NodeJS Developer

About StepSecurity

StepSecurity is a US-based cybersecurity startup focused on building the best Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD) security platform. With 30+ years of combined industry experience, our founders have built cybersecurity functions at companies like Microsoft, Uber, and Plaid. We are well-funded by Tier 1 VCs with deep expertise in cybersecurity and SaaS. Our platform is trusted by leaders like Google, Microsoft, AWS, and DataDog. Based in Seattle, Washington, we embrace a remote-first culture with flexible remote working opportunities. Follow us on LinkedIn for updates and job opportunities.

Role Description

Position: Founding Backend Engineer  

Location: Full-time remote position based in India

We are seeking founding backend engineers to build and maintain our CI/CD security platform's backend systems and components (GitHub Actions). This high-impact role involves setting best practices and owning engineering processes, with contributions used by thousands of developers globally. Our primary languages are Golang and Node.js.

Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable software solutions.

- Architect and implement CI/CD components (GitHub Actions).

- Deliver features incrementally in quick iterations.

- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following industry best practices.

- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.

- Troubleshoot and debug complex software issues promptly.

Qualifications

- 2 to 5 years of enterprise hands-on backend experience.

- Proficiency in Golang & AWS (Node.js experience is good to have).

- Experience in developing Endpoint agents using Golang.

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- Solid understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices.

- Expertise in building scalable and fault-tolerant systems.

- Strong collaborative and problem-solving skills.

- Self-motivated, creative thinker with a drive for continuous improvement.

- Experience in a startup or high-impact, outcome-driven environment.

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: 

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with specialization in Computer science or related field
• 4-10 years of experience as a software engineer in a product development setting
• Deep experience in Python with demonstrated ability to build modern products
• Experience in designing APIs and integration patterns, implementing secure and sustainable products with a focus on quality and scalability
• Experience in FastAPI, Django, or equivalent
• Experience in data modeling and efficient usage of PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or equivalent
• Experience with modern components like async python, pedantic, sqlalchemy, alembic, celery, google products API integration, etc. is a plus
• Understanding of CI/CD practices including code check-in policies, automated unit tests, automated code deployments, etc.
• Experience in other programming languages is a plus, especially Javascript and/or Typescript
• Experience building feature-rich and scalable web apps is a plus
• Ability to grasp new technologies and use them effectively to create industrial-strength software

• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Developing new features & refining existing features on server-side
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Integration of data storage solutions

• Proficient in NodeJS and experience working on frameworks such as Express, StrongLoop, etc.
• 2+ years experience working on consumer mobile products / businesses at scale.
• Proficient in asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Experience working on User Authentication and Authorisation between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Experience working on NoSQL DBs such as MongoDB
• Experience working on Unit Testing & Functional Testing frameworks for NodeJS

• become a part of our early team, and shape products from grounds up
• Attractive Compensation & Stock Options
• empowered to build an amazing startup culture with us
• full ownership and massive growth opportunities
• and more...

• Creating C#.NET windows Desktop (WPF) applications to meet project specifications
• Must have experience in windows UI
• Co-ordinating design, development, testing, debugging and implementation of .NET projects
• Database Interaction (MongoDB Server)
• Looking for professional who have experience with C#
• .Net, web Api & knowledge of web-based framework will be preferred.
• Good understanding on requirements gathering and detail orientation.
• Strong understanding on UI best practice and usability concepts.
• Hands on experience on user control and custom controls.

Mandatory Key Skills: C# , windows UI, Windows application development (WPF), strong windows UI development skills with usability understanding.

Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience using C#, windows UI
• Experience with Custom Windows UI component library will be preferred.
• Candidate with knowledge of, web-based framework will be preferred (plus point)
• Implementation of typical User-Interface module and business logic component in the project using C#
• Good communication skills are needed.

Keypoints to be noted:

Must have knowledge/experience of below:

C#

• Background worker and task(for running any process/task backend without interruoting/hanging UI)
• Utilize common/globalmethods
• Async/sync methods

WPF

• Create custom/user control(MUST)

Scope:

• Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of technical development and maintenance as well as participating as an active member of the team.
• To provide technical support for the web scrapping application
• Customer & Stakeholder communication & Reporting
• To build, modify and manage Java or Python code along with Apache Nutch
• Contribute towards web crawler product development

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and assign the development and maintenance related work assigned from customer’s end to the team on regular basis.
• Regular Code / Script Reviews, Development of Java code & Python Scripts for web scraping
• Be the point of contact when it comes to technical escalations and communicate to customer or to internal team
• Analyze, Design and Develop web crawler product using JAVA spring boot and Apache storm
• Record and track team SLAs and workflows
• Should able to assist the team members in troubleshooting or understanding the technical issues
• Monitor team performance and report on metrics
• Create/Modify web page templates
• Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues on the scripts running in production environment
• Provide email or chat support to customer of assigned activities
• Understanding on SVN or other source code management and ticketing system
• Experience in Netbeans/Eclipse/PyCharm/IntelliJ IDE
• Ensure all issues are properly logged

Required Skills:

• Must have hands-on experience in Core Java 1.8, Java Spring boot, Mysql, XPath, Linux
• Experience in troubleshooting Java /Python based applications
• Should be good in Regex and Xpath
• Good in communication, both oral and written
• Strong analytical skills to investigate and resolve customer support tickets
• Motivation to learn new skills and technologies
• Previous experience in managing teams

Preferred Skills:

• Apache Nutch, Storm, Solr, Elastic Search, Scrapy, Python, Groovy scripts, RESTful APIs
• Handled HTML/XML data format

Academic Eligibility of any below:

• Computer based Degree (BCA / MCA ./B.E./B.Tech/ M.Tech.)

Job Description :

• 3 or more years of experience of server side web systems engineering and middleware in a project services or product engineering organisation
• Hands-on development experience using JavaScript on the Server Side with Node.js and associated frameworks
• Published sites/systems that are now online
• Self motivation and ability to manage your own time to get the job done at the high international quality levels we expect
• An engineering Degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• A solid understanding of networking, storage, operating/browser systems engineering as well as application/software systems performance optimisation and third party systems integration
• Hands on experience with Amazon Web Services
• Prior experience working within the Media, E-commerce, Telecommunications or similar large scale consumer facing industry