Fullstack Developer

Backend - Software Development Engineer III

Experience - 7+ yrs

About Wekan Enterprise Solutions

Wekan Enterprise Solutions is a leading Technology Consulting company and a strategic investment partner of MongoDB. We help companies drive innovation in the cloud by adopting modern technology solutions that help them achieve their performance and availability requirements. With strong capabilities around Mobile, IOT and Cloud environments, we have an extensive track record helping Fortune 500 companies modernize their most critical legacy and on-premise applications, migrating them to the cloud and leveraging the most cutting-edge technologies.

Job Description

We are looking for passionate software engineers eager to be a part of our growth journey. The right candidate needs to be interested in working in high-paced and challenging environments leading technical teams, designing system architecture and reviewing peer code. Interested in constantly upskilling, learning new technologies and expanding their domain knowledge to new industries. This candidate needs to be a team player and should be looking to help build a culture of excellence. Do you have what it takes?

You will be working on complex data migrations, modernizing legacy applications and building new applications on the cloud for large enterprise and/or growth stage startups. You will have the opportunity to contribute directly into mission critical projects directly interacting with business stakeholders, customers technical teams and MongoDB solutions Architects.

Location - Chennai or Bangalore

• Relevant experience of 7+ years building high-performance back-end applications with at least 3 or more projects delivered using the required technologies
• Good problem solving skills
• Strong mentoring capabilities
• Good understanding of software development life cycle
• Strong experience in system design and architecture
• Strong focus on quality of work delivered
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Required Technical Skills

• Extensive hands-on experience building high-performance web back-ends using Node.Js and Javascript/Typescript
• Min two years of hands-on experience in NestJs
• Strong experience with Express.Js framework
• Implementation experience in monolithic and microservices architecture
• Hands-on experience with data modeling on MongoDB and any other Relational or NoSQL databases
• Experience integrating with any 3rd party services such as cloud SDKs (Preferable X), payments, push notifications, authentication etc…
• Hands-on experience with Redis, Kafka, or X
• Exposure into unit testing with frameworks such as Mocha, Chai, Jest or others
• Strong experience writing and maintaining clear documentation

Good to have skills:

• Experience working with common services in any of the major cloud providers - AWS or GCP or Azure
• Technical certifications in AWS / Azure / GCP / MongoDB or other relevant technologies

Key Responsibilities:

Full-Stack Development:

• Engage in end-to-end development activities, from requirements gathering to deployment, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Perform hands-on development using a mix of technologies including Angular 13+, Java / Springboot, Fast API, and SQL.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate front-end interfaces with back-end services and databases.

Team Leadership & Collaboration:

• o Work closely with the Tech Lead / Solution Architect and Product Manager to help design and implement scalable and robust solutions leveraging Angular 13+, Java / Springboot, Microservices, Fast API, Java Reactive Programming, and SQL.
• Assist in driving the architectural vision, ensuring alignment with business goals and provide technical guidance, participate in code reviews, and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools to optimize system performance, security, and reliability.

Databases & Data Management:

• Demonstrate expertise in working with databases such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Azure Blob Storage, Neo4j (GraphDB is a plus), and Azure CosmosDB.
• Design efficient database schemas, optimize query performance, and ensure data integrity and security.

Cloud Platform & Infrastructure:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure, including the deployment, management, and optimization of cloud-based solutions.
• Experience with containerization, orchestration, and Kubernetes Lens for managing containerized applications.

Tools & Collaboration:

• Utilize tools such as GitHub for version control, JIRA for project management, Confluence for documentation, Keycloak for identity and access management, and other relevant tools to streamline development and collaboration processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development.
• Strong expertise in Angular 13+, Java / Springboot, Microservices, Fast API, Java Reactive Programming, SQL.
• Proven experience with databases including MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Azure Blob Storage, and Azure CosmosDB.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Understanding of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform and associated services.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure / AWS Certifications etc.;) are a plus.

A niche, specialist position in an interdisciplinary team focused on end-to-end solutions. Nature of projects range from proof-of-concept innovative applications, parallel implementations per end user requests, scaling up and continuous monitoring for improvements. Majority of the projects will be focused on providing automation solutions via both custom solutions and adapting machine learning generic standards to specific use cases/domains.

Clientele includes major publishers from the US and Europe, pharmaceutical bigwigs and government funded projects.

As a Senior Fullstack Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable and performant web applications using modern technologies. You will work with cutting-edge tools and cloud infrastructure (primarily Google Cloud) and implement robust back-end services with React JS with Typescript, Koa.js, MongoDB, and Redis, while ensuring reliable and efficient monitoring with OpenTelemetry and logging with Bunyan. Your expertise in CI/CD pipelines and modern testing frameworks will be key to maintaining a smooth and efficient software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fullstack Development: Design, develop, and maintain web applications using JavaScript (Node.js for back-end and React.js with Typescript for front-end).
• Cloud Infrastructure: Leverage Google Cloud services (like Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, etc.) to build scalable and resilient cloud solutions.
• API Development: Implement RESTful APIs and microservices with Koa.js, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.
• Database Management: Manage MongoDB databases for storing and retrieving application data, and use Redis for caching and session management.
• Logging and Monitoring: Utilize Bunyan for structured logging and OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing and monitoring to ensure system health and performance.
• CI/CD: Design, implement, and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment, ensuring fast and reliable code delivery.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Write unit and integration tests using Jest, Mocha, and React Testing Library to ensure code reliability and maintainability.
• Collaboration: Work closely with front-end and back-end engineers to deliver high-quality software solutions, following agile development practices.
• Optimization & Scaling: Identify performance bottlenecks, troubleshoot production issues, and scale the system as needed.
• Code Reviews & Mentorship: Conduct peer code reviews, share best practices, and mentor junior developers to improve team efficiency and code quality.

Must-Have Skills:

• Google Cloud (GCP): Hands-on experience with various Google Cloud services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Firestore, etc.) for building scalable applications.
• React.js: Strong experience in building modern, responsive user interfaces with React.js and Typescript
• Koa.js: Strong experience in building web servers and APIs with Koa.js.
• MongoDB & Redis: Proficiency in working with MongoDB (NoSQL databases) and Redis for caching and session management.
• Bunyan: Experience using Bunyan for structured logging and tracking application events.
• OpenTelemetry Ecosystem: Hands-on experience with the OpenTelemetry ecosystem for monitoring and distributed tracing.
• CI/CD: Proficient in setting up CI/CD pipelines using tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
• Testing Frameworks: Solid understanding and experience with Jest, Mocha, and React Testing Library for testing both back-end and front-end applications.
• JavaScript & Node.js: Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), and experience working with Node.js for back-end services.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience with other cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with TypeScript.
• Knowledge of other logging and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management tools (JIRA, Trello, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience as a Fullstack Developer.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Preferred Skills:

• Good communication skills in English (Written and Oral)
•  Strong knowledge of RDBMS concepts
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•  Experience in performance tuning
•  Experience in interaction with the customer
• Mandatory technical skills Java, Spring boot , Microservices , Hibernate
• Preferred Tools (SVN, GIT, Maven, Jenkins Jira Confluence) 
•  Ability to explore the application by himself/herself from the training provided.

Responsibilities:

• New feature development or enhancement or change request activities (Requirement analysis, Requirement documentation, Design, Coding, Review, Testing and Release process)
•  Defect Fixing (Defect analysis, route cause identification, Code change, testing, obtaining user confirmation and release process)
• Support tasks (Ticket analysis, data uploading, performance tuning, job monitoring, any analysis task, ReportGeneration and etc.,)
• Level 2 and Level 3 support (Support process adherence)
• Functional and technical or solution documentation preparation
• Execution will either be Waterfall or Agile
• The process needs to be followed as defined by RBEI or RBEI’s Customer
• Preparation & participation in the project status and review meeting

Roles & Responsibilities :

• You’ll work as part of the software engineering team along with other front-end, back-end, mobile app, QA teams & you will also closely work with the founder.
• You should be able to take the ownership of a project end to end.
• Your primary focus will be to build, implement & maintain the complete back-end stack of the product.
• You will create production grade code and will implement the solutions which run bug free.
• Participate in product development discussions and product development road-maps.
• Collaborate with members across departments to identify and build on improvements to product, process and systems.
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• Required Experience and Qualifications:

• 2 to 6 years of software development experience.
• Experience of working on application architecture design will be preferred.
• Experience of working in at least 1 or 2 projects, managing or leading the entire tasks.
• Experience in Docker/Kubernetes, Agile methodologies & CI/CD  automation process.
• Knowledge of Queueing technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Version control using Git.
• Experience in microservices architecture, in-memory systems like Redis and basic knowledge of Linux/Unix systems.
• Experience of building applications processing large volumes of streaming data will be preferred.
• Experience from a middle size company or from a startup will be preferred.
• BE/MCA/MSc in Computers/Information technology with a good academic record.

Key Skills:

• Java, & Spring boot
• Hibernate
• Spring Boot JPA
•  Object Oriented Programming
• MySQL & MongoDB
• Jenkins

Perks & Benefits:

• Great learning, innovative and development platform.
• Remote work and flexible timings.
• Reimbursement of the online learning courses on certification.
• Medical insurance coverage for you and the dependence.
• Five Working days per week.

Job Description:

1. At least 3+ years’ experience into web front end/full stack development

1. Proficient in Object Oriented JavaScript programming and working with JS frameworks on both client and server-side

1. In depth knowledge and working experience in full stack development, for example in Node JS and Mongo DB based implementations as a MEAN stack dev

1. Experience implementing applications using Sails.JS, Angular or ExpressJS frameworks

1. Have hands on knowledge in database technologies, preferable NoSQL databases, such as, MongoDB, Cassandra, etc.

1. Experience with design patterns and building applications from scratch is a plus
2. Thorough understanding and exposure to API integrations, especially RESTful-based web services in JSON
3. Continuous integration (Jenkins/Hudson) and version control (bitbucket, Git etc).