Golang Devloper

Back End Developer

Job Description:
Location: Pune (Initially Remote due to COVID 19)

We are looking for an experienced Backend Developer to join the team in India and be instrumental in taking our products to the next level. In this role, you will be working in close collaboration with a team of highly empowered, experienced developers who are building a high-performance, highly scaled global platform.

About the Organisation:

- It provides a dynamic, fun workplace filled with passionate individuals. We are at the cutting edge of advertising technology and there is never a dull moment at work.

- We have a truly global footprint, with our headquarters in Singapore and offices in Australia, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, and India.

- You will gain work experience in a global environment. We speak over 20 different languages, from more than 16 different nationalities and over 42% of our staff are multilingual.

You will:

• conceive, build, and operate highly distributed systems deployed around the planet

• employ cutting-edge technologies and techniques in a rapidly evolving domain

• thrive in a progressive, environment which relies on communication and initiative rather than process to deliver at a high velocity

• have a "Product Owner" rather than a "Task Implementer" attitude

 Candidate's Profile:

• Experience building systems involving messaging or event-driven architectures

• Deep technical understanding of Java or Go, and willing to work with both

• Strong handle on concurrency challenges and design solutions

• Strong buyer of Agile / Lean values

• Heavy emphasis on code testing and designing for test-ability

• Maturity and aptitude to operate in a high-freedom/high-responsibility environment

• Strong troubleshooting skills

• Experience with supporting and troubleshooting large systems

• Exposure to infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible

• Exposure to IAAS platforms such as AWS EC2, GCP, etc…

• Experience with Cassandra, Aerospike, or other NoSQL databases

• Understand the fundamentals of Software Engineering, such as Data Structures, Algorithms, Design Patterns
• Ability to write Java applications using Spring, Springboot or any other microservices frameworks
• Experience in the development of REST applications, in Java or Kotlin
• Capable of writing effective APIs
• Solid knowledge of JVM fundamentals such as classloading, memory management, garbage collection
• Demonstrated experience in platform API design and development
• Knowledge on microservice and event-driven architecture
• Experience in working with version control frameworks such as Git (preferable), SVN
•      Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB or Cassandra) & Relational Databases
• Solid understanding of TDD & Agile principles such as CI / CD, with a proven track record of implementing solutions centred around those concepts
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• You will design and develop large scale distributed services
• You will analyse and improve the efficiency, scalability, stability, and security of the platform as a whole.
• You will act as the primary owner of one or more components while driving innovation in your area of ownership
• You will proactively research & evaluate new tools, technologies, and techniques to improve the value of the system.
• You will work with engineering leadership in solving and architecting solutions for challenging or complex development issues.
• You will work independently and handle dependencies with very minimal oversight
• You will take initiatives in developing and maintaining integrations of best practices within the back-end.
• You will help identify systemic issues, performance bottlenecks and work on design/architect improvements.

Requirements

• You have 1 - 9 years of experience in software development.
• You have designed and scaled up the system.
• You have a strong understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• You are an incessant problem solver and tougher the problem gets, more fun you have.
• You have strong command in any one or more of the following languages: Python and Django
• You understand the business impact of your decisions.

Good To Have

• You have prior experience in fintech companies

Traits We Are Looking For

• Experience in a specific tech stack doesn't matter for us.
• The general engineering mindset and aptitude is what matters more.
• Technically strong and curious.
• Should have a hacker mindset and should love exploring new technologies.

Desired Skills and Experience

Java, Python, Data Structures, Algorithms

• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, algorithm design,
• Proficiency with Java
• 1+ years of experience contributing to architecture and design in a product setup

Key Responsibilities

• Understand customer needs by collaborating with Product Managers and Business stakeholders
• Design, development, delivery, and support of large-scale, distributed software applications and tools
• Use software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality and maintainability for all deliverables
• Work in an agile, startup-like development environment, where you are always working on the most important stuff.
• Take initiatives and come up with new ideas to invent solutions for customers

• 2 - 7 years of experience in building applications using C++ programming language.
• Comfortable with core programming concepts and techniques (e.g. concurrency, memory management).
• Enjoys working with algorithms and data structures (e.g. trees, hash maps, queues).
• Strong in Data structure and good in problem solving.
• Strong debugging skills.
• Certifying the application – White box testing, black box testing.