NodeJS Developer

Availability- Immediate Joiners

Location- Bangalore,Hybrid

Must have skills:

● 4+years of Software Development experience

● 4+years of GoLang programming; Prefers additional proficiency in either Java or Python

● Knowledgeable in writing REST APIs

● Comfortable programming in production grade systems

● Experience with building HTTP based services

● Strong background of optimizing performance

● Familiarity with event-driven systems

● Experience dealing with highly concurrent, distributed architectures/systems.

Good to have skills:

● Exposure to relational databases

● Experience with Cloud Providers such as AWS is an advantage

● Experience using Terraform to manage infrastructure as code would be an advantage

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:

1. At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
2. Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
3. Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
4. Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
5. Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
6. Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
7. Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
8. Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
9. Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
10. Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
11. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
12. Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
13. Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
14. Experience building a large scale social or location-based app.

• Developing and maintaining server-side network components.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

• At least two years of experience as a Node.js developer.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.

Job Description: Backend Developer 

Role Details

Position: Backend Developer

Location: Bangalore/Remote

About SCRUT Automation

Scrut Automation is an information security and compliance monitoring platform, aimed at helping small and medium cloud-native enterprises develop and maintain a robust security posture, and comply with various infosec standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and the like with ease. With the help of the Scrut platform, customers reduce their manual effort for security and compliance tasks by 70% and build real-time visibility of their security posture.

Founded by IIT/ISB/McKinsey alumni, the founding team has over 15 years of combined Infosec experience. Scrut is built out of India for the world, with customers across India, APAC, North America, Europe and the Middle East. Scrut is backed by Lightspeed Ventures, MassMutual Ventures and Endiya Partners, along with prominent angels from the global SaaS community.

About the Job:

The candidate would be expected to be a hands-on backend engineer who would primarily be contributing to writing scalable code in Python. He/she should be open to working on other backend technologies as per the need(namely Javascript(Nodejs) and Go). Apart from the incremental development work, on a need-per-basis, the candidate is expected to work on the bugs reported

Responsibilities

• Write clear and effective API documentation.
• Write codes to integrate applications being used by various stakeholders.
• Write and review test cases to QA and pass your own code.
• Write/review test cases for code and process coverage.
• Review code for both oneself and team members.
• Reviewing designs, code, and processes from a system security standpoint.
• Defining and building micro-services.
• Building systems with a positive business impact.
• Tracking module health, usage, behaviour tracking, measuring and improving code and processes.

Must have Technical Skills

• 1-3 Years of experience in FastAPI or other Python frameworks
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code, following best practices
• Familiarity and hands-on experience in OOPs concepts
• Must have a penchant for good API design.

Good to have Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience in NoSQL DBs, and Microservice architecture 
• Hands-on experience in event-driven architecture
• Hands-on experience in cloud-native application development(SaaS)
• Must be a stickler for good clear and secure coding.
• Must have built and released APIs in production.
• Experience in working with RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
• Must have designed thoughtful, extensible data models.
• Knowledge of identifying, defining, and building micro-services.
• Working knowledge of GCS, AWS, Azure, or any other cloud provider
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills.
• Communication skills, to speak to developers across the world.
• Focus on constant improvement of developer experience.
• The building or Working knowledge of CI/CD.

Why should this job excite you?

• Opportunity to make an early impact on one of the most promising, high-growth SaaS startups in India
• A high-performing action-oriented team 
• Immense exposure to the founders and the leadership
• Opportunity to shape the future of B2B SaaS Technology team with YOUR innovative ideas
• The competitive compensation package, benefits, and employee-friendly work culture