logical skills
• Good problem-solving skills.

Qualification:

• 3-4 years of experience working as a ReactJS Developer or in a similar role.

What we offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Up to 12 Lakh insurance
• Work-life balance

About Kloud9:

Kloud9 exists with the sole purpose of providing cloud expertise to the retail industry. Our team of cloud architects, engineers and developers help retailers launch a successful cloud initiative so you can quickly realise the benefits of cloud technology. Our standardised, proven cloud adoption methodologies reduce the cloud adoption time and effort so you can directly benefit from lower migration costs.

Kloud9 was founded with the vision of bridging the gap between E-commerce and cloud. The E-commerce of any industry is limiting and poses a huge challenge in terms of the finances spent on physical data structures.

At Kloud9, we know migrating to the cloud is the single most significant technology shift your company faces today. We are your trusted advisors in transformation and are determined to build a deep partnership along the way. Our cloud and retail experts will ease your transition to the cloud.

Our sole focus is to provide cloud expertise to retail industry giving our clients the empowerment that will take their business to the next level. Our team of proficient architects, engineers and developers have been designing, building and implementing solutions for retailers for an average of more than 20 years.

We are a cloud vendor that is both platform and technology independent. Our vendor independence not just provides us with a unique perspective into the cloud market but also ensures that we deliver the cloud solutions available that best meet our clients' requirements.

What we are looking for:

●  Overall 8+ Years of Experience in Web Application development.

●  5+ Years of development experience with JAVA8 , Springboot, Microservices and middleware

●  3+ Years of Designing Middleware using Node JS platform.

●  Good to have 2+ Years of Experience in using NodeJS along with AWS Serverless platform.

●  Good Experience with Javascript / TypeScript, Event Loops, ExpressJS, GraphQL, SQL DB (MySQLDB), NoSQL DB(MongoDB) and YAML templates.

●  Good Experience with TDD Driven Development and Automated Unit Testing.

●  Good Experience with exposing and consuming Rest APIs in Java 8, Springboot platform and Swagger API contracts.

●  Good Experience in building NodeJS middleware performing Transformations, Routing, Aggregation, Orchestration and

Authentication(JWT/OAUTH).

●  Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.

●  Experience working in Agile Scrum Methodology.

●  Very good Problem-Solving Skills.

●  Very good learner and passion for technology.

●  Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

●  Ability to communicate effectively with team members and business stakeholders

Why Explore a Career at Kloud9:

With job opportunities in prime locations of US, London, Poland and Bengaluru, we help build your career paths in cutting edge technologies of AI, Machine Learning and Data Science. Be part of an inclusive and diverse workforce that's changing the face of retail technology with their creativity and innovative solutions. Our vested interest in our employees translates to delivering the best products and solutions to our customers.

What You’ll Do:

• Enable and exercise your problem solving and analytical skills.
• Design and develop Java/J2EE based full stack software components including complex modeling, MVC based UI, etc.
• Ensure applications are implemented to meet business and technical requirements.
• Work with high performing engineering teams across global locations.

.What You Need to Be Successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Solid 5-10 years hands-on design and coding experience.
• Familiarity with Agile development, JSF/Primefaces, JPA/Hibernate, Spring, ActiveMQ.
• Strong object-oriented design, Java/J2EE and MVC architecture based programming skills.
• Solid relational DBMS skills using MySQL, or other RDBMS products.
• Desirable - Experience in Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, ElasticSearch, Kafka, MongoDB, etc.)
• Nice to have - Real-world experience in large scale, and high availability implementations.
• Experience developing web services using REST and SOAP approaches.