
Lead and Senior Software Engineer - Backend
at Edu-tech startup, listed as Top 25 Linkedin Startup.
Years of Exp : 4 - 8yrs
Job Location: Mumbai/Bangalore
Job description:
We are looking for a Sr. Back end web developer/Lead passionate towards building high
performance web applications which can scale for B2C businesses. We are looking for
self-driven individuals who love to find innovative solutions and can perform under pressure. An eye for details and being proud of produced code are the must have attributes for this job.
Responsibilities.
●You will be responsible for converting Product team requirements to modular, testable and efficient code.
●You will be required to design and implement data storage solutions (Databases, caching
layers etc).
●You will also be required to cater to NFRs related to security and performance.
Skills
●At least 5 years of experience in working on NodeJS/Java/Ruby
●Proficiency in RDBMS such as MySQL/PostgreSQL.
●Experience of building/deploying applications on AWS is a definite advantage.
●Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries like Sequelize is required.
●Experience in some NoSQL databases (e.g. DynamoDB/Elasticsearch/Redis Cache etc) is a definite plus.
●Good understanding on architectural patterns (e.g. MVC) is required.
●Good communication and analytical skills are the basic needs for this role.
●An urge to create awesome applications that people will enjoy using is a must.
●Other technologies : MySQL , Redis, AWS, Microservices, REST API .
●Knowledge of Javascript is preferable.
●AWS or some cloud experience.
●Should have built web application technology.
●Should have understanding of DevOps and Database.
●Should have done application performance tuning.
Qualification:
●Engineering graduates from Tier I or II institutes.
●B.E/ B.Tech/ MCA/ ME/ M.Tech

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● Provide effort estimation of assigned work and be able to complete as per the estimations and timelines
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● Mentor junior software engineers and help them grow their technical skills
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● B.E/B.Tech in computer science
● 8-11 years of experience
● Hands-on experience following skills
MS Technologies: NET CORE 5+, C#
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Organization : TECHWAVE (http://www.techwave.net/)
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- Knowledge of mysql, postgresql, RabbitMQ, Linux based development/ deployment.
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- Working experience of handling APIs; knowledge of RESTful or SOAP.
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• Assesses the health and performance of software applications and databases.
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Graduation - B. Com + IT Certification/ B.Sc. - IT / B.Sc. Comp Sc./ B.Sc. IT/ BE-IT/ BE-Comps
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Oracle, SQL, Java, Node JS, REST API Debugging.
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Client Management; Good interpersonal skills; Good Communication
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1. Basic understanding of NLP - intents and entities
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