Hardware Design Validation Manager

Job Summary: We are seeking a talented and motivated Software Developer with 1-4 years of experience to join in Pune. The ideal candidate will be proficient in WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and C#, with a strong understanding of modern software development principles and architectural patterns. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable desktop applications, contributing to the full software development lifecycle within an agile team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality desktop applications using WPF, XAML, and C#.
• Implement and maintain application logic following established architectural patterns such as MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) and MVC (Model-View-Controller).
• Utilize threading concepts effectively to ensure responsive and performant user interfaces.
• Work with various database technologies to store and retrieve application data efficiently.
• Integrate with internal and external APIs to extend application functionality.
• Apply strong Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles in all development activities.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, UI/UX designers, and other developers to translate requirements into technical specifications and deliver effective solutions.
• Participate actively in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Adhere to Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) to ensure timely delivery and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to code reviews, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, providing timely resolutions and maintaining application stability.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies related to WPF and desktop application development.

Required Technical Skill Set:

• Must-Have Experience:
• WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and XAML: Demonstrated expertise in building complex and user-friendly desktop applications.
• C#: Strong proficiency in C# programming language, including .NET Framework or .NET Core.
• Threading Concepts: Solid understanding and practical experience with multi-threading and asynchronous programming to create responsive applications.
• Database: Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and ORM frameworks (e.g., Entity Framework).
• API Integration: Experience consuming and integrating with RESTful APIs.
• MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel): In-depth understanding and practical application of the MVVM architectural pattern.
• MVC (Model-View-Controller): Familiarity with the MVC architectural pattern.
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Excellent grasp of OOP principles (Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction) and design patterns.
• Good to Have Experience:
• Windows Canvas / User Document: Experience with advanced UI elements and document handling in WPF.
• Web Programming (ASP.NET): Basic understanding or experience with ASP.NET for potential full-stack awareness.
• Task Management: Experience with task management tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps).
• Fast-paced Team Environment: Proven ability to thrive and deliver in a dynamic and fast-paced team setting.
• Agile Methodology / SDLC: Practical experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment and a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 1 to 4 years of hands-on experience in WPF desktop application development.

Requirements:

• Should have sound knowledge of PHP, MySQL, JQuery & javascript.
• Should know MVC framework Yii/Yii2
• Knowledge of mobile app APIs, JSON, etc.
• Knowledge of version control systems like GIT is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Troubleshoot and fix any issues relating to PHP programs.

Highlights:

• Working 5 days a week.
• Group Health Insurance for our employees.
• Work with a team of 200+ excellent engineers.
• Extra Compensation for Night Shifts.
• Additional Salary for an extra day spent in the office.
• Lunch buffets for all our employees.
• Yearly and quarterly awards with CASH amount, Dinner coupons, etc
• Team Dinners on Project Completion.
• Festival celebration, month end celebration and much more.

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.

● 3+ Years of Designing Middleware using NodeJS platform.

● 5+ Years of Experience in developing middleware using NodeJS

platform.

● 2+ Years of Experience in using NodeJS along with AWS Server-less

platform.

● Good Experience with Javascript / TypeScript, Event Loops,

ExpressJS, GraphQL, SQL DB (MySQLDB), NoSQL DB(MongoDB)

and YAML templates.

● Experience in developing Java, Angular, Java Full stack

● Good Experience with TDD Driven Development and Automated Unit

Testing.

● Good Experience with exposing and consuming Rest APIs and SOAP

APIs on NodeJS 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 towards technology.

● Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

● Ability to communicate effectively with team members and business

stakeholders

Secondary Skill Requirements:

● Experience working with any of Loopback, NestJS, Hapi.JS, Sails.JS, Passport.JS

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 deliver the best products and solutions to our customers.

About the company:

NowPurchase is transforming the 140B$ Metal Manufacturing industry. The metal industry forms the backbone of the economy and the fundamental block of the physical world - be it transportation, construction and every machinery. NowPurchase is building a rich, digital marketplace where Metal Manufacturers can procure high quality raw materials in a trusted manner. At the same time we are building the OS (Operating System) that will supercharge their productivity and processes to ultimately make procurement autonomous. Now Purchase raises USD 2.4 million in Nov 2021, led by Orios Venture Partners, InfoEdge Ventures.

About you: 

We are looking to add an immensely talented Senior Front End Engineer that will help us invent, design, refine and deliver products that will meet our vision. Expect to build a lot of web interfaces and dashboards both for the browser as well as native IoT enabled terminals that will be placed at the manufacturers' premises. You need to lead the front end team to make sure they are delivering high quality code and are constantly inspired to experiment with tools to push out MVPs.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• You are empowered to work directly with leadership and the product team to make decisions about your code and future of the product.
• Deliver high quality modular code deployed over web, mobile and native IoT enabled terminals that leverage REST-based services and real time sockets.. This would include visual dashboards and real time optimizations that are critical for the manufacturing process.
• Have a strong emphasis on shipping features quickly without sacrificing code quality. Be ready to build a lot of MVPs that will go through iteration or be completely scrapped depending on the outcome at the customer end.
• Own your Agile projects and lead the team from software design to implementation and deployment. Maintain sprints, delivery timelines and contribute to better managing the engineering team.
• Transform UI designs and mockups into pages and flows using CSS3 and JavaScript frameworks. Be ready to do the mockups yourself sometimes.
• Build a culture of simplicity and pragmatism, which is reflected in your elegant code that other developers emulate and you ensure through thorough code reviews and processes.
• Have an exceptional understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and service workers and command over the internals of JavaScript, React and Redux.
• Continuously evaluate existing engineering processes and recommend improvements.

Required Skills and qualification:

• 4+ years’ experience developing rich UI/Front-end for user-facing web applications.
• Strong experience with React or similar frameworks, TypeScript, SSR (Server Side Rendering), SPA (Single Page Application), PWA (Progressive Web application), OOP (Object Oriented Programming), Reactive programming, and Unit tests.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a project leader as well as an individual contributor.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Tech Stack skills required:

• React/Redux
• Python/Django/Celery
• Git, AWS, ELB (Elastic Beanstalk), Netlify
• PostgreSQL/Redis/S3

Location: 

On- site: Kolkata, West Bengal

Compensation & Benefits:

• Cash Compensation: As per industry standards & pedigree of candidate
• ESOPs: 10% of NowPurchase is dedicated to current & future team members. Your package would entail some ESOPs so that you own a part of the company and grow along with it.
• Medical Insurance: Benefits of group insurance of 3 lakhs for family including parents, spouse, children
• Generous leave structure and WFHs including Marriage, Maternity & Paternity leaves
• Complete Relocation Expenses: We are building a unicorn out of the city of Joy (Kolkata). We will pay for everything you spend to relocate here.

Company Link: https://nowpurchase.com">https://nowpurchase.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nowpurchase/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/nowpurchase/

Programming Languages: Perl, java. Perl programming with strong OOPs knowledge.

UI: HTML, JS
System: Linux must have – good knowledge and shell scripting experience.
Prior experience in infrastructure automation, monitoring will definitely help.


Description:

The person in this role:


- Will be involved in developing new monitoring scripts, enhancement & defect fixes on existing monitors

- Have to be on-call to support any incoming production/P1 internal issues which need urgent attention (team members are on call for a week and we have a weekly rotation policy within the team)
Preferred skills:

- Perl
- Shell scripting

- Unix

- Jenkins