Java Backend Developer

We seek a highly skilled and experienced Ruby on Rails Development Team Lead/Architect to join our dynamic team at Uphance. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in leading and architecting RoR projects, focusing on building scalable, high-quality applications. This role requires a combination of technical leadership, mentorship, and a strong commitment to best practices in software development.

Job Type: Contract/Remote/Full-Time/Long-term

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain high-quality Ruby on Rails applications that meet our high-quality standards.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code.
• Utilise your expertise in Ruby on Rails to enhance the performance and reliability of our platform.
• Set the technical direction for the existing RoR project, including system architecture and technology stack decisions.
• Guide and mentor team members to enhance their technical skills and understanding of RoR best practices.
• Conduct code reviews to maintain high coding standards and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Optimise application performance, focusing on ActiveRecord queries and overall architecture.
• Tackle complex technical challenges and provide efficient solutions, particularly when specifications are unclear or incomplete.
• Establish and enforce testing protocols; write and guide the team in writing effective tests.
• Define and ensure consistent adherence to best practices, particularly in the context of large applications.
• Manage the development process using Agile methodologies, possibly acting as a Scrum Master if required.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to meet project requirements and timelines.

Technical Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience with Ruby on Rails, MySQL, HTML, and JavaScript (6+ years)
• Extensive experience with Ruby on Rails and familiarity with its best practices
• Proven track record of technical leadership and team management
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to address issues with incomplete specifications
• Proficiency in performance optimisation and software testing
• Experience with Agile development and Scrum practices
• Excellent mentoring and communication skills
• Experience with large-scale application development
• Application performance monitoring/tuning

General Requirements:

• Availability to work during the IST working hours.
• High-speed Internet and the ability to join technical video meetings during business hours.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to work as part of multi-functional teams.
• Ability to collaborate and be a team player.

Why Uphance?

• Engage in Innovative Projects: Immerse yourself in cutting-edge projects that not only test your skills but also encourage the exploration of new design realms.
• AI-Integrated Challenges: Take on projects infused with AI, pushing the boundaries of your abilities and allowing for exploration in uncharted territories of software design and development.
• Flexible Work Environment: Whether you embrace the digital nomad lifestyle or prefer the comfort of your own space, Uphance provides the freedom to design and create from any corner of the globe.
• Inclusive Team Environment: Join a dynamic, international, and inclusive team that values and celebrates diverse ideas.
• Collaborative Team Dynamics: Become a part of a supportive and motivated team that shares in the celebration of collective successes.
• Recognition and Appreciation: Your accomplishments will be acknowledged and applauded regularly in our Recognition Rally.

Compensation:

Salary Range: INR 24 LPA to INR 32 LPA (Salary is not a constraint for the right candidate)

At Uphance, we value innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to lead a group of talented RoR developers, contribute to exciting projects, and play a key role in our company's success. If you are passionate about Ruby on Rails and thrive in a leadership role, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/uphance !

We are seeking a skilled Java Developer with 5+ years of experience in Java, Camunda, Apache Camel, Kafka, and Apache Karaf. The ideal candidate should have expertise in workflow automation, message-driven architectures, and enterprise integration patterns. Strong problem-solving skills and hands-on experience in microservices and event-driven systems are required.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for a full stack developer who shall be responsible for implementation of software related projects of the firm. This will involve:

–        Understanding existing services of the Company, the requirements of the project and be able to build the back-end coding structure along with front end dashboard, UI / UX for the full project. The person should be capable of building flexible coding to incorporate various user requirements, carry out user acceptance testing, fix bugs within agreed timelines.

–        Dashboard Development: Swiftly conceptualizing, designing, and developing visually engaging and functional dashboards tailored to meet the firm's specific requirements within stringent timelines.

–        Collaborative Approach: Work closely with stakeholders’ other team members, to understand dashboard requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.

–        API Integration: Explore and integrate dashboard APIs where applicable to enhance functionalities or enable custom integrations for a more comprehensive dashboard experience.

Key Skills Required

–      Front-end Technologies: Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and expertise in UX/UI principles to enhance dashboard user interfaces and ensure responsiveness.

–      Backend Development: Proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Node.js, etc.) and understanding of backend frameworks to facilitate data integration and backend functionalities for dashboards.

–      Strong SQL Skills: Ability to efficiently extract, manipulate, and analyze data using SQL queries from various databases to integrate into the dashboards.

–      Dashboard Development Experience: Prior experience in rapid dashboard development, including designing, developing, and deploying dashboards within accelerated timelines.

–      Being able to work independently, understand industry landscape and come up with innovative solutions to tackle various issues. 

As the backend engineer developer, you will drive the vision of AvatarLife and make it a significant player in metaverse gaming space. You will steer the development of our games and everything that comes with it.

Skills Required

• 2+ years experience in Node.js is required
• Experience in game development
• Familiarity with typescript is a plus

We are looking for individuals who can work independently and are fine with unstructured scenarios. We are flexible with the job location, working hours and compensation structure. We will match industry standard when it comes to all aspects of your professional development to make sure you can focus on making a great product.

We are looking for Senior Backend Engineers to design and build the systems that power our core business of lending and loan processing.  As a Senior Backend Engineer you will be expected to contribute significantly to your team. Your work is consistently of high quality. You solve complex problems, applying appropriate technologies, design patterns, and best practices. Your focus is on a major portion of existing or new team software. You work with your team to design and build software that is secure, correct, observable, and resilient. Your solutions are pragmatic. You identify the proper level of complexity for a task and advise your peers and manager on technical approach.

What you’ll do

• Design, implement, and maintain developer-friendly APIs and services

• Contribute to code and architecture reviews to keep our code quality high
• Debug and resolve production issues; take part in blameless postmortems
• Plan and execute smooth migrations to new technology as a way of managing technical debt
• Build tools and automation for our business and operations teams
• Make decisions on trade offs such as: Reuse versus introducing dependencies; Extensibility versus over-engineering; and Maintainability versus time to delivery (via short-term workarounds)
• Contribute to the improvement of your team’s code review standards, design discussions, team planning, and AARs.

You may shine in this role if you

• Have a track record of shipping software in a distributed systems environment

• Are enthusiastic about collaborating across departments to solve challenging problems
• Are pragmatic about the need to release less-than-perfect software and continuously iterate on it
• Can identify and articulate trade-offs in software and data design
• Can communicate both technical and business requirements fluently
• Are excited about both learning new things and teaching others

We speak mainly in javascript and golang, though we are open to engineers with different backgrounds and languages

• Exp- 3+ yrs
• Must be very good in Java- 2.5+ yrs
• At least 1 yr of working experience in any one DB of Neo4j, Cassandra, Elastic Search
• Should have good devops working knowledge - Knowledge of AWS, Ansibleetc is a necessity
• Experience in TDD/BDD is required
• Minimum 1 yr working experience in Samza& Kafka.
• Knowledge of Azure is added advantage
• Understanding of AKKA and Play framework