Jr. Digital Marketing Executive

A BIT ABOUT US

Appknox is one of the top Mobile Application security companies recognized by Gartner and G2. A profitable B2B SaaS startup headquartered in Singapore & working from Bengaluru.

The primary goal of Appknox is to help businesses and mobile developers secure their mobile applications with a focus on delivery speed and high-quality security audits.

Our business includes Fortune 500 companies with Major brands spread across regions like India, South-East Asia, Middle-East, Japan, US, and expanding rapidly. 

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join our dynamic software development team. In this role, you will contribute to key backend projects, collaborate across teams, and play a vital part in delivering robust, scalable, and high-performance software solutions. As a senior engineer, you will work independently, make impactful technical decisions, and help shape the backend architecture while collaborating with a passionate, high-performing team.

You will work hands-on with products primarily built in Python, with opportunities to contribute to Golang. These technologies are at the core of our development stack, and your focus will be on building, scaling, and maintaining distributed services. Distributed systems are integral to our architecture, providing a chance to gain hands-on experience with maintaining and optimizing them in a fast-paced environment.

As a Senior Engineer, you are expected to:

• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code while following best practices.
• Architect solutions, address complex problems, and deliver well-thought-out technical designs.
• Take ownership of assigned modules and features, delivering them with minimal supervision.
• Contribute to code reviews and technical discussions, ensuring high-quality deliverables.

We highly value open source contributions and encourage you to check out our work on GitHub at Appknox GitHub. While no prior experience in security is required, our experienced security professionals are available to support you in understanding the domain.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology, drive impactful solutions, and grow within a collaborative environment that values autonomy, innovation, and technical excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to backend development for a cutting-edge product in the Security domain, with focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Implement software components and features based on high-level architectural guidance using Django and Django REST Framework (DRF).
• Collaborate with senior engineers to translate functional and technical requirements into robust backend implementations.
• Write clean, modular, and testable code following industry best practices and team standards.
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews to maintain code quality and continuously learn from peers.
• Work closely with frontend, QA, and security teams to deliver well-integrated, end-to-end solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues in existing systems, ensuring stability and efficiency.
• Contribute to the creation of technical documentation for components and modules you build or maintain.
• Follow defined verification plans and contribute to improving test coverage and automation.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimations, and agile ceremonies to support timely and effective project delivery.
• Proactively seek feedback and continuously improve your technical skills and understanding of system architecture.
• Support team success by collaborating effectively, sharing knowledge, and guiding junior team members when needed.

Requirements:

• Solid hands-on experience with Django and Django REST Framework 3-4 years
• Good understanding of relational databases, SQL, and working with ORMs such as Django ORM.
• Ability to contribute to design discussions and implement well-structured, maintainable backend systems.
• Exposure to writing unit and integration tests; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems
• Proficiency in debugging, performance optimization, and addressing scalability concerns under guidance.
• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and clean coding practices.
• Able to collaborate effectively within a team and take ownership of moderately complex modules.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to document and explain solutions to peers.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and microservices architecture is a plus.
• Self-driven with a growth mindset and willingness to learn from peers and feedback.

Work Expectations:

Within 1 month-

• Attend KT sessions conducted by the engineering and product teams to gain a deep understanding of the product, its architecture, and workflows.
• Learn about the team's development processes, tools, and key challenges.
• Work closely with the product team to understand product requirements and contribute to the design and development of features.
• Dive deep into the existing backend architecture, including database structures, APIs, and integration points, to fully understand the technical landscape
• Begin addressing minor technical challenges and bugs, while understanding the underlying architecture and tech stack.
• Begin to participate in creating action plans for new features, ensuring that design and implementation are aligned with product goals.

Within 3 months-

• Achieve full autonomy in working on the codebase, demonstrating the ability to independently deliver high-quality features from design to deployment.
• Take complete ownership of critical modules, ensuring they are optimized for performance and maintainability.
• Act as a technical resource for the team, offering support and guidance to peers on complex issues.
• Collaborate with DevOps to optimize deployment pipelines, debug production issues, and improve backend infrastructure.
• Lead discussions for technical solutions and provide recommendations for architectural improvements.
• Contribute to the design of new features by translating functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Prepare regular updates on assigned tasks and communicate effectively with the engineering manager and other stakeholders.

Within 6 months-

• Be fully independent in their development tasks, contributing to key features and solving critical challenges.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take ownership of technical modules.
• Actively participate in code reviews and technical discussions, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business requirements.
• Establish themselves as a reliable and proactive team member, contributing to the team’s growth and success.

Personality traits we really admire:

• Great attitude to ask questions, learn and suggest process improvements.
• Has attention to details and helps identify edge cases.
• Proactive mindset. 
• Highly motivated and coming up with ideas and perspective to help us move towards our goals faster.
• Follows timelines and absolute commitment to deadlines.

Interview Process 

• Round 1 Interview - Profile Evaluation (EM)
• Round 2 Interview - Assignment Evaluation & Technical Problem Solving discussion (Tech Team)
• Round 4 Interview - Engineering Team & Technical Founder (CTO)
• Round 5 Interview - HR

Compensation

• Best in industry

We prefer that every employee also holds equity in the company. In this role, you will be awarded equity after 12 months, based on the impact you have created.

Please be aware that all your customers are Enterprises and Fortune 500 companies.

Why Join Us:

• Freedom & Responsibility: If you are a person who enjoys challenging work & pushing your boundaries, then this is the right place for you. We appreciate new ideas & ownership as well as flexibility with working hours.
• Great Salary & Equity: We keep up with the market standards & provide pay packages considering updated standards. Also as Appknox continues to grow, you’ll have a great opportunity to earn more & grow with us. Moreover, we also provide equity options for our top performers.
• Holistic Growth: We foster a culture of continuous learning and take a much more holistic approach to training and developing our assets: the employees. We shall also support you all on that journey of yours.
• Transparency: Being a part of a start-up is an amazing experience one of the reasons being the open communication & transparency at multiple levels. Working with Appknox will give you the opportunity to experience it all first hand.
• Health insurance: We offer health insurance coverage upto 5 Lacs for you and your family including parents.

Job Title: Sr. QA Engineer

Location: Pune, Banner

Mode - Hybrid

Major Responsibilities:

• Understand product requirements and design test plans/ test cases.
• Collaborate with developers for discussing story design/ test cases/code walkthrough etc.
• Design automation strategy for regression test cases.
• Execute tests and collaborate with developers in case of issues.
• Review unit test coverage/ enhance existing unit test coverage
• Automate integration/end-to-end tests using Junit/ Mockito /Selenium/Cypress

Requirements: 

• Experience of web application testing/ test automation
• Good analytical skills
• Exposure to test design techniques
• Exposure to Agile Development methodology, Scrums
• Should be able to read and understand code.
• Review and understand unit test cases/ suggest additional unit-level coverage points.
• Exposure to multi-tier web application deployment/architecture (SpringBoot)
• Good exposure to SQL query language
• Exposure to Configuration management tool for code investigation - GitHub
• Exposure to Web Service / API testing
• Cucumber – use case-driven test automation
• System understanding, writing test cases from scratch, requirement analysis, thinking from a user perspective, test designing, and requirement analysis

The Content and Communications Manager is responsible for creating, managing, and executing content strategies to support the organization's communication and marketing goals. This role involves producing high-quality content across various platforms, managing communication channels, and ensuring consistent messaging that enhances the company's brand and engages its target audience.

Key Responsibilities:

Content Strategy:

Develop and implement a comprehensive content strategy aligned with the company's goals and target audience.

Conduct content audits to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.

Stay up-to-date with industry trends and competitor activities to inform content strategy.

Content Creation:

Produce high-quality, engaging content for various platforms, including website, blog, social media, email, and print materials.

Collaborate with internal teams, such as marketing, product, and sales, to gather information and create relevant content.

Edit and proofread content to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency.

Communications Management:

Develop and manage the company's communication channels, including social media, newsletters, press releases, and internal communications.

Craft compelling messaging that aligns with the company's brand voice and resonates with the target audience.

Manage relationships with media contacts, influencers, and other external partners to amplify the company's reach.

SEO and Analytics:

Optimize content for search engines (SEO) to improve organic visibility and drive traffic to the company's website.

Monitor and analyze content performance using tools like Google Analytics, social media insights, and other relevant metrics.

Use data-driven insights to refine content strategies and improve engagement and conversion rates.

Project Management:

Manage content projects from conception to completion, ensuring timely deliver

• Object-oriented JavaScript,
• jQuery,
• ES6,
• React JS (Versions 16.8 & below),
• Redux (Action Type, Action Creator & Reducers),
• Middleware(Redux-Thunk, Redux-Saga),
• React Hooks,
• Axios & Fetch library,
• Managing States & Props efficiently,
• React Forms,
• Validation (Schema & Non-Schema using any third-party library or custom),
• the candidate should be aware of the production build process,
• HTML5,
• knowledge of CSS,
• Rest API integration knowledge,
• Authentication(Token Based) & Authorization with Routes

• Building, Designing, Testing, and Deploying web apps.
•  Thoroughly explore & understand the under-hood of products in the market, strengths & fault-lines of each.
• Drive from Conceptualisation to Deployment of analytics suite of products that are robust and can stand the test of time when our data size is multiplying month-on-month.
• Work closely with designers & product managers to build things that are normally regarded as holy grails in browser-based analytics applications.
• Actively participate in design and code reviews to build robust applications and prototypes.
• Interacting with team members, and customers to continuously look for better innovations for all teams across Trade Brains

• - 5+ Years working experience as Java Development
• - Hands on using Microservices
• - Extensive experience on Spring boot / spring
• Primary Skill: Java, Microservices

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• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience on large scale Data applications
• Good attitude, strong problem-solving abilities, analytical skills, ability to take ownership as appropriate
• Should be able to do coding, debugging, performance tuning, and deploying the apps to Prod.
• Should have good working experience Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, Hive, Yarn, File formats like Avro/Parquet)
• Kafka
• J2EE Frameworks (Spring/Hibernate/REST)
• Spark Streaming or any other streaming technology.
• Java programming language is mandatory.
• Good to have experience with Java
• Ability to work on the sprint stories to completion along with Unit test case coverage.
• Experience working in Agile Methodology
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• Knowledgeable (and preferred hands-on) - UNIX environments, different continuous integration tools.
• Must be able to integrate quickly into the team and work independently towards team goals

• Take the complete responsibility of the sprint stories’ execution
• Be accountable for the delivery of the tasks in the defined timelines with good quality
• Follow the processes for project execution and delivery.
• Follow agile methodology
• Work with the team lead closely and contribute to the smooth delivery of the project.
• Understand/define the architecture and discuss the pros-cons of the same with the team
• Involve in the brainstorming sessions and suggest improvements in the architecture/design.
• Work with other team leads to get the architecture/design reviewed.
• Work with the clients and counterparts (in US) of the project.
• Keep all the stakeholders updated about the project/task status/risks/issues if there are any.