Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Job Description : 

• Work with your team to design and build software applications to function across web applications
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Work closely with UX designs and work on integrating the wireframes into UI
• Validate the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Conduct thorough testing of user interfaces in multiple platforms to ensure all designs render correctly and systems function properly.
• Get feedback from, and build solutions for users and customers.
• Write functional requirement documents and guides.
• Ensure high-quality graphic standards and brand consistency
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Architect and build high-performance, scalable, and user-friendly mobile apps using native frameworks
• Optimize application performance and ensure responsiveness across different iOS devices.
• Integrate with RESTful APIs and other backend services.
• Implement unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver a seamless user experience.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in UI development.
• Mentor and guide junior team members. Mandatory Requirements
• Minimum of 5 years working as a professional UI developer
• Proficient knowledge of web markup, including HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript .
• Expertise in front-end in any of the front-end frameworks like React.js
• Strong understanding of front-end coding and development technologies.
• Basic understanding of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS
• Experience with state management libraries like Redux
• Experience with unit testing frameworks like Jest or WTR
• Experience in E2E testing frameworks like Playwright or Puppeteer
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration with backend services
• Experience with performance monitoring and Optimization tools.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Front-End Development and JavaScript skills
• Back-End Web Development and Software Development skills
• Experience with Redux.js
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

   ∙3-5 years of development experience

∙Working experience in Front end skill: ReactJS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

∙Working experience in Web Services (REST) 

∙Database knowledge would be an added advantage.

∙Experience in Backend like Java Spring boot would be an added advantage.

Certifications Needed: 

• ∙Bachelor's or master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent.

Athena is India’s largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 9 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries.

Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally.

Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various , universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others.

Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education. 

If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you!

Learn more:

https://www.athenaeducation.co.in/article.aspx 

Overview of the role: We are looking for someone who will support Athena's Knowledge center 

• Helping/ mentoring Athena students to build web and mobile applications
• Helping build a state-of-the-art web portal and apps for students and counselors
• Support in building Edtech products for Athena

This is ideal for technology enthusiasts who want to make an impact, who love teaching and mentoring students, and also who love building creative tech products. The ideal person would have a deep, driving desire to make an impact and believes in the power of education.

Key Responsibilities

• Own, innovate and support the students with their technology projects 
• Conceptualize the apps, guiding them on coding and stepping them when needed
• Creation of New Algorithms for solving Real World problems.
• Mobile App Development - Android and iOS
• Hybrid mobile applications (both IOS & Android) using ionic, Flutter and react native (preferred).
• Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Guiding students to project completion
• Tuned into the latest developments in the desired area including but not limited to application development, database technologies, devops, robotics, etc.

Key Skills-

• Strong fundamentals and knowledge of web technologies, data structures, algorithms, logical flow, and architecture 
• Good communication skills - Ability to motivate and mentor students
• Extremely hands-on in coding 
• Ability to learn, take feedback, and improve
• Knowledge of programming language and technical terminology
• Able to solve complex problems.

Education and Experience: 

• B.Tech/B.Sc/M.Sc (CS), Engineering, or a related field from a good institute
• Good to have experience in teaching and mentoring students in Computer Science modules
• Experience in Android Development
• Preferred 1 year development experience

Why should you be interested?

Impact

• Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.
• Opportunity to mentor budding writers

Team and Culture

• We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
• The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.

Professional Advancement

• We believe in providing opportunities for team members to build their skills and become independent drivers.
• We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations- Hora.ai (Tech) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit)- and learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact. 

Location & Work Environment

The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India

• We have built creative space in a top corporate building in a prime location in Gurgaon. 
• The office is on M.G. Road, a 2-minute walk from the M.G. Road Metro Station.

Our team comprises of creative and colorful characters, all goal-oriented and hungry for growth (and healthy snacks). The work environment is a mixture of formal and playful, as we all strive to get things done while sipping Italian coffee brewed in-house.

Our client is a 5 year old online gaming company with market leading games in three segments - Poker, Rummy and Cricket. Their online games are ensured to be safe, trusted and secure for their customers. They have a registered base of over a million users and are working towards the growth of online gaming in the country.

Data Scientist

Requirements

● B.Tech/Masters in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or another
quantitative field
● 2-3+ years of work experience in ML domain ( 2-5 years experience )
● Hands-on coding experience in Python
● Experience in machine learning techniques such as Regression, Classification,
Predictive modeling, Clustering, Deep Learning stack, NLP
● Working knowledge of Tensorflow/PyTorch

Optional Add-ons-

● Experience with distributed computing frameworks: Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Spark
etc.
● Experience with databases: MongoDB

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in managing AWS resources and automating CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python or Bash be able to build and administer CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of infrastructure tools like Cloud Formation, Terraform, Ansible.
• Experience with microservices and/or event-driven architecture.
• Experience using containerization technologies (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, Mesos or Vagrant).
• Strong practical Windows and Linux system administration skills in the cloud.
• Understanding of DNS, NFS, TCP/IP and other protocols.
• Knowledge of secure SDLC, OWASP top 10 and CWE/SANS top 25.
• Deep understanding of Web Sockets and their functioning. Hands on experience of ElasticCache, Redis, ECS or EKS. Installation, configuration and management of Apache or Nginx web server, Apache/Tomcat Application Server, configure SSL certificates, setup reverse proxy.
• Exposure to RDBMS (MySQL, SQL Server, Aurora, etc.) is a plus.
• Exposure to programming languages like JAVA, PHP, SQL is a plus.
• AWS Developer or AWS SysOps Administrator certification is a plus.
• AWS Solutions Architect Certification experience is a plus.
• Experience building Blue/Green, Canary or other zero down time deployment strategies, advanced understanding of VPC, EC2 Route53 IAM, Lambda is a plus.

• Define best strategies for product development 
• Product road maps 
• Wireframing 
• should have 15 plus years exp