Principal Engineer (node.js)

Role: SDE 3- Senior Sofware Engineer (Backend)

Salary: INR 15 to INR 25L per annum

Performance Bonus: Up to 10% of the base salary can be added

Location: Hulimavu, Bangalore, India

Experience: 5-8 years

About AbleCredit:

AbleCredit is on a mission to solve the Credit Gap of emerging economies. 

In India alone, the Credit Gap is over USD 5T (Trillion!). This is the single largest contributor to poverty, poor genie index and lack of opportunities. 

Ablecredit is a rare startup because we are probably the only revenue generating GenAI startup in India.

Key Responsibilities:

• Solving highly complex technical challenges and driving large-scale projects; developing robust and scalable web applications using Node.js, MongoDB
• Participate in system design, architecture, and help build scalable, high-performance systems
• Mentor junior engineers (SDEs and SDE-2s), driving technical decisions, and leading entire projects or initiatives
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Architect efficient and reusable back-end systems and optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices in web development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend web development.
• Proficiency in Node.js and typescript along with their core principles.
• Experience with server-side frameworks such as Express.js.
• Familiarity with database systems such as MongoDB, or PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders.

Highlights:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• PTO & Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Opportunity to work with a revenue generating Gen AI startup
• Flexible hours and an extremely positive work environment

Note on Compensation Policy:

Hiring and nurturing the best talent is the central part of our business focus. As a result, we try an provide not just better than market salary, but have a stong, performance-based incentive structure for all the employees. The quoted salary is based on our best understanding of the market and is subject to increase for the right candidate depending upon their fitment, skills, and experience.

At least 4 years' experience as a Node.js developer.

Experience in Microservices

Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.

Mandatory experience in Postgres and MySql.

Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.

Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.

• Participate in brainstorming and technical ideation for projects with product, growth, and engineering
• You will design Scalable and Fault-Tolerant systems
• You will help Maintain critical and auxiliary systems (databases, cache ...)
• You will build Experiments that help validate hypotheses for the product

Experience:

2+yrs In your first 3 months, you will…

• Successfully onboard and create strong bonds with the current team
• Participate in brainstorming and technical ideation for projects with product, growth, and engineering
• Contribute to existing product features and experimentation

In your first 6 months, you will…

• Develop prototypes of new features or products using rapid iteration and experimentation as we explore new ideas
• Partner across the engineering team to ship features

In your first year, you will...

• Champion best-in-class engineering practices and systems for an emerging engineer team
• Help build a suite of features for the product

Our Ideal Hire:

• Learned best practices and has experienced the challenges and joys working at a startup
• Managed and maintained production code at increasing scales
• Feels strongly motivated by our mission
• Communicates complex problems and proposes solutions, in writing and in conversation

Expertise:

• Proficiency in any one language (ex: NodeJS / Go / Python)
• MySQL (design / indices / optimizing queries)
• Redis (types/ functionality/ use cases)

Hands-on experience:

• Handled scaling issue
• Good at debugging

Good to have:

• Kafka (or other stream-processing software)
• AWS

Do not apply if you are not:

• Ownership driven
• Curious in general
• Able to explain things in simple terms
• Self-motivated
• Use to work in the chaotic environment
• Highly proactive
• Willing to Mentor and humble to ask for collaboration
• Most important, Learn & Grow yourself!
• Hungry to grow anymore