Java Full Stack Developer

Principal Software Engineer

Opportunity in this role / Why should you join here?

You will enjoy working with us if you are looking to work in a stimulating, flexible, open environment. You will experience ownership and independence at the same time providing technical solutions that work.

You will be part of the madness and thrill of growing the business from scratch. You get to make decisions, fail fast and learn fast. You get to contribute, add value to the organization by thinking like an entrepreneur. You are supported by the best talent in the industry and work with creative teams. You are rewarded as you go on proving yourself.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or related field
• At least 6+ years of experience with at least 4 years of software application design experience
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• A full stack generalist with experience in both front-end and back-end technologies
• Proven experience in high-level programming languages, like Java and Development of scalable Web Applications and Web Services
• Experience in JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, NodeJS
• Passion for delivering products end-to-end, from ideation to implementation
• Proven experience building complex web applications and micro services
• Strong experience with Spring Boot stack (spring cloud, spring-data)
• Extensive experience in developing and consuming REST APIs
• Experience in PHP is a plus advantage

Responsibilities:

• Participate in design reviews and recommend improvements
• Provide technical guidance in software design and development activities
• Recommend new technologies to ensure quality and improve productivity
• Support in all phases of SDLC and ensure delivery of high-quality products
• Analyse business requirements and design/develop most effective technical solution
• Analyse and troubleshoot application issues in a timely fashion
• Work with other engineers in planning, prioritising and executing assigned tasks within deadlines

x• Work with QA team in preparing test cases and assist in automation

• Mentor other Engineers as and when required
• Assist in maintenances and upgrades of existing software applications
• Assist in risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Assist in technical audits and make sure to implement audit recommendations.

1. Roles & Responsibilities -
   
   * We are looking for full-stack/back-end developers.
   * Our ideal candidate will be able to build applications from scratch and deliver
   a complete project i.e. understand requirements, design architecture, write reusable code that follows basic coding standards, test, deploy and support/follow-up features.
   * As a start-up, we are keen to work with people who are passionate about technology and who love the speed, chaos, and versatility of start-ups.
   
   Skills and Qualifications -
   
   * Team player with strong work ethic; Detail and deadline-oriented; Take ownership of tasks.
   * Good with version control systems like Git.
   * Professional understanding of CS fundamentals, data structures and algorithms.
   * Knowledge of Python is preferred.
   * Hands-on experience with front-end technologies - HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap library & JavaScript/jQuery.
   * Knowledge of Angular 2/ReactJs is a plus.
   * Knowledge of Rest API is a plus.
   
   
   Perks -
   * Competetive compensation
   * MaBook
   * Friendly Leave Policy

Position – Principal Architect

Location – Bangalore/Mumbai/Remote

About Us

upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale. upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc.

upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow.

• upGrad was awarded the https://iamaiida.in/index.php">Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19
• upGrad was also ranked as one of the https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2018-25-most-sought-after-india-linkedin/">LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India
• upGrad was earlier selected as one of the https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2017/sectors/india">top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.
• We were also https://www.ft.com/content/9150579a-f24c-11e6-95ee-f14e55513608">covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech
• upGrad is the https://yourstory.com/2017/01/startup-india-learning-program-offers-free-online-entrepreneurship-course/">official education partner for Government of India - Startup India program
• Our program with IIIT B has been ranked https://www.analyticsindiamag.com/top-10-courses-and-training-programs-on-artificial-intelligence-in-india-ranking-2018/">#1 program in the country in the domain of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

About the Role

A highly motivated individual who has experience in architecting end to end web based ecommerce/online/SaaS products and systems; bringing them to production quickly and with high quality. Able to understand expected business results and map architecture to drive business forward. Passionate about building world class solutions.

Role and Responsibilities

• Work with Product Managers and Business to understand business/product requirements and vision.
• Provide a clear architectural vision in line with business and product vision.
• Lead a team of architects, developers, and data engineers to provide platform services to other engineering teams.
• Provide architectural oversight to engineering teams across the organization.
• Hands on design and development of platform services and features owned by self - this is a hands-on coding role.
• Define guidelines for best practices covering design, unit testing, secure coding etc.
• Ensure quality by reviewing design, code, test plans, load test plans etc. as appropriate.
• Work closely with the QA and Support teams to track quality and proactively identify improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with DevOps and IT to ensure highly secure and cost optimized operations in the cloud.
• Grow technical skills in the team - identify skill gaps with plans to address them, participate in hiring, mentor other architects and engineers.
• Support other engineers in resolving complex technical issues as a go-to person.

Skills/Experience

• 12+ years of experience in design and development of ecommerce scale systems and highly scalable SaaS or enterprise products.
• Extensive experience in developing extensible and scalable web applications with
  • Java, Spring Boot, Go
  • Web Services - REST, OAuth, OData
  • Database/Caching - MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, Memcached/Redis
  • Queue/Broker services - RabbitMQ/Kafka
  • Microservices architecture via Docker on AWS or Azure.
• Experience with web front end technologies - HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as jQuery, AngularJS, React, Vue.js, Bootstrap etc.
• Extensive experience with cloud based architectures and how to optimize design for cost.
• Expert level understanding of secure application design practices and a working understanding of cloud infrastructure security.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and design for testability.
• Experience working with big data technologies such as Spark/Storm/Hadoop/Data Lake Architectures is a big plus.
• Action and result-oriented problem-solver who works well both independently and as part of a team; able to foster and develop others' ideas as well as his/her own.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and schedule a high workload and multiple parallel projects efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Long term experience with at least one product from inception to completion and evolution of the product over multiple years.

Qualification

B.Tech/MCA (IT/Computer Science) from a premier institution (IIT/NIT/BITS) and/or a US Master's degree in Computer Science.

Years of Exp – 14+

• Design and development of three-tier - high performance and scalable enterprise product.
• Own feature development from definition, design through delivery.
• Hands-on full stack developer who is passionate about Go Language, Java/J2EE development, UI, SQL, building highly scalable and resilient applications, and focused on solving complex business problems
• Orientation to contribute both as a technical lead as well as an individual contributor.
• Lead the team to deliver high-quality software, by reviewing their work and mentoring them.
• Ability to research, follow up and resolve complex challenges.
• He/She will have responsibility for unit-level design, coding, unit testing, integration testing, and participating in the full SDLC
• He/She will be expected to produce high-quality code that can pass critical peer review, and work under a high-pressure and timeline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Engineering equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years experience in product development
• Responsible, organized, and possess critical thinking with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to demonstrate good analytical problem-solving abilities and strong leadership aptitude
• Able to work at both abstract and detailed level
• Must be fluent in English, and strong communication skills.
• Motivated self-starter that likes to work as part of a team

Technical Requirements

• Strong experience in Core Java 8 and above, Collections and Data structures.
• Develop solutions using core java, Spring / Spring Boot, JSON, Rest API, and other web technologies.
• Hands-on with UI development with strong experience in HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, Responsive UI. An added advantage for exposure to Angular. Knowledge of Liferay will be added advantage. Ability to design and develop UIs and end-to-end integration.
• Object-oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
• Enforcing and Writing code following good standards (well documented with good code coverage and properly tested code).
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (Hibernate and Mybatis). Ability to model & design databases for high availability and high volume.
• Ability to design and build a scalable platform with APIs.
• Strong programming skills, as well as the ability to review complex code bases written by others.
• Strong knowledge of test-driven development and continuous integration
• Exposure to security, application clustering, and load balancing techniques.
• Passion for collaboration and working on agile teams. Prior experience with working on fast-paced milestones using flexible and adaptive methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

B.E. (Computers) or equivalent candidate is required for this profile along with expertise In Java/ PHP Programming. We are looking for a thoughtful Java/ PHP Developer. Must have strong fundamentals. You will be joining the core team of a rapidly expanding company focusing on making Google Workspace- Cloud Telephony products. We are generally agnostic of language, technology or tools; we use whatever fits the bill best. However, we emphasize a lot on clean abstractions of code, loosely coupled services and good coding practices. You must possess the ability to work on projects without detailed instructions; being a self-starter and taking ownership is a crucial requirement for this role. Good Communication Skill is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build applications on Java/ PHP
• Code review 
• Guide team members 
• Keeping the code optimized and readable.
• Coordination with team members and customer
• Coding, Bug fixes and unit testing
• Coordination with team members and customer

Who Should apply 

1. Candidate should have  2-4 year of work experience  
2. PHP/ Java Developer
3. Having Good Communication Skills

Specific Skill Sets:

• We are looking for a candidate who can work flexibly
• Experience in working on any one of the MVC architectural pattern : Codeigniter / Laravel / Yii/ Struts 2 would be an added advantage 
• Know your way around HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, PHPScript, JQuery and frontend frameworks (such as Ember.js, React.js)
• Must have built SOAP / REST APIs / backends
• Knowledge of APIs and platform capabilities
• Past experience of shipping mobile products (live apps in Play Store a huge plus).
• Expertise in working on multi­threaded apps, XML & JSON, and web services. 
• Should be very strong in Computer Science fundamentals (such as threads, virtual memory, process stacks etc.)
• Should have worked on different data stores (RDBMS, No-SQL) and know when to use what, how to scale them etc.
• Ability to work on projects without detailed instructions; being a self­starter and taking ownership is a crucial requirement for this role.
• Good communication skills is an essential advantage for collaborating with customers and the team.

• Looking for 0-30 Days and Notice Period Serving resources (Across the Globe)
• 4-13 years developing n-tier modern software applications in a highly transparent agile organization with iterations, continuous integration, and a drive for quality
• At least 4 years of experience in software development building Web Services in Java, SpringBoot, Elasticsearch, and Open source technologies
• At least 4 years UI programming experience with JavaScript, CSS, JSON
• At least 3 years using ReactJS or VueJS, jQuery and Bootstrap, or similar frameworks
• Experienced in service layer integration (e.g. data, authentication, 3rd party systems) using Ajax and REST APIs.
• Experienced in UI and backend unit testing, functional testing, and performance testing tools.
• Must have experience building responsive web applications and related best practices.
• Experience in building Micro Services using cloud native environments like Azure, Spring Cloud, AWS or GCP with sound understanding of Micro Services Design Patterns
• Strong interpersonal, written communication, and presentation skills
• Experience with real-time streaming processing (Kafka/Storm) is preferred
• Proven ability to design and implement web services in a RESTful manner, along with understanding our broader service-oriented architectures
• Proven ability to work within a cross functional agile team
• Must be a self-starter and able to work well with others in a fast-paced agile environment with an emphasis on collaborating and assisting the team to meet business objectives
• Ability to use tools such as JIRA, Git, etc. preferred
• Experience with containerized environments such as PCF, Docker, etc. is highly desirable

        As a member of the development group, you will be primarily responsible for the design, development, and maintaining the product.

        Work with the Product and Design teams to build new features to solve business problems and fill business needs.

        Participate in code reviews to create robust and maintainable code.

        Work in an agile environment where quick iterations and good feedback are a way of life.

        Continually look for opportunities to improve our platform, process, and business.

        Communicate and coordinate with our support and professional services teams to solve customer issues.

        Help scale our platform as we expand.

        8+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise software development using J2EE Framework. 

        Experience with React.js, AngularJS, strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML5

        Passion for building enterprise web applications leveraging modern architecture principles, strong prior experience as a full stack developer. 

        Expertise with CSS and building responsive pages, with a keen eye for UI design and usability

        Experience with web-accessibility/WCAG standards

        Experience working collaboratively with a globally distributed team.

        Experience with agile methodologies and good exposure to DevOps/CICD models.

        Passion for keeping up with new trends and developments in the programming community and is eager to find ways to incorporate these new ideas into our codebase.

1. Should have deep knowledge in the relevant tech stack (JAVA, MEAN, MERN, LAMP, etc.,) with Micro-services experience.

2. Must be well versed with algorithms

3. Should have in-depth knowledge of databases - SQL, NoSQL, Mongo DB.

4. Should be able to suggest the best stack and provide an optimized approach to complete a project.

5. Should be able to covert requirements into sprint plans and estimations.

6. Should be able to jump on client calls and translate and break down business level requirements into developer goals/sprints.

7. Should be able to step in and code/solve problems when required

8. Should be able to review the code of the developers and objectively define points for improvement

9. Should be willing to learn new stacks and spend a lot of time on RnD

10. Should be able to get things done :)

11. Should be able to assess risks involved in the projects.