NodeJS Developer

• As a senior backend engineer, you will be expected to execute and deliver large and complex projects end-to-end, with or without the involvement of other team members
• Ensuring timely delivery of all product deliverables
• Play a key role in technical discussions within the team and be the go-to person for the team for guidance and troubleshooting
• Understand key Business and Engineering metrics around performance, quality, and availability and work regularly with the team to push the boundaries and improve them periodically
• Proactively participate in code reviews and architecture and design discussions
• Mentoring junior engineers and setting best practices for coding, code reviews, etc.
• Help the organization in building a top-quality team by participating in hiring initiatives and evangelizing about contributions, accomplishments, and victories

• Strong and self-motivated individuals, should be able to independently drive decisions
• Solid experience in building web-based products
• Overall of 4+ years of expertise in at least one dynamic programming language and one MVC web framework, preferably Ruby on Rails
• Expertise in Database modeling, preferably relational DB, spotting DB bottlenecks, and writing optimized DB queries
• Expertise in all common Cloud technologies, preferably AWS. Knowledge of CI/CD tools and workflows
• Proven track record in building highly-available and scalable distributed systems
• Willingness to play and explore with new technologies and be a Subject Matter Expert and support them
• Someone who believes in small incremental improvements and is passionate about refactoring
• A keen eye for quality with regards to following and establishing good coding practices, improving code coverage
• Good stakeholder management, ability to build trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders

Job Description
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the
interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers
into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities:
● Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
● Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
● Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications Implementation of security and data protection
● Integration of data storage solutions

Skills And Qualifications:
● 1-3 Years Experienced
● Strong proficiency with JavaScript
● Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it (such as Express, StrongLoop, etc depending on your technology stack)
● Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
● Good understanding of server-side templating languages
● Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors
● Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
● Understanding accessibility and security compliance (Depending on the specific project)
● User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
● Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
● Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
● Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
● Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
● Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

We are looking for a PHP Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Integration of data storage solutions (may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.)

About us:
Equal parts creative agency, engineering firm, and consultancy, Grappus has a reputation of doing things differently. We work with brands big and small, far and wide, helping them understand, prototype and deploy a broad range of custom tech. We value design and we cringe at bad UX. Each project is a clean slate, we don’t have frameworks, or any pre-made formulas. We’re not here to just grow big, make money and win awards. We’re here to crack the process of building truly innovative products from scratch. Products that make people say ‘damn’.

 

People at Grappus usually experience a highly accelerated career growth well beyond the narrow constraints of their ‘job description’. Here, the growth ladder is tailored to you. It operates exactly as fast as you can manage to grow. We think it's a waste when smart people are unable to make an impact. Our aim is to unleash your potential by giving you massive challenges and the freedom to solve them.

We’re in a fluid world, where we don’t know what technologies we’ll use next, or the projects we’ll work on. We’re actively searching for ways to shine a light on our blind spots, whether it is in the products we want to build, the problems we like to solve, or the company culture we try to create. That’s what makes life at Grappus so exciting. Grappus is an ongoing experiment and you are a part of it. We'll be a different company a few years from now because you are going to change it for the better. We can’t wait to see where you take us.

About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer who has a knack for coming up with creative solutions to unique problems, planning development cycles and writing technical documentation while leading a team of developers. You should have experience with different design pattern implementation and be quick in making architectural decisions. You can get in where needed to write clean, reusable, and performant code, with creative sensibilities to push projects towards perfection. You should have good time management skills and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively with a cross-discipline team of product managers, strategists, UX designers, art directors, and developers.

What we’d like to see:
● Ability to write elegant and readable code
● Excellent problem solving skills and love technical challenges
● Comfortable working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment
● Strong understanding of Agile and Lean software development processes and practices
● Stays plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and applies them proactively
● Taking leads on projects as needed
● Knowledge of software best practices, like test driven development and continuous integration
● Directing the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of applications

Must have:
● BE/ BTech in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
● 4+ years of professional backend development experience
● Experience coaching and mentoring junior developers
● Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills and client handling      skills
● Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques
● Experience working with Python/Django or NodeJS
● Knowledge of DRF, Redis, Celery, RabbitMQ, Jenkins, MongoDB and PostgreSQL
● Implemented CI/CD in any of the projects done
● Strong understanding of the full web technology stack (i.e. HTTP, caching, headers, cookies, etc)
● Proficiency in working with API’s and third party integrations
● Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies
● Experience with multi-tenant architectures (SaaS)
● Experience with Test Driven Development
● Excellent project and time management skills

Nice to have:
● Familiarity and experience using a variety of architectural Design Patterns
● Knowledge of Kubernetes/Docker and Devops
● Personal projects or contributions to the open source community
● Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines
● Team player (those great personality types that people love to work with)
● Great communication skills

Why you’ll love it here:
(Besides working with our team with infinite charm)

● We have no fixed work timings or leave policy, you can take unlimited leaves and start your day whenever you want. (Just make sure others in your team don’t suffer)
● We don’t track these hours you put in or ask you to fill time sheets. We don’t believe in
micromanaging, if you’re struggling, ask for help. If someone else is, offer some support.
● We never mind if people make mistakes or screw up in any way, and offer full encouragement to help people learn fast by failing fast.
● We always encourage people to be completely candid, raise alarms, or log complaints
anonymously in our feedback tool, no matter how harsh.
● We are a ‘Work from Anywhere’ company, since passionate, driven people can work from
anywhere they want; their homes, or cafes, or mountains, or beaches, anywhere.
● We have a 15-day notice period. We want to build a place where people work willingly and passionately.

• Total of 2 to 8 years experience as a Sails.js/Node.js developer

• Strong team player who can communicate well, and excited to learn new
technologies in a fast phase environment.
• Assist AWS infrastructure in running the required services.
• Have strong knowledge in Linux systems and server management.
• Able to efficiently configure AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Cloudwatch, IAM, Route 53, Elasticache, Redis and others.
• Adopts best development practices and modern tools such as Git, VM, Vagrant, Docker etc.
• Ensure good documentation practices and benchmark and optimize performance as necessary
• Promote infrastructure best practices like security, release management,
monitoring.
• Design infrastructure that is resilient, secured and build highly available platform.
• Facilitate the building and releasing of features by the engineering team.
• Build tools and processes that increase the productivity of other engineers and ensure an efficient release pipeline.
• Promote and nurture good team practices such as TDD, system security, code reviews, and pair programming.
• Bring vision to the team in the form of new technology recommendations, ideas and approaches.
• Provide Level 3 Support and create/integrate support infrastructure.
• Automate deployments according to best practices.
• Provide quality codes by testing and using up to date technologies.
• Learn needed technologies and assist team when in need of assistance.

Desired Skills On this Role:
• Knowledge of ORM Framework
• JSON,
• Strong Node.js knowledge (mandatory).
• Express JS, Sails JS
• Able to understand PHP and codes designed in CodeIgnitor framework.
• Able to smoothly integrate third party services when needed, and handle curl operations.
• Understands how the following technologies work: JWT, SSL, WebSocket.
• Able to implement database solutions for new or existing features using MySQL / PostgreSQL (mandatory)
• Have expert knowledge on caching using redis or memcached.
• Strong in Javascript language and experienced in non-relational database is a plus.
• Assist a team of software engineers when additional help is required

1.      3+ years of experience in web development

2.      Minimum 2+ years’ experience in Node JS

3.      databases-MongoDB

 

 

Good to have

• Kubernetes & Dockers and experience with Cloud service APIs (e.g., GCP) are desirable.
• Github CI/CD experience
• Experience in the  Real Estate will be a plus

Responsibilities:

• Crawl the internet/intranet for issues people are facing and convert them in to stuctured data that would be consumed downstream.
• Familiar with the software development life cycle (SDLC) from analysis to deployment.
• Comply with coding standards and technical design.
• Adapts structured coding styles for easy review, testing, and maintainability of the code.
• Integrate the developed functionality and/or component into a fully functional system.
• Ensure unit and integration level verification plans are in place and adheres to the great quality of code at all times.
• Actively participate in troubleshooting, debugging and updating current live system.
• Verify user feedback in making the system more stable and easy.
• Work closely with analysts, designers, and other peer developers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.
• Understanding of OOPS concepts, Persistence, Threading.
• Good understanding of version control system (GIT).
• Knowledgeable in data structures and algorithms.
• A background in Engineering with sound oral and written communication skills.
• 6+ years of experience working on the server-side.
• Exposure to API designing, scalable architecture, and thorough understanding of systems.
• Great database modeling skills.
• Working knowledge of Databases, both relational (such as PostgreSQL) and in-memory database (such as Redis).
• Good understanding of web stack and how all the pieces fit together.
• Experience with open-source projects.
• Experience in designing interactive applications.

• 2-3+ Years of overall experience.
• Very Strong knowledge in PHP, MySQL, Javascript etc.
• Solid understanding in PHP frameworks like: Symfony, Codeigniter, Laravel etc.
• Development experience with Wordpress and other E- Commerce CMS.
• Experience of creating highly scalable, robust web applications.
• A solid understanding of the full web technology stacks (i.e. Lamp, Rest, API integration, Version control- Git,
and authentication schemes.
• Good to have development experience in JS frameworks like: Node JS, Angular JS, React Js etc.
• Good to have development experience in HTML, CSS, LESS, SASS, Grunt etc.
• Rigor in A / B Testing, test coverage and other web best practices.
• Familiar with Jira and Scrum process.
• Good to have knowledge on Ruby on Rails.
• Fluent in English Communication.

Job brief: We are looking for a experienced MEAN Stack Developer who possesses a passion for pushing Web technologies to the limits. This developer will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of Web applications. Works closely with other app development and technical teams. Tech Stack : ANGULARJS, NODEJS, REQUIREJS, EXPRESSJS, HTML5, CSS3, JAVASCRIPT, AJAX, REST API, JQUERY, POSTGRESQL/MYSQL, MVC FRAMEWORK, MICROSERVICES ARCHITECTURE Responsibilities: ● Design and build advanced applications ● Work with outside data sources and APIs ● Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability ● Work on bug fixing and improving application performance ● Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency ● Building reusable code and libraries for future use ● Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability ● Implementation of security and data protection ● Able to understand and create Documentation according to Client requirement. Requirements: ● Ability to write clean, commented and maintainable code. ● Proven track and good understanding of microservices. ● Proven track record in designing, architecting, developing enterprise class products and solutions. ● Good understanding of MVC frameworks. ● Good understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3. ● Understanding accessibility and security compliance. ● User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments. ● Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system. ● Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes. ● Data migration, transformation, and scripting. ● Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform. ● Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming concepts. ● Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git. ● Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles. ● Proper understanding of OOPS concepts. ● Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes. ● Understanding of startup culture. ● Good team player, Quick learner.

ABOUT US :We're bringing India's k-12 education system into the 21st century. We are hackers, designers, business developers, marketers, hailing from institutions like St. Stephens, IIT Kanpur with past work experience at Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Apple, Amazon, McKinsey & Co, Bain, Goldman Sachs, and more.We were founded by an MIT computer science / Harvard MBA alumnus, and the former CEO of Apple India.For the past few years, we've brought project-based learning to thousands of k-12 students across the nation via coding and app development workshops. Today we're building interactive online learning platforms to scale these powerful learning experiences to millions.We're just getting started. Come be a part of the fun.WHAT WE'RE BUILDING :- Gamified, intelligent virtual classrooms where students earn while they learn from live teachers (rather than pre-recorded videos).- We use technology to give teachers and students superpowers, rather than replacing teachers with static videos. Features include real-time analytics for teachers (e.g. student engagement and understanding), rewards for peer learning (students earn when they help each other, answer quizzes correctly, are punctual, etc.), and personalization to account for students learning at different paces.TECH STACK :- Node.js, Express, Redix, MongoDB on the backend, and React/Redux on the front-end. We make heavy use of socket.io (web sockets), WebRTC, and Firebase for updating state of classrooms, for real-time messaging, and live audio/video/screen sharing.REQUIREMENTS :- You're awesome at javascript, and have been coding with React.js, Redux, and Node for 1+ years - You have implemented a React front-end on at least one other live, production-grade web application being used by real people for a real use-case. - You love to code, even when nobody is asking you to. You build things for fun, and you stay aware of what's happening in tech. - Preferred : Dev Ops i.e. you know how to build / configure scalable architectures for Node.js + web socket apps on AWS- Preferred : A good eye for design, ability to transform mockups on Zeplin / Figma / Sketch into pixel-perfect, mobile-responsive, interactive web appsThis is a full-time job based out of Camp K12's Gurgaon office. We work 6 days a week.If you're interested, start by sending us web links of what you've built in the past.