Java Developer

Who are we?  

Whatfix is the #1 Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) for Enterprises. We are disrupting the way Learning, Training and Application Support content is consumed. We provide large enterprises with a SaaS platform that helps accelerate product adoption and reduce support & training efforts by providing contextual and step by step guidance inside any web application at the exact time a task is being performed. The product has redefined the way companies onboard, train, and provide support to users. 

What sets us apart from the rest?

With over 100 of the Fortune 500 companies already onboard as customers, Whatfix has been named among the top 20 B2B tech companies alongside the likes of Adobe, PayPal, and Cisco.

With a YoY growth of 300%, we have also been recognized among the top 50 fastest growing SaaS companies worldwide in the SaaS 1000 list and as a Market Leader by Gartner in the Digital Adoption space. 

We are pleased to have an Employee rating of 4.6 on Glassdoor and our Customer obsession can be seen in our reviews on platforms like G2 Crowd & Gartner Peer Insights.

The employees are happy, the customers are happy, but what about the investors? Take a look for yourself - Sequoia Capital || Stellaris || Cisco || Eight Roads || Helion Ventures

“Hustle Mode ON” is something we live by.

Our Team:

The Engineering team at Whatfix provides end to end engineering throughput that forms part of core platforms and services that drive Whatfix business.

Our team is responsible for creating the Customer Platform and everything around it be it Analytics, Infrastructure or Core Algorithms. The team owns and is responsible for all pieces that we design, build and support end to end for Whatfix product/ business.

 Your Opportunity:

As part of the Core Engineering Team @Whatfix, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference by being a part of the development team that builds future forward products. At Whatfix it’s all about scale. One of the key attributes of this job is that you are required to continuously innovate and apply technology to provide business 360 views of Whatfix customers.

 Your Responsibility:

1. Define architecture blueprints & take complete technical ownership of high-level design, tech stack, non-functional attributes of one or more components of various platforms
2. Design, build, test and deploy cutting edge solutions at scale, impacting millions of customers worldwide
3. Work closely with other architects in the team and ensure architectural consistency and technical excellence of the products and platforms
4. Work with engineering teams in building high-quality and highly resilient scalable products and platforms at Whatfix
5. Work with cross-functional teams to address all technical dependencies
6. Drive some of the company-wide tech initiatives striving towards continuous technical excellence of our platforms
7. Actively participate in technical innovations, external presentations, technical publications etc.
8. Identify right open source tools to deliver product features by performing research, POC/Pilot and/or interacting with various open-source forums
9. Deploy and monitor products on Cloud platforms

 Our Ideal Candidate:

You have a deep interest and passion for technology. You love writing and owning code and enjoy working with people who will keep challenging you at every stage. You have strong problem solving, analytic, decision-making and excellent communication with interpersonal skills. You are self-driven and motivated with the desire to work in a fast-paced, results-driven agile environment with varied responsibilities.

 Your Qualifications:

1. 11+ years of experience as an Engineer
2. Ability to work with teams in a collaborative and productive manner
3. Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
4. A self-motivated learner and builder with strong customer focus and obsession with quality

 Must-Have:

1. Strong Expertise in Backend Technologies- Java, Spring Boot, etc 
2. Expertise in working with AWS or other cloud infrastructures like Azure or Google Cloud, and using Infrastructure-as-Code tools
3. Analyze Functional & Non-Functional requirements with effort estimation and deployment strategies
4. Hands-on in Architecting and developing large scale applications
5. Hands-on debugging skills
6. Design for performance, scalability, fault tolerance and high availability

 Good to have:

1. Experience in Client-side technologies such as jQuery
2. Experience in Front End Technologies is good to have (Javascript, React)
3. Experience with Storage systems - NoSQL (Cassandra/MongoDB)
4. Leveraging cutting edge technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, etc. to design and build new infrastructure features

  Behavioural traits: 

1. Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
2. Can-do attitude to take BIG problems by their horns and solve them
3. Ability to inspire others & be a role model and mentor for upcoming engineers in the organization
4. Entrepreneurial spirit to conceive ideas, turn challenges into opportunities and build products

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

Knowledge & Experience required:

·        Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent degree.

·        7 years of development experience as a seasoned Java developer

·        7 years of experience in developing enterprise applications using enterprise Java 8 and has worked both on Web and Server side technologies.

·        A strong Java Backend Developer with Core Java 8, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST Web-services.

·        Expertise in Java Unit Testing Frameworks and tools such as JUnit, TestNG, Mockito etc.

·        As a Senior developer, must be comfortable switching tasks between Web Services, APIs, Batch Job engine or Web Development.

·        Passionate Java developer who is also a problem solver and has a very good understanding of core and advanced Java concepts.

·        Good understanding of database and data fundamentals in SQL Server 2017, Oracle and NoSql databases.

·        Good understanding of Web Service concepts and experience building RESTful services is required.

Technical:

• Advanced working knowledge of Magento, JavaScript/JQuery, HTML5, PHP, CSS3, and MySQL.
• Must have experience with complete eCommerce lifecycle development.
• Must have experience in modules/extensions development/customization.
• Must have experience in Theme and API integration/customization.
• Good communication skills.
• Must have knowledge of SSH, Nginx, and Apache.
• Knowledge in the GIT version is plus.

Non-Technical:

• Interpersonal skills
• Excellent Verbal & Written communication
• Decision maker
• Good Listener
• Ability to work independently

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop back-end/frontend new functionality
• Building and configuring Magento 1x and 2x eCommerce websites.
• Coding of the Magento templates.
• Developing Magento modules in PHP using best practices.
• Designing themes and interfaces.
• Setting performance tasks and goals.
• Troubleshooting integration issues.

We are looking for a dedicated backend developer (PHP) who loves programming and writes code that he/she is proud of.

As part of your job, you will constantly seek the latest technologies, be committed to using state-of-the-art solutions and never accept any performance on an ad-hoc basis.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent expertise).
• PHP - you should have at least 4 years experience in PHP and in OOP development. Can use PHP to supplement and extend existing product.
• PHP Framework - At least 3 years experience in one of the following frameworks: Symfony, Laravel, Yii or Zend.
• MySQL - Can perform SQL queries and build data-driven applications. Knows basic of relational database design.
• Problem Solver - Can effectively debug issues using tools like xdebug or chrome's console. Is familiar with stack overflow and other community resources.
• Version control systems - Can use Git and understand basic commands
• HTML, CSS and JS - Basic knowledge in HTML, CSS and JS, familier with one of JS frameworks is needed as well.
• Desirable Skills:
• Knowledge of APIs, such as twitter, Facebook, Google maps, Instagram, etc.
• Knowledge of NoSQL with some experience is plus.
• Knowledge of AWS, RabbitMQ, Redis, and ElasticSearch is a plus.

• 2+ years of experience with Node.js
• Expertise in Typescript, AWS, Firebase, MongoDB, and Express

You will be bringing:

• Hands-on experience in writing applications using Node.js (including Socket.io and Express or similar)
• Excellent knowledge of a few of the available databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Proficiency in application deployment on Linux or Ubuntu environments
• Proficiency in JavaScript languages like React and/or Angular, along with a comprehensive experience in open-source frameworks
• Experience in server-client architecture project(s)
• Ability to prioritize in a chaotic and ambiguous environment
• An open, growth mindset when giving and receiving feedback

• 6 to 8 years of experience with the majority as Java engineer
• Strong hands-on experience on building the application using technologies Java, Spring/Springboot/Microservices
• Experience in building Micro Services using Spring Boot would be a plus
• Strong knowledge and experience with SQL queries and databases like Postgre SQL/Oracle.