NodeJS Developer

Job description

• Engage with the business team and stakeholder at different levels to understand business needs, analyze, document, prioritize the requirements, and make recommendations on the solution and implementation.
• Delivering the product that meets business requirements, reliability, scalability, and performance goals
• Work with Agile scrum team and create the scrum team strategy roadmap/backlog, develop minimal viable product and Agile user stories that drive a highly effective and efficient project development and delivery scrum team.
• Work on Data mapping/transformation, solution design, process diagram, acceptance criteria, user acceptance testing and other project artifacts.
• Work effectively with the technical/development team and help them understand the specifications/requirements for technical development, testing and implementation.
• Ensure solutions promote simplicity, efficiency, and conform to enterprise and architecture standards and guidelines.
• Partner with the support organization to provide training, support and technical assistance to operation team and end users as necessary
• Product/Application Developer
• Designs and develops software applications based on user requirements in a variety of coding environments such as graphical user interface, database query languages, report writers, and specific development languages
• Consult on the use and implementation of software products and applications and specialize in the business development environment, including the selection of development tools and methodology

Primary / Mandatory skills:

• Overall Experience: Overall 4 to 6 years of IT development experience
• Design and Code NodeJS based Microservices, API Webservices, NoSql technologies (Cassandra/MongoDb)
• Expert in developing code for Node-JS based Microservice in TypeScript
• Good Experience in understanding the data Transmission through pug/sub mechanism like Event Hub and Kafka
• Good Understanding of Analytics and clickstream data capture is HUGE Plus
• Good understanding of frameworks like Java Spring Boot, Python is preferred
• Good understanding of Microsoft Azure principles and services is preferred
• Able to write Unit test cases
• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as Akamai SOASTA is preferred
• Good knowledge on Source Code control like GIT, code clout, etc and understanding of CI/CD(Jenkins and Kubernetes)
• Solid technical background with understanding and/or experience in software development and web technologies
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to convert consumer insights and performance data into high impact initiatives
• Experience working within scaled agile development team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical information in a clear manner to peers, developers, and senior leaders
• The desire to be continually learning about emerging technologies/industry trends

• Participate in the development of application software
• Own the detailed design of the system.
• Comfortable in design, implementation, testing, and documentation
• Ensure quality by writing developer level tests (unit, component, etc.)
• Works with the team for the quality and timely deliveries.
• Creates products according to the specifications and software development process
• Helps the team meet their daily and iteration objectives
• Works to remove internal and external impediments in the Scrum team
• Facilitates continuous improvement with regular inspect , Adapt and team retrospection, Interface and Participate in Scrum of Scrum

Skills and experience

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in Computer Science or related field 
• 6-7 years’ experience hands-on in Node JS experience, Good Java script fundamentals. Python experience will be a plus.
• Should be experienced in web-based applications and micro-services architecture.
• Experience in relational databases ( PostgreSQL or Redshift)
• Exposure to MOCHA, CHAI test framework
• Knowledge in Test Driven Development.
• Experience of working in Cloud environments like AWS etc
• Knowledge of deploying application on Cloud Foundry
• Excellent coding and debugging skills. Knowledge of design patterns and practical application of the same
• Knowledge of Privacy & Security Rules, aspects for Software is a plus

Personal Characteristics

• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Self-starter, quick learner, ability to work with teams.
• Software Craftsmanship mindset.
• Proactive and self-driven possesses a due sense of urgency.
• Ability to stay focused on the target to deliver in an agile manner.
• Openness to collaborate in interest of project/organization.
• Shall be very good technically; good problem-solving abilities.
• Working with multisite teams, Quality conscious and Process & customer Oriented.

• Experienced backend developer with extensive work on nodejs and backbonejs along with good English spoken language.
• Develop new user-facing features
• Build structured, reusable code and libraries for future use
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Maintain, contribute and adhere to our programming best practices and guidelines
• Advanced understanding of emerging web technologies

Key Functions & Roles of the Candidate:

• Would be part of core technical team and will be updating the product with new and challenging tasks
• Good understanding of the concepts behind models, collections, and views
• Familiarity with input validation techniques and approaches
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Enthusiasm for innovation in the tech industry, including continuous learning and improvement

Specific Skill Set:

• Salesforce Implementation or Knowledge
• Node.js, MongoDB, Heroku API
• API and NODE.JS is a must