Node JS Developer

Job Title: Mid-Level Backend Engineer

Location: Remote

Type: Full-time or Project Basis

About Us:

At Tese, we are committed to advancing sustainability through innovative technology. Our platform helps SMEs and financial institutions manage their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals using AI, IoT, and data-driven insights. We are looking for a skilled Backend Engineer with mid-level experience to join our dynamic team and contribute to building scalable, robust backend systems.

Role Overview:

As a Mid-Level Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining backend services that power our core platform. You will work closely with our frontend developers, product team, and data scientists to implement solutions that are scalable, secure, and efficient. You will focus on building APIs, managing databases, and optimizing the performance of our services.

Key Responsibilities:

• API Development:
• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs that serve our frontend applications and third-party integrations.
• Ensure high-performance and responsiveness of APIs, while following best practices for security and scalability.
• Database Management:
• Work with both NoSQL (MongoDB) , SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and databases, ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Optimize database queries and manage migrations, ensuring data integrity and consistency across the platform.
• Microservices and Cloud Infrastructure:
• Develop microservices architecture using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring that services are scalable and maintainable (Good to have).
• Work with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) to deploy and manage backend services, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
• Collaboration and Documentation:
• Collaborate with frontend developers, data scientists, and product managers to gather requirements and develop backend solutions.
• Write clear, maintainable code with proper documentation, including technical designs, API specifications, and test cases.
• Performance and Security:
• Monitor backend services to ensure optimal performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements.
• Implement security best practices for APIs, databases, and backend systems, including authentication, authorization, and data encryption.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on building scalable and efficient systems.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Node.js, Python.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g., Git).
• Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to work independently as well as in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A strong passion for sustainability and a desire to contribute to impactful projects that drive positive environmental change.

Preferred Qualifications:

The following qualifications are bonus, but not strictly necessary:

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation and orchestration (Good to have).
• Experience working with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics and sustainability (Good to have).
• Familiarity with serverless architectures and API gateways.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package and performance bonuses.
• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology with a focus on sustainability.
• Professional development opportunities, including access to conferences and training.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their experience and passion for backend development and sustainability here.

Join Us:

Be a part of a forward-thinking team that is making a real difference in the world. At Tese, you'll have the opportunity to innovate, grow, and contribute to a more sustainable future through technology.

Job Description

We are looking for a Software engineer to join our cutting-edge development team as it grows. We want someone who is comfortable asking “why?” The ideal candidate is a divergent thinker who understands industry best practices and has experience with multiple coding languages. They are a team player possessing strong analytical as well as technical skills, and are able to communicate the logic behind technical decisions to non-tech stakeholders. They must be comfortable working in an agile environment and have the ability to “take the wheel” when necessary. They will work with multiple technologies and develop a keen sense of evaluating and using the appropriate technology to derive the best solution.

What you'll do

• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Write and test code to ensure compatibility and stability: refine and rewrite as necessary
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Follow the spec and its requirement and develop the features/project
• Providing written knowledge transfer material as documents

Must have

• 1+ years experience coding in a modern programming language like Java, GoLang, Node JS, Python or RoR 
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms, good design principles like SOLID 
• Problem solving & analytical aptitude 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Experience in source code control with git/svn
• Should be flexible to work on a variety of programming languages like NodeJS, Python, etc. and on XML technologies like XSLT, XML Pipelines, etc

Good to have

• Experience working in the Node JS stack 
• Unit testing and automation frameworks 
• Experience working in a public cloud environment (AWS preferred) 
• Working with distributed microservice architectures 
• Agile product development life cycle

Eligibility Criteria 

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related fields from a reputed institution
• Any internship experience is a plus
• Experience: 1-4 years 
• Location: Chennai. Work from office (Mon to Fri)

About Us

Classplus is India's largest B2B ed-tech start-up, enabling 1 Lac+ educators and content creators to create their digital identity with their own branded apps. Starting in 2018, we have grown more than 10x in the last year, into India's fastest-growing video learning platform.

Over the years, marquee investors like Tiger Global, Surge, GSV Ventures, Blume, Falcon, Capital, RTP Global, and Chimera Ventures have supported our vision. Thanks to our awesome and dedicated team, we achieved a major milestone in March this year when we secured a “Series-D” funding.

Now as we go global, we are super excited to have new folks on board who can take the rocketship higher🚀. Do you think you have what it takes to help us achieve this? Find Out Below!

What will you do?

• Connect the dots between business goals and consumer problems through product development
• Solve the most challenging problem of scaling and business logic
• Design and develop services using test driven development with near 100% code coverage
• Develop and deploy services continuously using CI/CD on a daily basis
• Identify and own meaningful metrics for success and move them dramatically.
• Prepare and present management updates on key initiatives. Communicate clearly at all levels in the organization.
• Conduct multivariate experiments to constantly validate hypotheses and bash all the myths

You should apply, if you

• Display expertise: Have strong proficiency with Nodejs, My SQL, MongoDB and Caching and with code versioning tools, such as Git
• Can improvise: Understand the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Showcase all round knowledge: Understand accessibility, security compliance, user authentication, and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Can simplify: Can integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system. This also includes creating database schemas that represent and support business processes, and can implement unit tests
• Can figure out the basics: Understand fundamental design principles behind a scalable application

Being a Part of the Clan!

At Classplus, you’re not an “employee” but a part of our “Clan”. So, you can forget about being bound by the clock as long as you’re crushing it workwise😎. Add to that some passionate people working with and around you, and what you get is the perfect work vibe you’ve been looking for!

It doesn’t matter how long your journey has been or your position in the hierarchy (we don’t do Sirs and Ma’ams); you’ll be heard, appreciated, and rewarded. One can say, we have a special place in our hearts for the Doers! ✊🏼❤️

Are you a go-getter with the chops to nail what you do? Then this is the place for you.

What you need to have: