MERN Stack Developer

Job Description

We are looking for a talented Java Developer to work in abroad countries. You will be responsible for developing high-quality software solutions, working on both server-side components and integrations, and ensuring optimal performance and scalability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.

Requirment Details

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Proven experience as a Java Developer or similar role.

Strong knowledge of Java programming language and its frameworks (Spring, Hibernate).

Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and ORM tools.

Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services.

Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git).

Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

About HighLevel

HighLevel is an all-in-one, white-label marketing platform for agencies & consultants. Our goal as a business is to create a sustainable, powerful, “all things marketing” operating system that creates limitless opportunities for our customers. With over 20,000 customers, we need people like YOU to help us grow and scale even further in the coming years.

We currently have 300+ employees worldwide, working remotely as well as in our headquarters, which is located in Dallas, Texas.

Our goal as an employer is to maintain a strong company culture, foster creativity and collaboration, and, above all, encourage a healthy work-life balance for our employees wherever they call home

We encourage you to check out our youtube channel to learn more about our platform - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXFiV4qDX5ipE-DQcsm1j4g 

About the team

The Expansion Products team is responsible for driving volumetric & usage-based upgrades and upsells within the platform to maximize revenue potential (apart from the subscription revenue). We do this by building innovative products & features that solve real-world problems for agencies and allow them to consolidate their offering to their clients in a single platform packaged under their white-labled brand. 

The expansion products team focuses exclusively on products that can demonstrate adoption, drive up engagement in target segments and are easily monetizable. This team handles multiple product areas including Phone System, email system, online listing integration, WordPress Hosting, Memberships & Courses, Mobile Apps, etc. 

Why should you join HighLevel?

HighLevel is an exciting place to work because of the passionate, driven team that we have. At HighLevel

• It’s never somebody else’s job
• We are passionately focused on adding value for our users
• We deliver fast using lean principles. We go to market in weeks instead of quarters
• A good idea always gets tested
• We take care of our team so our team can take care of our users
• We embrace that improvement is constant and iterative
• You will learn how to scale B2B SaaS Startup and build relevant, impactful products for customers

About the role

We are looking for an experienced leader with strong technical and communication skills who has formed, led, inspired and managed a team of engineers and led product from conception to deliverables and contributed in development, maintenance and scaling it.

Currently we process over a million messages and emails within our system every week. You will be responsible for strategizing, conceptualising and leading the development effort for the ISV team which will impact revenue generation for every agency in our platform for each message, call and email being processed. 

Type - Full Time (Remote in India)

Your Responsibilities

1. Responsible for developing backend services to provide integrated Twilio and Mailgun/Sendgrid capabilities within the platform.
2. Lead architectural design decisions and technical strategy for the project.
3. Build a solid financial system to process rebilling for each message/email being processed.
4. Creating / Customizing various web applications in Node.js, Vue.js
5. Manage, lead, review work and train a team of great engineers working with you.
6. Help fellow team members in career growth and guidance with regular 1-1s and review meetings.
7. Writing clean, tested, manageable code for services that scale to affect thousands of users everyday.
8. Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality.

Your Core Skills

1. Solid Experience in Backend engineering with Node.js.
2. Proficient in dashboard development for various applications and should be comfortable understanding the flow of the software.
3. Experience with relational/non-relational databases ex: MySQL / MongoDB / Firestore and have used them to build transactional systems.
4. Understanding of distributed computing systems and corresponding technologies.
5. Hands-on experience in Node.js, REST-based Web Services and app development with modern frontend frameworks such as Vue.js, React.js, Angular etc. in a commercial environment.
6. Should have experience with web services standards and related technologies (XML, JSON, REST, SOAP).
7. Ability to design and build web services, and integrations with third parties through API.
8. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git / SVN.
9. You have a deep understanding of micro-services architechture 
10. You have experience building event based systems (webhooks & listeners) 
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Additional Skills

1. Experience with GCP technologies
2. Experience with Docker
3. Experience integrating Twilio / Plivo or similar APIs.
4. Experience with Mailgun / Sendgrid APIs.
5. Familiarity with banking / transactional applications.

You will work on long-term web applications for innovative startups and established SMEs. Together with your colleagues and our clients you will analyse requirements and envision a qualitative solution. You will be responsible for the entire development — from architecture to implementation — and deliver performant and well-tested web applications and APIs.

You will be part of our continuous improvement culture, hone your skills and share your experience with your colleagues.

 We expect 

• You have at least 2 year professional experience building web applications and APIs using a modern programming language and framework. We use Laravel, Django and .NET, experience with any of these is a plus.
• You have strong and up-to-date knowledge of class-based programming.
• You have at least 1 year professional experience building single page applications using React, Vue.js or Angular.
• You have strong and up-to-date knowledge of Javascript ES6 and higher.
• You can make a solid relational data model and have a deep knowledge of SQL.
• You have a good understanding of HTTP and know how to make a reliable and modern web API (REST).
• You have worked on at least one large complex web application.
• You know how to write clean and flexible object-oriented code.
• You have a good understanding of async programming concepts.
• You work daily with tools like Git, NPM, Composer and a proper IDE (IntelliJ).
• You can deliver POCs, experiments and technology evaluations following design thinking practices.
• You write clean code and are a pragmatic programmer.

 Extra points 

• You have in-depth knowledge of Laravel/Django/.NET and its ecosystem.
• You have in-depth knowledge of React.js and its ecosystem.
• You wish Typescript was the default language of the web.
• You have experience with state management libraries like MobX and Redux and know how to architect large maintainable single page applications.
• You write automated tests and perform automated end-to-end testing.
• You have Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, CodeShip, Bitbucket Pipelines), Docker and automating cloud deployments.
• You have knowledge of non-relational databases like MongoDB, Memcached, Redis and search engines like Elasticsearch and can explain their advantages and disadvantages.
• You have experience working on high load applications and multi-server architectures.
• You have experience with Scrum and Lean methodology.

 Who you are 

• You work organized, efficient and you have attention to details.
• You take responsibility for your work and deliveries and don’t rely on other people to verify your work.
• You share your opinion and defend it with proper arguments. You are open to ideas of other people.
• You are not afraid to ask other people for help. You help other people if they have issues.
• You take pride in your work and are eager to share your experience with your colleagues.
• You are self-motivated to stay up to date with current technologies.
• You understand that everyone has different responsibilities and focus on your own work. You have respect for your colleagues.
• You are problem solving oriented. You embrace challenges and know how to reduce complexity.
• You are capable of understanding complex business requirements.
• You communicate clearly and fluently in English.
• You are customer-oriented.
• You have a drive to make deadlines.

 What we provide 

• An inspiring work environment and focused workspace.
• A performance driven work culture through collaborative review and feedback.
• Opportunities and guidance to learn new technologies, share knowledge and grow within the company and sector.
• Exposure to complex & challenging projects within an international context.
• A team of driven and passionate colleagues that strive for top quality.