Node JS

Hi,
I am having an ajob opportunity for the role of "Node Js developer" permanent work from home.

Please find the below JD 

Responsibilities:

 We are looking for a candidate who possesses a passion for pushing technologies to the limits and will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation applications. 

- You will work closely with our product and design teams to build the backend engine and implement web services using the latest principles.

- Candidates should have working knowledge of NodeJS latest versions. Candidates with additional knowledge of technologies like JAVA, CAKEPHP will be preferred more.

Skills Required :

NodeJS, REST API, JSON Data Format, Integrating Third Party Libraries, MYSQL/MONGODB Databases and similar.

- Affinity for backend technologies.

- Experience in writing modular/reusable code using node frameworks

- Deep technical Knowledge and Good problem solving abilities.

- Good communication skills and solid interpersonal skills.

- Team Management skills is must

-Qualification Required : MCA/B.Tech Candidate Only

Our vision is to be the world’s leading Ed-Fin Tech company dedicated to making higher education accessible and affordable to all. Our mission is to drive transparency and accountability in the global higher education sector and create significant impact using the power of technology, data science and collaboration.

GradRight is the world’s first SaaS ecosystem that brings together students, universities and financial institutions in an integrated manner. It enables students to find and fund high return college education, universities to engage and select the best-fit students and banks to lend in an effective and efficient manner.

In the last three years, we have enabled students to get the best deals on a $ 2.8+ Billion of loan requests and facilitated disbursements of more than $ 350+ Million in loans. GradRight won the HSBC Fintech Innovation Challenge supported by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India. With a strong presence in the U.S. and subsidiaries in India and commencement of UK operations, GradRight is well-poised for global expansion, having raised a Series A round of investments. GradRight’s 200+ team members across Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Kolkata and the US are led by alumni of IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, BITS Pilani, ISB Hyderabad and University of Pennsylvania.

Brief:

We are pursuing a complex set of problems that involve building for an international audience and for an industry that has largely been service-centric. As a SDE at GradRight, you’ll bring an unmatched customer-centricity to your work, with a focus on building for the long term and large scale.

You’ll contribute to frameworks that enable flexible/scalable customer journeys and tie them with institutional knowledge to help us build the best experiences for students and our partners.

• Responsibilities:Contribute to design discussions and decisions around building scalable and modular architecture
• Build clean, modular and scalable backend services
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and actively contribute to scaling the engineering organization from a process perspective
• Stay on top of the software engineering ecosystem and propose new technologies/methodologies that can be adopted
• Contribute to engineering hiring by conducting interviews
• Champion infrastructure as code mindset and encourage automation
• Manage and mentor a small team of junior engineers
• Requirements:At least 4 years experience as an SDE, building large scale services
• Extensive experience in at least one programming language and ability to write maintainable, scalable and unit-testable code
• Strong understanding of software design principles and patterns
• Excellent command over data structures and algorithms
• Passion for solving complex problems
• Good understanding of various database technologies with strong opinions around their use cases
• Experience with performance monitoring and scaling backend services
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems in general
• Experience with team management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good to have:Experience working with Node.js, MongoDB and Google Cloud
• Experience in CI/CD and cloud infrastructure management
• Worked on products that addressed an international audience
• Worked on products that scaled to millions of users
• Location: GurgaonAdditional resources:Our team - https://gradright.com/team.html
• Customer testimonials - https://gradright.com/testimonials.html
• GradRight on social media - LinkedIn, Instagram
• People will be eligible for ESOPs only after the 6 months of engagement with Gradright.

We are seeking a skilled Node.js Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of hands-on experience in developing robust, scalable, and high-performance web applications using Node.js. As a Node.js Developer, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement backend services and APIs to support our web and mobile applications. You will also be responsible for maintaining and optimizing existing codebases, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring code quality and performance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain server-side logic using Node.js
• Design and implement RESTful APIs for web and mobile applications
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Implement security and data protection measures
• Troubleshoot and debug issues in production and development environments
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and best practices in Node.js development

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 2-3 years of professional experience in Node.js development
• Proficiency in JavaScript, including ES6+
• Experience with Express.js or similar Node.js frameworks
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Knowledge of version control systems such as Git
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS.
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture.
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible.
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability.
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required:

1. At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
2. Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
3. Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
4. Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
5. Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
6. Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
7. Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
8. Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
9. Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
10. Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
11. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
12. Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
13. Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
14. Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.

• 3 years Experience in Ruby on Rails
• Minimum 3 years in MongoDB / PostgreSQL
• Must be from Product based companies   

We are looking for a can do it attitude, and the ability to deliver with high velocity and high-quality at the same time. You must have experience developing and designing amazing UI screens. 

This person MUST have: 

- BE Computer Science, MCA or equivalent 

- Cloud app development experience 

- Strong ReactJS experience 

- Strong experience in Next JS and Typescript 

- Understanding of APIs, pagination, searching, sorting 

- Creating high performance UI etc. 

- Troubleshooting/debugging experience 

- Experience with SQL and NOSQL databases 

- Strong communication skills 

Experience: 

- Min 3 year experience 

- Not more than 7 year experience. 

- Startup experience is a must. 

Location 

• Remotely, anywhere in India

Timings: 

- 40 hours a week but with 4 hours a day overlapping with client timezone. Typically clients are in California PST Timezone. 

Position: 

- Full time/Direct 

- We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc. 

- We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods. You will stay here because you love the company. We have only a 15 days notice period. 

Knowledge on Blockchain development is added advantage.
Previous Experience in .Net or PHP is a Plus

Experience : 1.5 to 4 years

Location : Mumbai / work from home for other Locations

Immediate joiner
*Candidate has knowledge of typescript will be most preferrable.*