
JD-Backend Intern (NodeJs)
Internship Span – 6 Months (Fulltime)
Ventura Securities is establishing its fintech team - a remote-first, work from anywhere team with highly talented individuals who come from diverse backgrounds and looking to solve real client problems at scale. Ventura has been in the stockbroking business for 20+ years and it is a robust and profitable franchise with 1000+ employees currently. We are looking for passionate techies with skills primarily around AWS and Node’s/JS who are aspiring for a fast-track career.
Your Key Responsibilities:
• Build out of the Ventura cloud-based backend platform from scratch
• Ownership and monitoring of our D2C backend
• Robust documentation skills and desire to share information with others
• Desire and ability to prototype ideas quickly, and be willing to experiment and learn
Basic Requirements:
• Very strong Nodejs, AWS Lambda, Postgres, ORM (Sequelize)
• Clean coding skills around Nodejs
• Hands-on experience around writing testable code, working with git, doing peer-level code review, daily standups, and generally championing software excellence.
• Should have concepts cleared around Nodejs and JS
• Strong proficiency with JavaScript
• Ability to use Async programming to improve performance & productivity
• Strong problem solving skills with understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• What you get:
• Chance to build out a next-gen fintech product from ground 0
• Opportunity to influence the design of the product
• Flexible and work anywhere environment running out of Slack
• Flat org structure
• This internship is paid internship.

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Job Description
As part of our role at a leading global insurance company, we are responsible for developing and managing an application to onboard and oversee the company's sales partners, including agents and brokers. This application provides users with a tailored, independent solution, including a required multi-dimensional validity date concept for administering all organizational and contractual sales force data to deliver structured information to many data consumers.
To reinforce our dynamic development team, we are seeking a skilled Backend or Full-stack Developer. In this role, you will collaborate with international cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy high-quality software solutions.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain the application, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
Write clean, efficient, and reusable code.
Implement new features and functionality based on business requirements.
Participate in system and application architecture discussions.
Create technical designs and specifications for new features or enhancements.
Write and execute unit tests to ensure code quality.
Debug and resolve technical issues and software defects.
Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices.
Identify and fix vulnerabilities to ensure application integrity.
Work with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration of user-facing elements.
Collaborate with DevOps teams for deployment and scaling.
Design and implement workflow automation using Camunda BPM, integrating it with backend services and ensuring efficient process execution.
Optimize and maintain business process models and workflow orchestration using Camunda.
Troubleshoot and enhance Camunda BPMN workflows, DMN decision tables, and process automation configurations.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Proven experience as a skilled Backend or Full-stack Developer. Experience in the insurance domain is appreciated.
Strong experience with Spring Boot 3, Java 17 or newer, and Maven.
Experience with PostgreSQL, Jenkins, Sonar, Dynatrace, Kubernetes, Mockito, IntelliJ IDEA, and GitHub repository.
Hands-on experience with Camunda BPM (v7 or v8), including BPMN workflows, DMN decision tables, and REST API integration.
Experience with Angular TS and/or AWS, Kafka is a plus.
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively in a team environment.


Primary Skills: Database Systems (SQL), Python Flask/Fast API/Django frameworks specifically
Requirements:
- Highly proficient in fundamentals of Python web development frameworks like Flask, Django and Fast API
- Demonstrated experience in developing APIs using Python frameworks
- Should have deep knowledge in PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server and other SQL based Databases
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3+ years of Experience in software Design and development and familiar with technologies - Java, Java-J2EE, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Ajax, REST API, Micro services etc.
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Working knowledge of JVM internals
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Working knowledge of any database (MySQL or HSQLDB)
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Working knowledge of No-SQL database (Mongo or Dynamo DB)
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Working experience with messaging (JMS/RabbitMQ)
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R & D on new advanced cloud-based technologies in a test-driven agile development.
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Knowledge in designing and architecting systems with high scalability and performance requirements.
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Ability to understand infrastructure for performance evaluation and reporting of cloud-based services, namely AWS
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knowledge of key AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch etc.
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Certification on AWS Fundamendals
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Excellent communication skills
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ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
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skilled in interfacing with internal and external technical resources
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Good in debugging problems and mentoring teams on technical front

Role description:
We are looking for a LEAD- Fullstack with expertise and experience in designing and developing applications including new developments, enhancements, maintenance and support. The role involves continuous collaboration with team, partners.
Candidate description:
Should have:
- Passion for technology and financial domain with demonstrated ability to learn quickly
- Delivery focus with ability to take full ownership
- Strong commitment to quality and delivery
- Strong communication skills
Skills/Knowledge and experience:
- Object oriented design and development skill
- Webservices - Node JS/Express JS, Rest API
- Frontend –, React, Angular (Javascript and Typescript)
- Unix and Shell scripting
- SQL Proficiency, good to know MongoDB


The B2B manufacturing industry has a lack of digitisation globally. NowPurchase is building layers of technology to help improve the productivity and profits of the manufacturer. For this we are building the OS (Operating System) that will seamlessly connect factory equipment such as furnaces and spectrometers to our software systems that provide real time optimisations.
The end-game is to use this interconnected system to do great production planning and autonomous procurement of their raw materials. The Heart of NowPurchase will be a marketplace consisting of these smart factories and raw material suppliers.
Here a video that explains our product journey:
[https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21](https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21)
**Role Description**
NowPurchase is looking to add an immensely talented Backend Developer that will help us invent, design, refine and deliver products that will meet the above vision.
- Expect to build a lot of services and APIs in the cloud and stand-alone IoT devices to serve both the browser as well as native IoT enabled terminals that will be placed at the manufacturers' premises.
- Expect designing algorithms that model the metallurgy of the manufacturing processes as well as using tools such as linear programming, machine learning etc.
**What are the expectations from this role?**
- Deliver high quality modular code deployed to serve web, mobile and native IoT enabled terminals that leverage REST-based services and real time sockets. This would include algorithms for real time optimizations that are critical for the manufacturing process.
- You are empowered to work directly with leadership and the product team to make decisions about your code and future of the product.
- Have a strong emphasis on shipping features quickly without sacrificing code quality. Be ready to build a lot of MVPs that will go through iteration or be completely scrapped depending on the outcome at the customer end.
- Own your Agile projects and responsible for software design to implementation and deployment. Maintain sprints, delivery timelines and contribute to better managing the engineering team.
- Collaborate on the end to end design and implementation of the platform, including data modeling, systems architecture, data security, access controls, architecture, user experience, deployment, automation, and monitoring.
- Maintain a high level of data integrity, quality and security checks.
- Develop data pipelines and RESTful services that are distributed, robust and highly performant.
- Build a culture of simplicity and pragmatism, which is reflected in your elegant code that other developers emulate and you ensure through thorough code reviews and processes.
**Qualifications and Experience**
- 1+ years of demonstrated software engineering experience in an agile environment designing, architecting and implementing robust scalable systems preferably for modern SaaS application
- Experience with modern server-side programming languages such as Python, Scala, Go. Experience with web frameworks such as Django Rest Framework, Flask.
- Experience with architecting asynchronous services with design patters leveraging PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Celery for storage and multi-tenant servers over AWS Elastic BeanStalk.
**Compensation & Benefits**
- **Cash Compensation:** As per industry standards & pedigree of candidate
- **ESOPs:** 10% of NowPurchase is dedicated to current & future team members. Your package would entail some ESOPs so that you own a part of the company and grow along with it.
- **Medical Insurance:** Benefits of group insurance of 3 lakhs for family including parents, spouse, children
- **Generous leave structure and WFHs** including Marriage, Maternity & Paternity leaves
- **Complete Relocation Expenses:** We are building a unicorn out of the city of Joy (Kolkata). We will pay for everything you spend to relocate here.
**Possible Growth path**
Backend Developer > Senior Backend End Engineer > Engineering Manager > VP of Engineering
## **Tech Stack**
- React/Redux
- Python/Django/Celery
- Git, AWS, ELB (Elastic Beanstalk), Netlify
- PostgreSQL/Redis/S3
**Hiring Process**
1. Screening of applicants & initial telephonic call with Manager -HR
2. F2F/Video Interview with Engineering Manager and Cofounder CTO
3. Take home written assessment
4. F2F/Video Interview with Cofounder CEO
5. Email communication on final feedback
The end to end process shall take less than 10 days. We pride ourselves on being transparent & moving fast.
*Candidates who accept an offer may join within 1 hour, 1 week or up to 45days of signing - though, we have a preference for as short a gap period between signing and joining since we're at the most exciting part of our journey - laying the foundation for the NowPurchase platform!*


- Excellent knowledge in one or more of Python/NodeJS REST Frameworks
- Hands on experience in system architecture and data modelling. Experience with databases like MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB.
- Devops capabilities - with good understanding of deployments and cloud infrastructure. In depth knowledge of container architecture using Docker is must.
- Scaled systems using RabbitMQ/ Redis /Celery/ Kafka

Role and Responsibilities:
- As a backend developer, your primary focus will be the development of all server-side systems
- A basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well. You will test, secure and deploy your code
- Work experience on Node.js is a must along with a server-side framework like Express.js
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Experience and proficiency integrating with REST APIs
- Understanding of scalable computing systems, software architecture, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience in working with databases such as MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.
- AgileScrum development cycle understanding.
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.
- Good knowledge of MongoDB(Must) & any other MySQL Database.
- Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
- Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
- Knowledge and working experience in Cloud environment - AWS or Azure
- Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
- Should be a fast learner and a go-getter without any fear of trying out new things


