Full Stack Python Developer

WHO WE ARE:

TIFIN is a fintech platform backed by industry leaders including JP Morgan, Morningstar, Broadridge, Hamilton Lane, Franklin Templeton, Motive Partners and a who’s who of the financial service industry. We are creating engaging wealth experiences to better financial lives through AI and investment intelligence powered personalization. We are working to change the world of wealth in ways that personalization has changed the world of movies, music and more but with the added responsibility of delivering better wealth outcomes.

We use design and behavioral thinking to enable engaging experiences through software and application programming interfaces (APIs). We use investment science and intelligence to build algorithmic engines inside the software and APIs to enable better investor outcomes.

In a world where every individual is unique, we match them to financial advice and investments with a recognition of their distinct needs and goals across our investment marketplace and our advice and planning divisions.

OUR VALUES: Go with your GUT

• Grow at the Edge. We are driven by personal growth. We get out of our comfort zone and keep egos aside to find our genius zones. With self-awareness and integrity we strive to be the best we can possibly be. No excuses.
• Understanding through Listening and Speaking the Truth. We value transparency. We communicate with radical candor, authenticity and precision to create a shared understanding. We challenge, but once a decision is made, commit fully.
• I Win for Teamwin. We believe in staying within our genius zones to succeed and we take full ownership of our work. We inspire each other with our energy and attitude. We fly in formation to win together.

Responsibilities:

• Develop user-facing features such as web apps and landing portals.
• Ensure the feasibility of UI/UX designs and implement them technically.
• Create reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Optimize applications for speed and scalability.
• Contribute to the entire implementation process, including defining improvements based on business needs and architectural enhancements.
• Promote coding, testing, and deployment of best practices through research and demonstration.
• Review frameworks and design principles for suitability in the project context.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify opportunities, lay out rational plans, and see them through to completion.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 7-15 years of software product development experience.
• Proficiency in React, Django, Pandas, GitHub, AWS, and JavaScript.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and designing REST APIs.
• Experience with scalable interactive web applications.
• Understanding of software design constructs and implementation.
• Familiarity with ORM libraries and Test-Driven Development.
• Exposure to the Finance domain is preferred.
• Knowledge of HTML5, LESS/CSS3, jQuery, and Bootstrap.
• Expertise in JavaScript fundamentals and front-end/back-end technologies.

Nice to Have:

• Strong knowledge of website security and common vulnerabilities.
• Exposure to financial capital markets and instruments.

Compensation and Benefits Package:

• Competitive compensation with a discretionary annual bonus.
• Performance-linked variable compensation.
• Medical insurance.

TIFIN is an equal-opportunity workplace, and we value diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any discrimination.

About the job

Whirldata Inc. is an AI/Data Sciences/App Dev company established in 2017 to provide management and technology consulting services to small and medium enterprises across the globe. We are headquartered in California and our team works out of Chennai. The specific focus is on

1. Helping clients identify areas where Data Sciences and AI-based approaches can increase revenues, decrease costs or enhance customer engagement experience
2. Help clients translate business needs into process flows for exploratory and cutting-edge applications
3. Provide appropriate and targeted solutions that can achieve the planned objective

Whirldatas management team consists of individuals with a combined 45+ years of management and technology consulting experience, spanning multiple verticals such as finance, energy, retail, manufacturing and supply chain/logistics. Please look up our website and go through the blogs/videos/articles to find out more about us.

Working Philosophy

Whirldata works on the principle that, larger business goals come first and any technology-intensive solutions need to support necessary business goals. Hence all engagements start as a management consulting exercise and solution building follows after a thorough understanding of business needs.At Whirldata, we put our minds together, mix technology, art & math to deliver a viable, scalable and affordable business solution. We are passionate about what we do because we know that our work has the power to improve businesses. You can join our team working at the forefront of new technology, solving the challenges that impact both the front-end and back-end architectures, and ultimately, delivering amazing global user experiences.

Who we are looking for:

Full Stack Engineer (Position based in Chennai)

The following criteria are mandatory requirements and we strongly encourage that you apply only if you meet all these criteria:

1. Minimum 3 years of work experience

2. Proven capability to understand clients business needs

3. At least one demonstrable stint of architecting a database from scratch

4. Multiple programming language capabilities a must. In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language

5. Willingness to wear multiple hats depending on our business needs will be a priority

6. At least 2 years of hands-on experience in front-end development

7. Knowledge of current tools, platforms and languages an absolute must

8. Hands-on experience in cloud technologies and project management capabilities will be considered favourably

What do you get in return

• AI, Data Sciences and App dev require individuals who are both business and tech-savvy. We will turn you into one and make you a rockstar!
• You will get to work in an environment where your effort helps the customer and you will get to see it
• We will provide on-the-job training that will make you a doer and not a talker on data sciences, AI and app dev
• Opportunities to shine and pave your own way forward. We are good at identifying your talents and providing a platform where you will get immense satisfaction from demonstrating the same.
• Of course - we will pay you well too!

If you are interested - please apply with a small note with your thoughts on why you find this opportunity exciting and why you are willing to consider a move.

Responsibilities:

• Your primary focus will be developing interactive Vue js applications.
• You will ensure that you produce robust, secure, modular, and maintainable code.
• You will coordinate with other team members, including backend developers and UX/UI designers.
• Developing web applications using Vue.js
• Building modular and reusable components and libraries
• Optimising your application for performance

Requirements:

Frontend:

• Proficient with the JavaScript language and its modern ES6+ syntax and features
• Proficient with Vue.js/React framework and its core principles such as components, reactivity, and the virtual DOM
• Familiarity with the Vue.js or React ecosystem, including Vue CLI, Vuex, Vue Router, and Nuxt.js
• Good understanding of HTML5 and CSS3, including Sass
• Understanding of server-side rendering and its benefits and use cases
• Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented, and clean JavaScript code
• Experience with both consuming and designing RESTful APIs

Backend:

• Experience as a Python Developer for 2+ years
• Expertise in Python framework Django/Flask, creating & use REST API, object-relational mapping (ORM)
• Experience in AWS, GIT, CI/CD Pipelines, and unit testing

• Must have strong exposure working on Java Script 
  
• Proficient in Javascript frameworks (Vue Js / React Js) is a must
• Strong understanding of REST APIs
• Have experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM is a definite advantage
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GitHub
• Good to have working experience on CSS pre-processor either LESS or SASS
• Good understanding of BEM (Block, Element, Modifier) methodology