
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Division/ Department: Technology
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Work Location: Noida
Desired Work Experience: 4+ years
Weekly Off: Saturday & Sunday
About Aakash Technology Innovation Lab
Are you passionate about transforming the field of education as we know it?
The way education is imparted has been disrupted massively due to forces such as ed-tech digital revolution, the advancement in artificial intelligence technology and the pandemic. Given the rapid pace of transformation, the vision of the Technology Innovation Lab at Aakash is to make the education of the future a reality. The Technology Innovation Lab aims to leverage state-of-the-art technologies to develop industry-defining bleeding-edge solutions for a student-first world-class hybrid learning experience. This involves -
- Reimagining and conceptualizing how education will be imparted in the future in the omni-channel and immersive learning environment
- Building data platforms such as Power BI dashboards to facilitate students, parents, teachers and the business
- Creating applications to support the futuristic tech-enabled smart classrooms
- Conceptualizing and developing mobile and web applications for seamless customer experience
- Developing Internet of Things (IoT) driven integrations into applications to build futuristic learning experience
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to identity interventions to boost student performance
If this excites you, we might have the perfect opportunity for you in the world’s most valued ed-tech company!
About Aakash - AESL
Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), commonly known as Aakash, is one of the most leading educational services institution providing comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations, school/board exams and competitive and scholarship exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.
AESL also partnered with Blackstone, a global investment management firm.
With more than 32 years of operational experience in the test preparatory coaching industry, the company has a pan India network of 220+ Aakash centres with an annual student base 2,50,000+ students and an employee count of more than 4700.
Purpose of the Role
Develop software solutions that enable the students, parents and teachers to have superior learning and teaching experiences, both inside and outside the classroom.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop state-of-the-art high performance and low latency software applications for mission critical systems
- Contribute in all the phases of the software development lifecycle
- Craft a well-designed, testable, efficient code
- Perform object-oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
- Effectively and seamlessly manage communication with all stakeholders.
- Manage and provide live support to the developed applications
Qualification/ Experience
Must-Have Preferred
Education B.E / B.Tech Information Technology / Computer Science/ Information Science
- Experience 4+ years of hands-on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE, Spring, Spring MVC, Spring Boot Frameworks
- Experience with test-driven development
- Experience with relational databases (MySql, Oracle, Postgres) or NoSql Databases (Cassandra, MongoDb, CouchDb) .
- Agile programming (Sprint, Scrum) experience
- Skills Understands version control branching strategies
- Understands different major language paradigms (object oriented /functional /reactive)
- Understanding and some experience in programming with AWS SDK
- Knowledge of Kafka and Redis
Competencies
Behavioral Competencies Level Functional Competencies Level
1 Team Player Written and Verbal Communication
2
What We Offer
As a technology professional in Aakash Technology Innovation Lab we offer you an opportunity to -
- Become a pioneer of the education of the future by reimagining and building innovative solutions for the ed-tech industry leading hybrid learning experience
- Be a force of technological disruption as a part of a passionate and high growth team on an exciting endeavor to transform the education industry
- Belong to an upbeat, flexible and relaxed work culture with a specific focus on collaboration
- Craft an excellent career at Aakash through a broad realm of career tracks and opportunities
- Excel in your chosen stream and become a renowned technologist in the ed-tech industry with heavy investment from the business into your learning, exposure and growth
- Have a highly competitive compensation and benefits package

About Aakash Educational Services Limited
About
Aakash Educational Services is a premier educational institution that provides comprehensive coaching and guidance for Engineering Entrance Examinations, specifically JEE Main and Advanced. The institution is committed to providing quality education and coaching to aspiring students who are preparing for medical, engineering, school/board exams, and competitive scholarship exams.
With over 201+ centres across the country, Aakash Educational Services has established itself as a trusted and reliable institution for students seeking to excel in their academic pursuits. The institution's focus is on providing comprehensive test preparatory services that include classroom teaching, study material, test series, and doubt-clearing sessions.
The company was founded by J. C. Chaudhry and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
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In our quest to do more, we are looking for a fantastic Java Tech Lead to join us in a hybrid setting from New Delhi. Below are some (seriously important) green flags that we are looking for from you:
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This could be an awesome launching pad for someone who enjoys working towards big-picture goals, has a keen interest in leadership, and has a deep understanding of Java technologies. Our teams are sustained on values of care and we offer a generous number of vacation days, the opportunity to craft your calendar with flexible schedules and very soon an insurance plan for you and your loved ones. We offer a starting salary range of 10-14LPA.
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