Principal Engineer - Java

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• In conjunction with relevant stakeholders, develop and maintain the company's websites across all brands.
• Ensure all websites are engaging, responsive, continually optimized, secure, up-to-date and consumer relevant.
• Work with the product management, content creation, Design and Social Media teams to ensure alignment.
• Analyze market, consumer and competitive trends and apply as appropriate.
• Manage, monitor, and present relevant analytics, data, trends, successes, exceptions, feedback, threats and changes regarding the company's web presence and action as appropriate.
• Manage and monitor all website hosting.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar.
• Strong knowledge of HTML/5, CSS, SCSS and JavaScript.
• Experience in Shopify Liquid + jQuery, Shopify Theme Customization
• Strong experience in WordPress Plugins, custom themes, custom fields, customization, short code, CSS, MySQL, PHP, Bootstrap, Shopify.
• Strong experience in Shopify App, Theme Integration, Shopify Flow, Creating custom theme sections.
• Experience building static, dynamic, semantic, and accessible websites.
• Proficient in Git and experience in eCommerce and B2B website development.
• Experience using design tools, such as Sketch, Photoshop or Illustrator, and prototyping tools.
• Strong knowledge of developing for Content Management Systems (Example: WordPress, etc.).
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, e.g., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Node.js and server knowledge are a plus.
• The ability to navigate in both Mac and PC environments.
• A proven track record in a similar role (minimum 2 years)
• 2+ years of proven experience with a portfolio of published websites.
• Strong analytical skills for data analysis.
• Strong technical focus, project management, multitasking, and decision-making skills.

Job Title: Senior Fullstack Engineer - Fintech

Location: Bangalore

Company: TIFIN Give

About Us:

TIFIN Give is an early growth-stage fintech company offering a modern, tech-driven Donor Advised Fund to empower charitable giving. We have a lean, hungry team building a feature-rich product and automated operations platform, through which we are servicing multiple enterprise clients. Our roadmap and deal pipeline is full to the bursting, and we’re looking for someone to join our team in this exciting stage. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer to lead our engineering teams and drive the successful delivery of our ambitious product roadmap.

OUR VALUES: Go with your GUT

• Grow at the Edge: We strive for personal growth by stepping out of our comfort zones and finding our genius zones with self-awareness and integrity. No excuses.
• Understanding through Listening and Speaking the Truth: We value transparency, communicating with radical candor, authenticity, and precision to create shared understanding. We challenge, but once a decision is made, we commit fully.
• I Win for Teamwin: We work within our genius zones to succeed, taking full ownership of our work. We inspire each other with our energy and attitude, flying in formation to win together.

Role Overview:

Experienced Full Stack Developer with 8 years of hands-on expertise in designing, developing, and deploying web applications.

• Proficient in backend development using Python, with strong skills in frameworks such as Django and FastAPI.
• Skilled in frontend development using ReactJS, ensuring seamless user interfaces and responsive design.
• Skilled at SQL database management, with a focus on performance optimization and data integrity.
• Capable of contributing to system design and architecture discussions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Strong communicator with a track record of collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams and delivering high-quality solutions.
• Open to transitioning into Data Engineering roles leveraging strong SQL skills and understanding of data pipelines.
• Good debugging skills.

Key Skills:

• Backend Development: Extensive experience in Python-based backend development with Django and FastAPI frameworks. Proficient in building RESTful APIs, handling authentication, authorization, and data validation.
• Frontend Development: Skilled in frontend technologies, particularly ReactJS, for creating dynamic and responsive user interfaces. Familiar with state management libraries like Redux and context API.
• Database Management: Strong command over SQL for designing schemas, writing complex queries, and optimizing database performance. Experience with ORM frameworks like Django ORM.
• System Design: Understanding of system design principles, including scalability, performance optimization, and microservices architecture. Ability to contribute to architectural decisions and technical design discussions.
• Data Engineering: Open to roles in Data Engineering, with skills in SQL, data pipelines, ETL processes, and data warehousing concepts.
• Communication: Effective communicator with experience in team collaboration, client interactions, and articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Proven ability to work in Agile development environments.

Note: Completely IC Role and Hands-on coding is mandatory.

Additional Skills (Good to Have):

• Experience with Next.js for server-side rendering and building React applications.
• Familiarity with Snowflake / Redshift for cloud-based data warehousing and analytics.
• Knowledge of data manipulation and analysis tools such as Pandas and NumPy.
• Exposure to Salesforce platform APIs and extensions or similar CRM functionalities.

Technical Proficiency:

• Backend: Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, RESTful APIs, GraphQL
• Frontend: JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Design
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, ORM (Django ORM)
• Data Engineering: SQL, ETL Processes, Data Warehousing Concepts
• Tools & DevOps: Git, Docker, AWS (EC2, S3, RDS), CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies

Professional Experience:

• Developed and maintained scalable web applications using Django and FastAPI, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Designed and implemented frontend components and user interfaces using ReactJS, enhancing user experience and interactivity.
• Optimized SQL queries and database schema design to improve application performance and data integrity.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile environments to deliver features and meet project milestones.
• Open to transitioning into Data Engineering roles, leveraging SQL skills and understanding of data pipelines to contribute to data-driven solutions.

Compensation and Benefits Package:

• Competitive compensation with a discretionary annual bonus.
• Performance-linked variable compensation.
• Medical insurance.

Note on Location:

While we have team centers in Boulder, New York City, San Francisco, Charlotte, this role is based out of Bangalore

TIFIN is an equal-opportunity workplace, and we value diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any discrimination.

Designation: Junior C/C++ Developer

Qualification: - MSc in Computer Science / Btech in CSc. or IT

Job Responsibilities:

·        Strong C/C++ programming skills

·        Strong Shell Scripting skills

·        Strong debugging skills using debuggers like GDB

·        Debug and resolve issues in existing codebase, identifying and fixing bugs to ensure the stability and performance of the software.

·        Familiarity with Linux programming environment.

***Immediate joiners preffered***

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model.
• Expertise in backend programming with Node.js and MongoDB.
• Experience with React.js and redux.
• Material UI and 3rd party libraries.
• Experience with clean code writing practices like avoiding callback hell like promises, async.
• Thorough understanding of Node.js and its core principles.
• Experience with popular React.js workflows (such as Flux or Redux).
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript.
• Experience with data structure libraries (e.g., Immutable.js).
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token.
• Familiarity with modern front-end builds pipelines and tools.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools (such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial).

Responsibilities:

• Build Node.js APIs using microservices.
• Rewriting backend code with microservices architecture & Unit tests.
• Developing new user-facing features using React.js.
• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.

Responsibilities

• Ability to translate Wireframes and PSD Designs into functional web apps using HTML5, AngularJS, React , Node.js, and Mongo

• Binding of UI elements to JavaScript object models

• Creating RESTful services with Node.js

• Architect scalable web architectures

• Work in a cross-functional team to deliver a complete user experience

• Create Unit and Integration tests to ensure the quality of code

• Be responsive to change requests and feature requests

• Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible

• Ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work on a remote cross-functional team where you’ll play a critical role in designing, planning, development, deployment and observing your code in production.   
• Develop high performance, highly scalable and accessible web applications. Our web app is used by over 20 million educators, students and parents worldwide.  
• Meet tight deadlines in a rapid application development environment.  
• Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and Operations teams to create and deliver tested features to production.  
• Collaborate with specialists across web, mobile, and operations to achieve a better user experience for our product.  
• Be able to assess and bring in industry information into your decisions and learn new technologies: AWS is releasing new tools every day, there are new open source libraries to vet and you will be a party to helping us vet and pick the best tool for the job.  
• Be willing to work in any area of the codebase if needed, this can include JavaScript/TypeScript/Node, PHP, Java or other technologies.  
• Help staff, build, and form the culture around a team of 5 engineers, a product manager, designer, QAs and associated supporting roles.

Qualifications include:

• Strong CS fundamentals including familiarity with data structures and especially the asynchronous challenges that face JavaScript developers today.   
• Experience developing in at least 2 server side languages (PHP, node.js, …)  
• Experience developing in at least 1 client side JS framework (ReactJS, Angular, …)  
• Experience testing software in alignment with the Test Pyramid.  
• Experience with datastores, either SQL (MySQL preferred) or NoSQL, and the ability to talk deeply about them.  
• Able to identify the source of complex problems occurring as a result of multiple systems interacting (experience with observability tools such as datadog/newrelic is a plus).   
• Experience working on a team of 5 engineers plus supporting roles (e.g. QA, design, etc), preferably as a Senior Software Engineer.  
• Experience with code review, being able to sign-off on another team member’s code ensuring high quality standards.  
• Be self-sustained even when tackling the highest profile, most difficult work across the organization.  
• Willingness to accept responsibility and be accountable not only for your own work but the work of the team as a whole.  
• Experience working with other people’s code, how to dig into it and make tactical changes with minimal side effects.  
• A solid understanding of how to break down user stories and give estimates that include accessibility and security requirements.  
• Be able to see roadblocks far ahead, across many vectors of risk  
• Be a true team player! Ensuring their knowledge and expertise is shared amongst other team members and even cross-team and be willing to seek out opportunities to mentor teammates.  
• A commitment to learning about anything you don’t know on your own and without much supervision.  
• Superior communications, organization and relationship building skills — you’re going to be working on cross-team efforts, so this is essential.  
• Self-motivation as well as ability and desire to learn new technologies, applications, processes, and environments.  
• A belief that delivering code to production is just one step in the process. Observing and owning the code you wrote goes hand in hand with construction.  
• A desire to take on whatever challenge is most important. This could be tackling something you are familiar with, or it could require a deep dive into a whole new world. The key is having the right attitude.