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As a result of our rapid growth, we are looking for a Java Backend Engineer to join our existing Cloud Engineering team and take the lead in the design and development of several key initiatives of our existing Miko3 product line as well as our new product development initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Designing, developing and maintaining core system features, services and engines
- Collaborating with a cross functional team of the backend, Mobile application, AI, signal processing, robotics Engineers, Design, Content, and Linguistic Team to realize the requirements of a conversational social robotics platform which includes investigate design approaches, prototype new technology, and evaluate technical feasibility
- Ensure the developed backend infrastructure is optimized for scale and responsiveness
- Ensure best practices in design, development, security, monitoring, logging, and DevOps adhere to the execution of the project.
- Introducing new ideas, products, features by keeping track of the latest developments and industry trends
- Operating in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software against aggressive schedules
Requirements
- Proficiency in distributed application development lifecycle (concepts of authentication/authorization, security, session management, load balancing, API gateway), programming techniques and tools (application of tested, proven development paradigms)
- Proficiency in working on Linux based Operating system.
- Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language like Java. Additional languages like Python and PHP are a plus
- Proficiency in at least one server-side framework like Servlets, Spring, java spark (Java).
- Proficient in using ORM/Data access frameworks like Hibernate,JPA with spring or other server-side frameworks.
- Proficiency in at least one data serialization framework: Apache Thrift, Google ProtoBuffs, Apache Avro,Google Json,JackSon etc.
- Proficiency in at least one of inter process communication frameworks WebSocket's, RPC, message queues, custom HTTP libraries/frameworks ( kryonet, RxJava ), etc.
- Proficiency in multithreaded programming and Concurrency concepts (Threads, Thread Pools, Futures, asynchronous programming).
- Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling)
- Experience developing cloud software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability
- Good understanding of networking and communication protocols, and proficiency in identification CPU, memory & I/O bottlenecks, solve read & write-heavy workloads.
- Proficiency is concepts of monolithic and microservice architectural paradigms.
- Proficiency in working on at least one of cloud hosting platforms like Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, Azure etc.
- Proficiency in at least one of database SQL, NO-SQL, Graph databases like MySQL, MongoDB, Orientdb
- Proficiency in at least one of testing frameworks or tools JMeter, Locusts, Taurus
- Proficiency in at least one RPC communication framework: Apache Thrift, GRPC is an added plus
- Proficiency in asynchronous libraries (RxJava), frameworks (Akka),Play,Vertx is an added plus
- Proficiency in functional programming ( Scala ) languages is an added plus
- Proficiency in working with NoSQL/graph databases is an added plus
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git is an added plus
- Working Knowledge of tools for server, application metrics logging and monitoring and is a plus Monit, ELK, graylog is an added plus
- Working Knowledge of DevOps containerization utilities like Ansible, Salt, Puppet is an added plus
- Working Knowledge of DevOps containerization technologies like Docker, LXD is an added plus
- Working Knowledge of container orchestration platform like Kubernetes is an added plus
Should have deep knowledge in Laravel framework.
#Must be proficient in PHP 5/7, JavaScript/Jquery, HTML5, CSS, Database designing, MySQL, NoSQL databases
#Knowledge of version control systems like GIT
#Must have capacity to work independently and also as a part of team
#Understanding client requirements & functional specifications
#Excellent coding Skills.
#Good debugging skills, code flow analysis and the ability to read and modify existing code
#Ability to perform as a good team player
#Excellent aptitude and problem solving skills
#Knowledge of Node JS, React JS would be a plus but not mandatory.
Magento e-commerce applications, from discovery through launch and maintenance. This role requires an individual who can collaborate effectively with team members, handle a fast-paced environment, and thrive amidst the stress that sometimes comes with start-up life. We work on complex, cutting edge e-commerce applications for some of the nation's most exciting brands in fashion, technology, and consumer packaged goods.
Responsibilities
- Help implement Magento e-commerce applications
- Active participation in discovery, launch and maintenance
- Installation and configuration of Magento 1 and 2
- Create custom e-commerce modules using object- oriented PHP and Magento APIs
- Implement custom skins and front—end templates
- Working in collaboration with teams in a start up environment
Requirements & Qualifications
- Certified Magento developer credentials
- Meaningful PHP Web Development experience
- Familiarity and experience with Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural patterns
- Strong MySQL skills
- Experience using PHP to create and consume web services (e.g. SOAP, REST)
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Good knowledge of JavaScript
- Good knowledge of CSS and CSS pre-processors
- Linux System Administration experience strongly preferred, but not required
- Experience with release building and deployment software, such as Jenkins, preferred but not required
- Strong knowledge of architectural principles, design patterns and industry best practices
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, Fluent English.
- Experience in Magento or other e-commerce solutions.
- Designing and implementing new features and functionality
- Establishing and guiding the website’s architecture
- Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS
- Helping formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and plugin.
- Self motivated.
- Zeal to learn new things.
- Must be proficient in PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, Javascript, AJAX
- Should have experience with WordPress.
- Knowledge of PHP web frameworks like CodeIgnit.
Job description
We are Virtual Internships, an EdTech startup on a mission to bridge the gap between education and the workplace by making internships accessible to all.
Over the last four years, we’ve established partnerships with 12,000+ companies, 100+ universities, and supported thousands of students and graduates in becoming more employable via our online work experience product.
We are a team of 130+ across 25+ countries, and recently https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/virtual-internships-matches-students-with-top-companies-around-the-world/">secured our Series A funding from investors such as Hambro Perks, Sequoia Capital, Kaplan, Arsenal Growth, and Ascend Vietnam Ventures - who have collectively guided the likes of Google, Linkedin, WhatsApp, Canva, Udemy, and Applyboard.
Our 2022 awards include:
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Ranked 23rd out of 13,000 organizations in https://www.escapethecity.org/escape100/2022?utm_source=media_kit&utm_medium=blogpr&utm_campaign=esc100_2022&utm_id=launch">The Escape 100: the top purposeful organisations to ‘escape’ to in 2022
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https://www.techinasia.com/50-rising-startups-southeast-asia">Tech in Asia’s “Top 50 Rising Startups” (No.6 in Vietnam)
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Top100 EdTechStartup Selected by https://www.holoniq.com/notes/holoniq-europe-edtech-100/">HolonIQ
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Finalist for https://www.businessleader.co.uk/gotech-awards-22-finalists/">Go:Tech Awards
Your Role
Become one of our new Senior Software Engineers, where you will play a role in building an enterprise-level WordPress platform. If you want to work in a flexible environment where you can own technology, strategies, design, and build new systems from scratch using the tools YOU choose, read on!
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Work with the Marketing team to conduct a plan for building the website and scale-up plan yearly.
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Development/Deployment of enterprise-level WordPress plugins and themes in a WordPress VIP multi-site environment.
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Building and collaborating with developers from other teams to create modular, extensible PHP and JS solutions (plugins, packages, blocks, and components).
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To create own themes based on requirements from HTML scratch.
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Local Development Environment Setup/Configuration.
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Theme and Plugin Security.
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Understanding of best standards and guidelines about WordPress.org.
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Ability to handle complex problems from design to execution and deliver in time bound manner under constraints.
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Autonomously architect, prototype, and maintain solutions to different problems.
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Comfortable wearing many hats and willing to work on all parts of the stack.
Your Impact
In your first month, you will:
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Get onboarded and brought up to speed with all things VI - our company structure, product, mission, and values
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Meet with colleagues across the company and start building relationships that will help you better understand the company
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Review our current programs, systems, and data so you can gain insight into where we currently are
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Take over our new WordPress website which is in setting phase
Within 3 months, you will:
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Take ownership of your role and started working directly with stakeholders.
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Have strong relationships with our external vendors and be the front line of people support for the company
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Deliver 1st version of the new website.
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Coordinate with analysis to set up Google Analytics and other tools.
Within 6 months, you will:
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Work with the Marketing team to maintain, and improvement by the analyst result of the new website.
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Be a strong technical advisor for the marketing team about SEO/other Google and WordPress technologies.
Job Requirements
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A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
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Extensive experience in writing and building PHP applications at scale using object-oriented coding, namespace, autoloading, dependency injection, PHPCS, Psalm, PHPUnits etc., as well as interacting with REST API/ GraphQL
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Familiarity with WordPress development (multisite, configuration, parent/child themes, plugins, Gutenberg) and understanding of security concerns and site optimization for performance.
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Possesses an understanding of and commitment to web standards, including web accessibility standards (WCAG)
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Familiarity with package managers for PHP (Composer) and JS (NPM/Yarn)
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Familiarity with PSR specifications
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Previous working experience with Code versioning and code review
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Previous working experience with Docker, Git, and dependency management via Composer
Consider this our wish list. We know there will be great candidates that don't meet every one of these criteria—if you're passionate about the role and have early-stage startup experience, we'd still love to hear from you.
What do we offer?
One of our core values at Virtual Internships is transparency. That’s why, we’re allowing you to ‘try before you apply’ in our “https://www.notion.so/virtualinternship/Virtual-Internships-VI-P-GUIDE-0aaa39e9a3304d4cbc19fad96bd0c72d">VI-P Guide” which includes our values, how we operate, how we build our packages, and how we interview.
To give you an example of some of our perks and benefits:
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Flexible Working Hours - start earlier, leave earlier, take a shorter lunch or leave a bit later, it's totally up to you.
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Remote First - work from anywhere, with a budget to support your remote setup
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Learn from the world’s best - access to exclusive content including how-to guides and playbooks from Sequoia/500Global-backed organizations
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Professional Development Budget - dedicated budget towards content/platforms/courses that can contribute to your professional growth
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Impact - we’re still at an early stage, so your impact is magnified. You will likely be solving something that hasn’t already been solved or you will be taking something to an entirely new level!
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Birthday Leave - go enjoy yourself on your birthday without needing to use your annual leave
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Meritocracy - a culture that prides itself on internal promotions and meritocracy. The majority of our managerial team has risen up (quickly), including our COO, CAO, CFO, Head of Host Companies, and Head of Intern Experience.
• Solid experience with application frameworks such as Springboot and strong familiarty with micro services architecture and design patterns
• Familiarity with databases like MySQL, MongoDB, Redis etc
• Hands-on experience in analysis, design, coding, and implementation of complex, custom-built applications
• Exposure to CI/CD using Gitlab, Jenkins preferred
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, EFK Stack is highly desired
• Broad knowledge of web standards relating to APIs (OAuth, SSL etc.)
• Exposure to product development.
• Understand Architecture Requirements and ensure effective design, development and maintenance of multiple micro services in Java Springboot deployed in cloud within containers consuming data present in relational as well as NoSQL databases.
o The microservices shall expose APIs which allow ease of integration with variety of client apps
o Microservices should handle a scale of thousands of requests per second
• Develop communication patterns between microservices which are efficient, lightweight and secured using Kafka
• Debugging issues on a live setup
• Lead a small team of engineers
• Create test cases and technical documentation
• Maintain a high level of code quality and consistency by adhering to and enhancing the coding standards, design methodology and programming practices







