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Invesco is seeking a skilled React.js Developer with a strong background in data analytics to join our team. The Engineer within the Enterprise Risk function will manage complex data engineering, analysis, and programming tasks in support of the execution of the Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit activities and projects as defined by the Enterprise Risk Analytics leadership team. The Engineer will manage and streamline data extraction, transformation, and load processes, design use cases, analyze data, and apply creativity and data science techniques to deliver effective and efficient solutions enabling greater risk intelligence and insights.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Acquire, transform, and manage data supporting risk and control-related activities
• Design, build, and maintain data analytics and data science tools supporting individual tasks and projects.
• Maintain programming code, software packages, and databases to support ongoing analytics activities.
• Exercise judgment in determining the application of data analytics for business processes, including the identification and location of data sources.
• Actively discover data analytics capabilities within the firm and leverage such capabilities where possible.
• Introduce new data analytics-related tools and technologies to business partners and consumers.
• Support business partners, data analysts, consumers’ understanding of product logic and related system processes
• Share learnings and alternative techniques with other Engineers and Data Analysts.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by the Enterprise Risk Analytics leadership team and other leaders across Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit.
• Actively contribute to developing a culture of innovation within the department and risk and control awareness throughout the organization.
• Keep Head of Data Science & Engineering and departmental leadership informed of activities.
  
  

Work Experience / Knowledge:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data analysis, data management, software development or data-related risk management roles; previous experience in programming will be considered.
• Experience within the financial services sector preferred
  
  

Skills / Other Personal Attributes Required:

• Proactive problem solver with the ability to identify, design, and deliver solutions based on high level objectives and detailed requirements. Thoroughly identify and investigate issues and determine the appropriate course of action
• Excellent in code development supporting data analytics and visualization, preferably programming languages and libraries such as JavaScript, R, Python, NextUI, ReactUI, Shiny, Streamlit, Plotly and D3.js
• Excellent with data extraction, transformation, and load processes (ETL), structured query language (SQL), and database management. 
• Strong self-learner to continuously develop new technical capabilities to become more efficient and productive
• Experience using end user data analytics software such as Tableau, PowerBI, SAS, and Excel a plus
• Proficient with various disciplines of data science, such as machine learning, natural language processing and network science
• Experience with end-to-end implementation of web applications on AWS, including using services such as EC2, EKS, RDS, ALB, Route53 and Airflow a plus
• Self-starter and motivated; must be able to work without frequent direct supervision
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Teams, Outlook, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong project management and administrative skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (English)
• Results-oriented and comfortable as an individual contributor on specific assignments
• Ability to handle confidential information and communicate clearly with individuals at a wide range of levels on sensitive matters
• Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse, cross-functional, and international environment
• Adaptable and comfortable with changing environment
• Demonstrates high professional ethics
  
  

Formal Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or Statistics preferred. Other technology or quantitative finance-related degrees considered depending upon relevant experience
• MBA, Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or Finance a plus
  
  

License / Registration / Certification:

• Professional data science, analytics, business intelligence, visualization, and/or development designation (e.g., CAP, CBIP, or other relevant product-specific certificates) or actively pursuing the completion of such designation preferred
• Other certifications considered depending on domain and relevant experience
  
  

Working Conditions:

Potential for up to 10% domestic and international travel

A software developer's job description may vary depending on the organization and specific project, but generally, it includes:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field (sometimes, relevant experience can substitute for formal education).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and related technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
• Familiarity with software development tools, IDEs, and frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with team members and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Continuous learning to stay updated with the latest technology trends.
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Who we are:

FlexiLoans is a technology based Digital financing platform started with an endeavor to solve the problems that small businesses face in accessing Quick, Flexible and Adequate funds for growing their Businesses. Our vision is to give "Financial access at a click". Our talent pool has rockstars from diverse backgrounds - ex- Founders, investment bankers, e-commerce and payments with the passion to make a difference to the lives of 70 mn+ MSME businesses in India.

FlexiLoans.com is a pioneer in the ecosystem-based digital lending for small businesses in India. Till date, we have disbursed over 45,000+ loans worth over Rs. 1600 Crs+ to small sized businesses across 1,600+ cities without having a single branch! We are the leaders in using technology and risk models that focus on alternate / surrogate methods for scoring customers. Our origination is 100% digital with over 100 embedded partnerships like Amazon, Flipkart, Nykaa, Paisabazaar, etc. for providing credit access to MSME businesses.

Founded by CA/ISB alumni, FlexiLoans is funded by marquee bankers such as Sanjay Nayar (Chairman, KKR and Ex-CEO, Citibank South Asia), Gunit Chaddha (Ex-CEO, Deutsche Bank, Asia Pacific), Anil Jaggia (Ex-CIO, HDFC Bank), Vikram Sud (Ex-COO, Kotak Mahindra Bank), Narayan Seshadri (Ex-Managing Partner, KPMG), Gopal Srinivasan (Chairman, TVS Capital) and Siddharth Parekh (Co-Founder, Paragon Partners) to name a few.

Our product offerings and value proposition can be accessed on our website: https://www.flexiloans.com/

FLEXILOANS VALUES - COLLABORATION | AGILITY | INNOVATION | RESPECT | OWNERSHIP

Why join us?

A two times certified ‘Great Place to work’ workplace, at FlexiLoans you will be working with top tier talent from diverse backgrounds hungry to make a dent in the MSME universe. We believe in people owning what you do and providing support to folks for making decisions (sometimes even wrong decisions!) all the while learning and growing with the organization. FlexiLoans is your front row seat to the MSME Fintech revolution in India!

What you will work on:

• Develop User interfaces for Modern Rich Internet Applications with the latest Front End Technologies
• Perform product analysis and development tasks of an increasingly complex nature which may require extensive research and analysis.
• Writing tested and documented JavaScript, HTML and CSS
• Make design and technical decisions for AngularJS/React projects.
• Develop application code and unit test in the AngularJS/React, Rest Web Services and Java technologies for the Application Development Center.
• Ensuring high performance

The ideal candidate:

• Strong expertise with HTML, CSS, and writing cross-browser compatible code.
• Good understanding of AJAX and JavaScript Dom manipulation Techniques
• Experience with RESTful services
• Experience in JavaScript build tools like grunt or gulp
• Expert in any one of the modern JavaScript MV-VM/MVC frameworks (AngularJS/React, jQuery, NodeJS, Grunt JS)
• Familiar with testing frameworks (Ex. Jasmine)
• Test runner framework (Ex. Karma)
• Hand on and implements complex AngularJS applications, directives, controllers, services Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills

Qualification and Experience:

• 3+ years’ Experience with Angular
• BS/BE/BTECH degree in Computer Science or Engineering

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/

• Write, test, debug and ship code and gather feedback on the scale, performance, security to incorporate back into the platform. 

• Work with the founders to identify complex technical problems and solve them. 
• Work with the product design and client experience development team to support 

them with scalable services 

• Feed into the overall mission and vision of the eParchi’s platform over the period of the coming months and years. 

• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment 
• Excellent analytical and multitasking skills. 

• At least 2+ years of product development experience with expertise in designing and implementing high-performance web applications
• You must be proficient in Problem Solving and Data structures since you got to find the best way of handling a huge set of data.
• Strong hands-on experience in developing web applications using JavaScript
• Strong experience and knowledge in single-page frameworks like ReactJS/Angular/VueJs/other frameworks and ability to design the architecture of single-page applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with JAVASCRIPT, OOPS Concepts, Single page applications, REACTJS, D3, NodeJS, etc
• Build tools such as grunt, gulp, web pack.
• Exceptional debugging skills and knowledge on browser developer tools
• Familiar with RESTful APIs to connect applications to back-end services
• Familiar with optimization techniques (both in file weight and perceived/actual processing speed), debugging techniques, dynamic content retrieval, state management e.g: (Redux), cross-browser support.
• Experience in optimizing the application for performance and scalability using CDN, caching, etc
• Deep experience developing modular, object-oriented JavaScript Strong command of the HTTP protocol and the latest web standards
• Knowledge on Node server, Socket connections and mechanisms to handle real-time async data would be a plus.
• Very Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Very strong full stack experience with familiarity in serving technologies such as HTTP, CDN, proxies and caching
• Working experience with distributed teams and leading them is a plus
• Strong hands-on on writing test cases and documenting UI component.