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Role Summary:

We are looking for a technically adept Principal Software Engineer who specializes in Node.js, and MySQL and any experience in Angular/react is good to have. The candidate will be instrumental in developing high-performance web applications and leading the technical direction of our software development team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and develop robust, scalable web applications using Angular / React, Node.js, and MySQL.
• Lead backend development efforts, ensuring efficient database design, optimal server-side scripting with Node.js, and API integration.
• Spearhead front-end development with Angular, focusing on responsive design and user experience optimization.
• Implement advanced MySQL database management and optimization techniques.
• Establish and enforce code quality and software engineering best practices, including unit testing, code reviews, and CI/CD processes.
• Analyze system requirements and delegate tasks to team members, ensuring adherence to technical specifications and timelines.
• Troubleshoot complex application issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement strategic solutions.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating and adopting new technologies as appropriate.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on defining technical roadmaps, aligning software development strategies with business goals.
• Lead technical discussions and provide mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in software development with a focus on Node. js, along with MySQL / PostgreSQL, and any experience working with front-end technologies like Angular / React, and MongoDB for databases is good to have.
• Expertise in developing high-load, scalable, and distributed web applications.
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture.
• Proficiency in database design, optimization, and management in MySQL.
• Strong grasp of front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and AJAX.
• Experience with modern development tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and DevOps practices.

Hiring for the position of Technical Manager responsible for Backend and infrastructure for mobile app and website.

Role

●        Talented Leader who will be responsible for Leading a group of talented technical individuals to build scalable, and secure products

●        Leads our Back-End and infrastructure

●        Drives architecture and the design of enterprise mobile/web/API solutions at scale

●        Work with Product, Testing and Infrastructure teams to understand product vision and requirements

●        Oversee the development and execution of development plans and report on execution

●        Work with Product and testing teams to understand product vision and requirements

●        Has deep exposure to all aspects of engineering, modern web, desktop & mobile application architectures, data modelling, high level design, low level design, non-functional technical requirements and visual design

Requirement

●        8+ years of experience in hard core development in predominantly product development companies

●        Strong troubleshooting, debugging and problem-solving skills

●        Proven track record of building scalable and reliable services on Cloud

●         Architecture & Design

●        Solid experience of designing end-to-end architecture and design of applications using one or more platforms for large-scale high-throughput solutions

●        Design and implement technical governance process as appropriate across the application development lifecycle

●        coding guidelines, quality standards, best practices, code acceptance criteria, automation

●        Experience in collaborating with the team in reviewing application architecture. - Node.js, Web Services REST, MySQL/MongoDB/NoSQL

Education: Engineering/MBA

ABOUT Company

We are changing the way cataloging is done across the Globe. Our vision is to empower the smallest of sellers, situated in the farthest of corners, to create superior product images and videos, without the need for any external professional help. Imagine 30M+ merchants shooting Product Images or Videos using their Smartphones, and then choosing Filters for Amazon, Asos, Airbnb, Doordash, etc to instantly compose High-Quality "tuned-in" product visuals, instantly. They have built the world’s leading image editing AI software, to capture and process beautiful product images for online selling. We are also fortunate and proud to be backed by the biggest names in the investment community including the likes of Accel Partners, Angellist and prominent Founders and Internet company operators, who believe that there is an intelligent and efficient way of doing Digital Production than how the world operates currently.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for builders of the 1st order. You should get a rush from creating things from scratch and take pleasure in watching users try to tear them apart through sheer volume and strange, unthinkable use cases. And when it breaks, you are to — make everything smooth, secure, and stronger than ever! If you inhale resilience and exhale code, apply now!

You will work closely with founders to build features, tools, and scalable architecture As with any startup, responsibilities will vary frequently. You’ll wear multiple hats, and work across many different technologies, might talk to clients directly, and have an active say in the direction of our product. We want someone who is passionate about this type of environment!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and build applications for the iOS and Android platforms
• Ability to lead a team of engineers as they execute on building new features for IOS and Android platforms
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation
• Work proactively in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Provide work estimates and deliver projects on schedule
• Owns success – Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant field and Tier 1 college
• Overall 6-10 yrs exp with Min 4 years relevant in iOS, Android, Swift, Kotlin and Objective C
• Strong understanding of Hybrid mobile skills such as Ionic, Cordova, PWAs, Flutter, ReactJS and React Native , Cordova or Capacitor
• Good understanding on native mobile skills include iOS, Android, Swift, Kotlin and Objective C.
• Good to have knowledge JS frameworks such as Angular
• Good hands-on experience on various design and architecture aspects - MVP, MVVM etc.
• Good knowledge of writing unit tests for mobile
• Strong knowledge of mobile app performance, using various tools and Android Studio IDE
• Strong background in Agile and working closely with product management
• Should be able to conduct scrum meetings and ensure team is not blocked
• Leadership skills necessary to manage and develop a team
• Organizational competencies and project management skills to keep projects, processes, and the entire engineering team on track
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multitask and thrive in a timeline-driven environment
• Interpersonal communication skills with expertise in distilling complicated topics to a broader audience

• Providing technology leadership, vision, and passion to the product team.
• Working closely with the product management team and engineering team to transform customer needs into product engineering architecture and initiatives.
• Responsible for defining and implementing solid product engineering best practices and processes to guarantee results for product delivery.
• Take ownership and drive technology initiatives in the organization.
• Manage the product architecture design and reviews, review platform test automation, and DevOps Practises.
• Recruiting and mentoring a team of world-class developers.
• Provide the Delivery and Support teams with technical advice and support.

• Should have a strong technical background in product development and the complete software development life cycle.
• Coding skills are mandatory and we’re looking for someone who is technology agnostic and can jump in where needed. Our current tech stack scales across various technologies and platforms: JAVA, Ionic/Angular, IOS, Android, PHP and Python among others.

• Flexible, adaptable to the challenging pace of identifying and adopting new technologies.
• Have a strong sense of ownership and motivation to make our product successful.

• Result-oriented with a strong sense of drive and driven technology initiatives in previous jobs.

• Must have experience in building teams, identifying and mentoring talent, and working on architecting and building large-scale products.
• Must have an excellent understanding of the current web and mobile app technology landscape.
• The ideal candidate should have 12+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 8-10 years in product development. 
• Last position as an technical owner of a product engineering team with at least 15 people.
• A Bachelor’s degree or better, preferably in Computer Engineering, from a reputed college/university.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Quick & Excellent Problem solving skills for complex & large scale problems
• Exposure to a wide variety of problem spaces, technologies
• Very Strong System design and OO skills with a nifty ability to craft clean interfaces and operate at the right levels of abstraction
• Solid coding skills with ability to drive teams through massive refactoring exercise & improve coding standards across large code bases
• Deep knowledge, understanding & experience of working with a large variety of multi-tier architectures.
• Awareness of pitfalls & use cases for a large variety of solutions
• Deep understanding & experience of high performance web scale & real-time response systems with experience & expertise in a variety of large scale persistent systems including large databases
• Exposure to complete product development cycles - From inception to production to scaling up, supporting new requirements, re-architectures the Principle architects should have seen it all and ideally in multiple cycles.
• Should have been part of scalable product development cycles with either large data handling or large transaction processing exposure for 5 years
• Must have worked in a small setup (either a startup or a small & reasonably independent team)
• 8+ years of overall experience
• B Tech or higher in Computer Science or equivalent required