PLATFORM ENGINEER

Strong Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it (such as Express, StrongLoop, etc depending on your technology stack) - Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds - Good understanding of server-side templating languages (such as Jade, EJS, etc depending on your technology stack) - Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors (such as Stylus, Less, etc depending on your technology stack) - Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3 - Understanding accessibility and security compliance (Depending on the specific project) - 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 (Make sure to mention other frameworks, libraries, or any other technology related to your development stack) (List education level or certification you require)

Kutumb is the first and largest communities platform for Bharat. We are growing at an exponential trajectory. More than 1 Crore users use Kutumb to connect with their community. We are backed by world-class VCs and angel investors. We are growing and looking for exceptional Backend Developers to join our Engineering team.

More on this here - https://kutumbapp.com/why-join-us">https://kutumbapp.com/why-join-us.html

 

Core Responsibilities:

• Design and develop real-time, resillient and high availabilty systems
• Architect and Build Microservices
• Iterating and building experiments
• Will be working with Node.js, Go, MySQL and Redis

 

You are the right fit if you have:

• Strong systems, architecture and database fundamentals
• Build from scratch and be a good decision maker
• The Ownership skills and can own the problems end to end
• The Zeal and willingness to put in extra efforts to build a product which will be used by millions of users, and most importantly
• The ability to find the solution to any problem and get things done

 

What we offer:

• High pace of learning
• Opportunity to build the product from scratch
• High autonomy and ownership
• A great and ambitious team to work with
• Opportunity to work on something that really matters
• Top of the class market salary and meaningful ESOP ownership

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer / Information Science (BE / BTech) or Master’s in Computer Applications (MCA) Experience:
• Two to five years general software engineering experience
• Experience in web development using the Ruby on Rails web application framework
• At least two years of Ruby on Rails programming experience
• Thorough understanding of the philosophy and design of Ruby on Rails
• Desktop publishing skills: HTML5, xHTML, CSS

Knowledge of:

• JavaScript and JavaScript libraries: jQuery, Plugins etc.
• Unix and Linux systems
• Relational databases: SQL, etc.
• Frameworks: Active record, etc.
• Servers: Nginx, Mongrel, Webrick
• Performance management using New Relic, Web Page Test tools
• SEO rules, minification, rails asset pipelines
• REST APIs and their usage

 

Highly preferred experience:

• Ability to work with the Amazon EC2, S3, and EBS services
• NoSQL databases: MongoDB, Memcached, CouchDB
• Git, SVN
• Proactive and resourceful person who achieves tasks with minimal oversight
• Team player with the ability and desire to become an integral part of a fast-paced team
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in parallel

Your Responsibilities :

1) Building highly scalable and secured applications/microservices and responsive APIs

2) Assessing the security risks associated with the platform architecture and suggesting/implementing suitable changes for the same.

3) Architect and implement back-end services to support our mobile and web clients.

4) Creating and implementing database schemas that represent and support business processes.

5) Use best software development practices and processes including unit testing, code reviews, and site monitoring post deployment.

6) Continue to research and evaluate new technologies that may improve performance and elegance of our software implementation.

7) Explore and Integrate third-party APIs when required for the project.

8) Work closely with the rest of the team to bring our features into production.

Your skills :

- Hands-on experience in Django Framework.

- Strong Knowledge of Python.

- Strong Knowledge of MVC design pattern and object oriented programming concepts.

- Strong knowledge of RDBMS like Postgresql and Database schema design.

- Experience in developing robust and secure RESTful web API and microservices using Django/Python.

- Experience in Test Driven Development.

- Experience in handling No-SQL MongoDB or similar.

- Hands-on experience in GitHub.

- Experience in CI, CD tools like jenkins.

- Experience in managing cloud-based web applications on Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud.

- You love code and up for the challenge!

Do you wish to be a part of a disruptive team, passionate towards democratizing education for students across India? Then read more.

 

Our client is an expert in education financing and counselling related to higher studies abroad. They help students to understand about scholarships in various colleges abroad, whether they are eligible and how to apply for such esteemed institutions. Their dedicated page enlists every scholarship available across the globe, apart from other facilities required by students like visa counselling, forex, accommodation, Peer contacts etc.

 

They also offer the best resources for exams like IELTS, TOEFL and GRE apart from organising webinars and events to connect with industry experts, alumni and fellow students - which helps to prepare for travels, loans and more. Partnered with the most prominent Banking and non-banking financiers, the team is led by FinTech-experienced IIT Kanpur alumni, passionate about offering sustainable financial offerings.

 

What you need to have:

Key responsibilities
● Partner with the product/business teams to understand the product features and
specifications, translate them into high level and low-level design
● Participate in all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle

● Develop back-end components, services, and APIs. Support integration of user-
facing elements, and collaborate closely with the design and front-end development

team
● Write elegant, effective, and scalable code while maintaining the highest level of
coding standards
● Take ownership of the work and ensure timely deliveries
● Drive innovation in product development, while relentlessly improving performance,
scalability, and maintainability
Requirement
● Strong problem solving and analytical skills with a minimum of 2-4 years of
experience in backend development
● 1+ experience as a Java Developer, with strong knowledge of Java web frameworks
like Spring Boot, Hibernate, etc. and experience working in Microservices
architecture
● Hands-on experience of working with Linux/Unix platform
● Strong knowledge of SQL and RDBMS like PostgreSQL/MySQL etc.
● Experience in - Python, Git
● Strong technical aptitude and good knowledge of CS fundamentals
● Sound knowledge and application of algorithms and data structures with space and
time complexities
● Strong design skills involving data modelling and low-level class design
● Follow industry coding standards and responsible for writing maintainable, scalable,
and efficient code to solve business problems

Good to have
● B. Tech./M. Tech. in Computer Science or equivalent from a reputed college
● Prior experience working in a startup environment
● Experience in setting up an entire product from scratch

 

Perks

• Best hardware and software to help you get the job done in the best way possible
• Remote office allowance to support you regardless of where you work
• Learning and development allowance to help you grow your career
• Flexible leave policy to give you more control over your time.
• Health insurance for your family and you to keep you well.

 

Required experience and skills

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering. Bonus: Masters degree.9+ years of total full-time work experience, preferably shipping SaaS applications.
• Startup experience strongly desired.
• Played a pivotal role in scaling a company and led teams in an agile environment where iteration has led to perfection.
• Proven track record of on time project deliveries with balanced calls on technical designs and tech debt.
• Expert proficiency in:
• 1. Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Mysql, Linux, Git, AWS, CI/CD, NewRelic.
• 2. broad range of internet technologies and applications.
• 3. interacting, building, and improving the performance of systems end-to-end.
• 4. architecting/designing complex systems
• Strong collaborator and thought partner to Product team.Driven by outcomes more than output.
• Have led projects with small, dynamic, and fast-paced teams (3-5 engineers), with great flexility and adaptability on large projects, delegating working effectively.
• Viewed by the team as their evangelist, role model and bar raiser.
• Past teams and co-workers attest to your prowess & agility in building great products, and driving sound technical decision making.Mentored engineers within and outside own team.
• High on EQ, humility, curiosity and self drive.

 

Responsibilities

We use a rubric / career ladder as a framework to help our engineers grow in their careers. Please refer to the SDE IV section in the rubric (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z_51E1mZ3qf0MBuAyfHjKE1HN6h_yghAx2WMaB1z-Ms/edit?usp=sharing">click to view) to understand our expectations on your role and responsibilities.

Your responsibilities include:

• Leading completion and delivery of multiple concurrent projects with clear deliverable timelines and milestones
• Providing key input and guidance in helping to solve our most difficult and challenging issues, and providing recommendations for preventing or mitigating the effects of the issues in the future
• Identifying inconsistencies caused by lack of best practices and patterns, and proactively collaborate with the team to gather input to define and rollout new best practices
• Mentoring other engineers on increasing their impact both within and outside of their team, including identifying opportunities for them to do so
• Participate in shaping longer term technical and architectural goals in consideration of product/company strategy, organizational growth, scalability, security, and other factors

About Tophatter

1. 2+ years of experience with Java MVC frameworks like Spring / Dropwizard / Play and with
MySQL / Oracle / PostgreSQL
2. Experience building at least one application from scratch
3. Understanding of at least one test frameworks and basic system administration
4. Experience with cache store / message broker like Redis / RabbitMQ / Kafka
5. Good to have: Experience with NoSQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDb, Neo4j, ElasticSearch
etc and Understanding of different concurrency models used in Akka, node.js, Go, RxJava etc
6. Interest in learning new languages / framework as needed
7. A growth mindset and passionate about building things from the ground up and most
importantly, you should be fun to work with