Javascript/Typescript Developer(Backend)

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Full Stack MERN Developer to join our growing development team. The ideal candidate will be proficient in JavaScript and have experience working with both MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases. As a Full Stack Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and performant web applications across our product verticals.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to design and develop full-stack web solutions.
• Build responsive, user-friendly interfaces using React.js.
• Develop robust and scalable backend services using Node.js and Express.js.
• Design, implement, and manage databases using MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and third-party services.
• Ensure cross-platform optimization for mobile responsiveness.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Conduct code reviews, unit testing, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing applications.
• Ensure security and data protection best practices.

Requirements:

• 1-5 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer (preferably MERN stack).
• Proficient in JavaScript, both frontend and backend.
• Strong experience with React.js, Node.js, and Express.js.
• Working knowledge of MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Understanding of server-side architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, or GCP) is an advantage.
• Good understanding of security and performance optimization.

• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Write clean code to develop functional web applications
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Gather and address technical and design requirements
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Liaise with developers, designers to identify new features
• Follow emerging technologies

• Spent at least 1 yr in a solid back end role
• Experience taking a problem to a product solution (module/product)
• Prior experience working with startups and understanding the fast-paced, dynamic nature of work

• Javascript, NodeJS
• Client-server architecture
• OOP concepts, including design patterns
• Understanding of RDBMS (MySQL, Postgresql)
• Understanding of REST API
• Familiarity with frameworks such as ExpressJs

• Knowledge of TDD frameworks mocha, chai, jest, etc
• Knowledge of AWS (Lambda, RDS, EC2, SQS, S3, ECS, etc)
• Basic knowledge of Typescript, NextJs
• Prior experience in fin-tech

• Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
• Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Proven working experience in backend app development and experience with Node JS.  
• Build advanced ecommerce backend applications for the multiple client platforms (both React and Android).  
• Understanding of design principles and good architecture patterns.  
• Proper Data Structures and Algorithm knowledge is a must.  

• Graph QL and Apollo Server knowledge.  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Work with outside data sources and APIs like the one of Unicommerce.  
• Create Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.  
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.  
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.  

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code.  
• Have a good understanding of CI/CD tools (any).  
• Robust knowledge of popular databases like MongoDB, Elastic Search, DynamoDB, Redis etc;  
• Knowledge about AWS Services like EC2, Lambda, Kinesis, Redshift, S3 is super plus. 
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CANDIDATES MUST HAVE  

• Node JS. 
• Data Structures and Algorithm  
• HTML5 and CSS3 
• Graph QL and Apollo Server  
• MongoDB, Elastic Search, DynamoDB, Redis 

• AWS Services like EC2, Lambda, Kinesis, Redshift, S3  

REQUIREMENTS  

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.  
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.  
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.  

• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.  
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.  
• Great organisational and time management skills.  
• Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours 

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.

You will be building efficient, scalable & high performance microservices and applications which will power the network of thousands of retailers across the country and at the same time improve the efficiency and visibility of information flow in our supply chain systems.

Your core responsibilities:

• Create elegant, efficient and maintainable software to support and extend our current products.
• Solve complex architectural challenges when implementing new features.
• Integrate with databases, file systems, cloud services when delivering scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and fix reported customer issues, delivering software patches as needed.
• Assisting in making design decisions based on performance, scalability, security, and future expansion.
• Communicating and collaborating with management, product, QA teams.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Proficiency in web development using any of the languages: PHP, Python, Java, NodeJS or Golang.
• Should possess a solid grasp of object-oriented programming, system architecture & design, databases, development, and testing methodologies.
• Good in Design (HLD and LLD).
• Good in Database schema design.
• Good to have experience with AWS or Google Cloud or Azure and serverless architecture.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Track record of delivering successful products as an engineer.
• Experience with large applications of some scale will be a plus.
• Ability to deep dive, understand & improve the legacy code.
• Domain knowledge of supply chain & retail industry is a plus.

Whom you will be sharing your work day with? 

• We are in the forefront of disrupting traditional retail & supply chain industry by building distributed systems
• We are hardcore open source lovers and believe in the strength of open source community.
• We believe technology can change the way information is consumed.
• We use a data driven approach to build new products and features.
• Build new tech solutions to improve business processes and enable our various departments to help service our teams better.
• We embrace and enable DevOps culture within the organisation.

And yes! We do have new furry friends coming to our office everyday.

Work Perks

• Hybrid work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere. 
• A great salary, commensurate with experience.
• Unlimited vacation policy which means Paid Vacations.
• A relaxed & flexible working atmosphere.
• Weekly parties (Unofficial).
• Paid outings to remote work locations and industry events/conferences.
• Paid Health Insurance for you and your loved ones.