NodeJS Developer

Key Skills and Requirements

· Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in Node.js and Express.js

· Bachelor Degree in Computer Science OR in related field B.sc - IT/ BCA /MCA/B.Tech/M.Tech

· Programming experience in Web Application development with Node.js and Express.js

· Must have experience in JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js or have extensive exposure in any MVC framework

· Expert in MySQL and Store Procedures

· Knowledge of REST API / Web API protocol

· Understanding HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax, JSON, OOPs well enough

· Good to have: React Js.

· Strong coding skills, good analytical and problem-solving skills

· Ability to write clear, concise, well-structured, and well-organized code

· Experience with third-party libraries and APIs(Zoho, Leadsquared, Knowlarity, Exotel, LCode, Karza, Google API, DIGIO, etc)

· Ability to identify weaknesses in existing code and improve it

Plus but not required

· A plus if you have Slide experience with Git Command lines.

· A plus if you have any experience with Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket.

· A plus if you have any experience with UI Design

· A plus if you have any experience with PHP, CodeIgniter

· A plus if you have any experience with React JS/Angular JS

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features

· 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

About Shiprocket

Shiprocket is India’s leading tech-enabled logistics and fulfillment platform, simplifying ecommerce for sellers across the country. We’re scaling fast and looking for dynamic individuals to join our team and lead innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable and high-performance solutions using Java, Spring Boot, and Play Framework.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring technical excellence and high-quality deliverables.
• Work with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra) to build efficient data pipelines and systems.
• Optimize search and indexing systems using Elasticsearch.
• Work with queuing and streaming systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ to build resilient systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions capable of handling millions of transactions at scale.
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and provide input on cloud infrastructure (GCP and AWS).
• Ensure team adherence to best practices, coding standards, and agile methodologies.
• Take ownership of critical components, resolve bottlenecks, and identify areas of improvement in existing systems.

Good to Have

• Knowledge of GoLang, PHP, and Python (Celery).
• Experience with GenAI technologies and their applications.
• Exposure to system design for large-scale distributed systems.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture with ownership of end-to-end solutions.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

💥 What will you do?

As a Backend Engineer, you will

• Create and maintain server-side code
• Designing database schemas to support business requirements
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Write unit tests
• Stay up to date with current best practices
• Collaborate with front end engineers
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data, and Design teams to assist with web-application-related technical issues and support their requirements.

🙋 What are we looking for? 

While we do not have a strict list of requirements for candidates interested in this role, some indicators that you would fit this role and our engineering culture are 

• 2+ years of relevant work experience as a Backend engineer using Python frameworks like Django, Flask, etc
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Good understanding of OOP concepts
• Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience writing unit tests for the application is a plus
• Experience with building REST APIs
• Superior analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Our core customer-facing product today is a native Android application. In addition to this, we are building internal tools for customer support, investment management, marketing analytics and business management. In the future, we plan to hugely expand the features in our core product, build iOS and web products, and continuously improve our internal tools to better serve our customers.

For our back-end, we use Node.js / MySQL / AWS. We are currently a 3-member engineering team (1 back-end, 1 Android, 1 full stack) led by our founding engineer and advised by a senior technology executive from a leading fintech company.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our software applications
• Build reusable libraries and frameworks that support complex web applications
• Set-up our technology infrastructure and integrate with 3rd party applications
• Contribute to internal discussions around product features, roadmap and technologies used
• Mentor & recruit engineers to the team
• Set up processes related to engineering & product

Skills / Required Experience:

• B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent, with solid foundational knowledge in at least two general programming languages, data structures, algorithms, system architecture, security and networking protocols.
• At least 6 years of back-end development experience in a software product company is required for this role.
• Exposure to modern software development processes, multiple front-end and back-end technologies, and open-source software.
• Proficiency with tools like Gitlab/Jira/Firebase, as well as AWS and commonly used database systems etc. is required
• Experience in an early-stage startup or having founded your own startup would be good to have (but not necessary).

You will be responsible for developing features on the application and integrations end to end. You will be working closely with the Technical Team to come up with high-quality, resilient, and highly performant applications.

• Design and develop SaaS-based applications based on microservices architecture.
• Work on the core backend and ensure it meets the performance benchmarks.
• API and Integrations.
• Designing and developing APIs for the front end to consume.
• Constantly improve the architecture of the application by clearing the technical backlog.
• Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
• Work on the front end with ReactJS is a plus point.

• An enthusiastic individual with the following skills. We are open to promising candidates who are passionate about their work and are team players.
• A subset of the below skills should be fine as long as you are good.🙂
• OAuth, API Integrations.
• Agnostic/Polyglot with multiple tech stacks.
• Worked on open source technologies – NodeJS, ReactJS, MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, CouchDB, DynamoDB, Clickhouse, Kafka
• Backend exposure – good knowledge of building and integrating APIs
• Efficient in building microservices in combining server & front-end.
• Knowledge of cloud architecture.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding skills on OAuth.
• Should have sound working experience with relational and columnar DB.
• Should be innovative and communicative in approach.
• Will be responsible for functional/technical track of a project.

You will closely work with the engineering team and support the Product Team of Compass.

A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment will enable you to juggle between concepts yet maintain the quality of content, interact, share your ideas, and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the benefits of being at Xoxoday.

A fast-growing SaaS commerce company based in Bangalore with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, SF, Dubai, Singapore, and Dublin. We have three products in our portfolio: Plum, Empuls, and Compass. Xoxoday works with over 1000 global clients. We help our clients engage and motivate their employees, sales teams, channel partners, or consumers for better business results.

We look forward to connecting with you. As you may take time to review this opportunity, we will wait for a reasonable time of around 3-5 days before we screen the collected applications and start lining up job discussions with the hiring manager. However, we assure you that we will attempt to maintain a reasonable time window for successfully closing this requirement. The candidates will be kept informed and updated on the feedback and application status.

• • You’re proficient in NodeJS, TypeScript, MySQL, and MongoDB
  • You possess strong OOP and design pattern knowledge
  • Familiar with modern engineering practices: Code Reviews, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing, etc
  • You write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability and experienced with TDD (Test Driven Development)
  • You’ve the ability to build RESTful APIs
  • Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support team, and fellow engineers is not a problem for you
  • Well versed with the fundamentals of computer science and distributed systems
  • FrontEnd experience; (Good to have) Angular
  • Startup experience, preferably a tech startup
  • Open Source contributor
  • You have experience with other programming languages -- e.g. Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, C, etc.
  • Passionate about/experienced with open source and developer tools
  • You have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience