NodeJS Developer

Job Description:

As a MERN Full Stack Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining web applications using the MERN (MongoDB, Postgresql, Express.js, React, Node.js) stack. You will work closely with our product and design teams to build high-quality, scalable, and efficient solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and Maintain Web Applications: Design, develop, and deploy full-stack web applications using the MERN stack.
• API Development and Integration: Create and integrate RESTful APIs.
• Database Management: Design and manage databases using MongoDB.
• Code Quality and Testing: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Implement unit tests and integration tests.
• Collaborate with Cross-functional Teams: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver high-quality products.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and implement performance improvements for existing applications.
• Stay Updated with Industry Trends: Keep abreast of latest trends and technologies in web development.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 3-4 years of professional experience as a Full Stack Developer.
• Technical Skills:
• PostgreSQL: Proficient in database design, indexing, and performance optimization.
• Express.js: Solid experience in building and managing APIs and middleware.
• React: Strong knowledge of React and related libraries (Redux, React Router, etc.).
• Node.js: Expertise in server-side development and asynchronous programming.
• HTML/CSS: Proficient in web markup and responsive design.
• JavaScript/TypeScript: Advanced proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Version Control: Experience with Git and Git workflows.
• Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of GraphQL.
• Prior experience in Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a talented and diverse team.
• Professional development opportunities.

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
• Performance tuning, improvement, and optimization of the application
• Ensuring high performance of applications and providing support

Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript and Node.js
• Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jade, EJS
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as 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
• 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
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Familiarity with AWS
• Experience with Mongo DB/Dynamo DB

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience as a Node.js Developer or similar role

What You'll Do


You will be part of our data platform & data engineering team. As part of this agile team, you will work in our cloud native environment and perform following activities to support core product development and client specific projects:

• You will develop the core engineering frameworks for an advanced self-service data analytics product.
• You will work with multiple types of data storage technologies such as relational, blobs, key-value stores, document databases and streaming data sources.
• You will work with latest technologies for data federation with MPP (Massive Parallel Processing) capabilities
• Your work will entail backend architecture to enable data modeling, data queries and API development for both back-end and front-end data interfaces.
• You will support client specific data processing needs using SQL and Python/Pyspark
• You will integrate our product with other data products through Django APIs
• You will partner with other team members in understanding the functional / non-functional business requirements, and translate them into software development tasks
• You will follow the software development best practices in ensuring that the code architecture and quality of code written by you is of high standard, as expected from an enterprise software
• You will be a proactive contributor to team and project discussions

Who you are


• Strong education track record - Bachelors or an advanced degree in Computer Science or a related engineering discipline from Indian Institute of Technology or equivalent premium institute.
• 2-3 years of experience in data queries, data processing and data modeling
• Excellent ANSI SQL skills to handle complex queries
• Excellent Python and Django programming skills.
• Strong knowledge and experience in modern and distributed data stack components such as the Spark, Hive, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker etc.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and native cloud technologies for data storage and data processing
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres, Blobs, MongoDB etc.
• Familiarity with ML models is highly preferred
• Experience with Big Data processing and performance optimization
• Should know how to write modular, optimized and documented code.
• Should have good knowledge around error handling.
• Experience in version control systems such as GIT
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.
• Self-starter, continuous learner.

Good to have some exposure to

• Start-up experience is highly preferred
• Exposure to any Business Intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau, Dundas, Power BI etc.
• Agile software development methodologies.
• Working in multi-functional, multi-location teams

What You'll Love About Us – Do ask us about these!

• Be an integral part of the founding team. You will work directly with the founder
• Work Life Balance. You can't do a good job if your job is all you do!
• Prepare for the Future. Academy – we are all learners; we are all teachers!
• Diversity & Inclusion. HeForShe!
• Internal Mobility. Grow with us!
• Business knowledge of multiple sectors

5 years of architecture, design and programming experience preferably in fast-paced dynamic environment

Strong application design and implementation skills, solid understanding of the entire development cycle.

Strong background in Java/J2EE based application

Strong background in Spring/Spring boot based application

Strong background in Microservices based application

Experience working with Apache and/or Tomcat

Experience in transforming requirements to software design

Strong Experience with developing Java SAAS web applications.

Working experience in Industry Standard protocols related API Security including OAuth

Demonstrate strong design and programming skills using JSON, Web Services, XML, XSLT, PL/SQL in Unix and Windows environments.

Strong background working with Linux/UNIX environments.

Strong Shell scripting experience.

Working knowledge with Oracle, DB2 or MongoDB databases.

 Passion to stay on top of the latest happenings in the tech world and an attitude to discuss and bring those into play.  Strong agile/scrum development experience

 Strong collaboration and communication skills within distributed project teams

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Work with the architect in identifying modules, interfaces, functionality to be developed
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Write clean code to develop functional web application, addressing technical and design requirements
• Understand and implement heuristic algorithms as necessary
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Create and maintain upto date documentation 
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server side logic
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Liaise with developers, architects,  designers and system administrators to identify and incorporate new features

• Proven work experience in Java as a Back-end developer
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
• Hands on experience with programming languages like https://resources.workable.com/back-end-developer-job-description" target="_blank">Java and Python
• Hands on experience in relational and non relational databases
• Working knowledge of CMS framework
• Familiarity with front-end languages (e.g. HTML, JavaScript and CSS)
• Excellent analytical and time management skills
• Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude
• BE/ MS degree in Computer Science or relevant field