Principle Product Engineer at Rapido · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 8 - 15 years · ₹40L - ₹70L / yr (ESOP available) · Raised funding · Posted 11 Oct 2021
Rapido is India’s largest bike taxi player focused on solving the first and last mile connectivity problem for India. The primary focus is mobility and changing all facets of mobility across India. We believe that 2 Wheeler are the right mode of transport for developing countries like India and have much more scope than 4 wheelers, which is also reflected in the fact that the number of 2 wheelers is significantly more than the number of 4-wheelers.We have operations in close to 100 cities and are the undisputed market leader in this space. Growing close to 500% year-on-year, we have ambitious targets set for ourselves in the future as well.
What you will do :
We are looking for a Technical Architect to design the structure of our IT systems and oversee programs to ensure the proper architecture is implemented.
Should have experience in data modelling, distributed system design, Microservice architecture and communications protocol and is passionate about writing code and the art of management
In this role, you should be an excellent communicator who is able to translate complex requirements into functional architecture. We'd also like you to have hands-on experience on software development and be able to manage complex programs. Overseeing development and implementation of programs. Providing technical leadership and support to software development teams. Your goal will be to ensure our internal IT framework operates properly.
Responsibilities:
- Understand company needs to define system specifications
- Plan and design the structure of a technology solution
- Communicate system requirements to software development teams
- Evaluate and select appropriate software or hardware and suggest integration methods
- Oversee assigned programs (e. g. conduct code review) and provide guidance to team members
- Assist with solving technical problems when they arise
- Ensure the implementation of agreed architecture and infrastructure
- Address technical concerns, ideas and suggestions
- Monitor systems to ensure they meet both user needs and business goals
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Technical Architect
- Hands-on experience with software development and system administration
- Understanding of strategic IT solutions
- Experience in project management and service-oriented architecture (SOA)
- Knowledge of selected coding languages (e. g. JavaScript, Java)
- Familiarity with various operating systems
- Experience in cloud technologies
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Organisational and leadership skills
Role Competencies:
- Proven work experience as a Back-end developer.
- Hands on experience with programming languages like Java/NodeJS/Golang, JavaScript, Familiarity with Git,
- Database (SQL/Mysql/NO SQL).Good to have Kafka/queuing/messaging system.
- Familiarity with front-end languages (e.g. HTML, JavaScript and CSS)
- Strong knowledge of design principles, user interfaces, web standards and usability.
Functional Behavioral:
- Excellent analytical and time and people management skills.
- Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude.

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Job description
As a Mid-Level Python Developer, you will:
- Analyze user needs and develop software solutions.
- Work with project managers and product owners to meet specification needs.
- Recommend software upgrades to optimize operational efficiency.
- Deliver scalable and responsive software using TypeScript and Python.
- Collaborate with other developers to design and optimize code.
- Create flowcharts and user guides for new and existing programs.
- Document all programming tasks and procedures.
- Perform routine software maintenance.
- Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Develop and maintain data pipelines. This includes scaling the pipeline to accommodate anticipated volume and complexity.
- Collaborate with external clients and internal team members to meet product deadlines.
We're looking for someone who has:
- Experience with AWS Services(must)
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related fields
- 4 - 8 years of experience in software development, computer engineering, or other related fields
- Expert-level experience with Python and Node.JS
- Familiarity and comfort with REST APIs
- A deadline and detail-oriented mindframe
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and best practices
- Experience developing scalable data processing systems
Bonus points for someone with:
- Experience with IoT, ML, AI, or VR
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) certification(s) (preferred)
- Experience with microcomputers and microcontrollers
- Experience with the following DevOps services: AWS
- CodePipeline, CodeBuild or CodeCommit
- Experience with the following Data Engineering services: AWS Lake Formation, Glue, Redshift, EMR, or QuickSight.
We’re looking for a Java Backend Developer with strong experience in Spring Boot, AWS, and Microservices to join our growing team. If you're passionate about scalable backend systems and love working in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!
What You’ll Bring:
- 4+ years of backend development experience
- Strong hands-on expertise in Core Java and Spring Boot
- Experience designing and developing Microservices architecture
- Solid working knowledge of AWS services
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs, version control (Git), and CI/CD
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment
- Immediate joiners are highly preferred
Role & Responsibilities:
- Handle multiple products/modules simultaneously, lead the team in development and support
- Lead development teams
- Daily updates to customers and Product Managers/Delivery Managers
- Participate in design discussions
- Design and Architect small modules
- Effort estimations for modules, subsystems or use cases.
- Learn new skills and mentor the new team members
- Champion best practices within the team, including code reviews
Work Experience & Skills:
- B.E/B.Tech or any relevant Masters degree from reputed college.
- Strong 5+ years of experience in Java, J2EE, Spring IOC, Spring Annotations, Spring JDBC, Jquery, Java script, HTML 5 and CSS
- Strong experience in Postgres or any SQL technology
- Experience with working on Tomcat, Apache, JBoss or any similar application server
- Should have 3+ years of experience in leading team.
- Good experience in JSON / RESTful API / Web Services.
- Experience in working on Agile methodology using Scrum and sprints
- Experience in using build tools, Maven, GIT, Bugzilla or similar tools.
- Experience in cloud technologies, Microservices and frameworks such as AWS or GPC, container technologies like Docker is a plus.
- Ability to adapt to new development environments, changing business requirements and learning new systems highly desired
- Experience in Microservices, SpringBoot and Angular is a plus.
- Experience with tuning deployed applications for scalability and performance.
- Good knowledge of deployment and scripting on Linux/Unix servers
- Strong technical documentation skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills
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1. Integrate Kafka pipelines into the company's current infrastructure
2. Recommended appropriate solutions to enhance the current software stack
3. Utilizing the latest and most innovative technology in solving business problems
4. Take ownership of project delivery and the entire SDLC
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design and ship new features.
- Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
- Building big, robust. Scalable and maintainable Node JS application.
- Debugging, fixing bugs, Identifying Performance issues, and improving App performance.
- Developing, Deploying, and maintaining multistage, multi-tier applications.
- Provide scalable and secure solutions to large customer problems worldwide.
- Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
- Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports
- Experience in building robust APIs
- Good problem-solving abilities
- Participate in architectural, design, and product sessions.
- Develop the system architecture and infrastructure for our point-of-contact real-time communication system.
- The complete development life cycle of the delivered capability
We are looking for developers who are passionate about Python and know what are the benefits of python well.
Responsibilities:
- Design & implement new software modules based on the product requirements
- Debug existing software components, fix issues, and avoid regressions
- Be proactive, take ownership, and be accountable
- Familiar with Test Drive Development.
- Participate in software architecture, design discussions, and code reviews
Technologies we’re hiring for:
- Developed HTTP based REST APIs and implemented Authentication, Caching
- Worked with relational and NoSQL databases and aware of concepts like ORM, Migrations
- Languages & Frameworks: Python Django/Flask
- Database: Postgres/ Mongo
- Must have worked in a Unix/Linux based environment
- Advanced middleware like RabbitMQ, Celery Beat is definitely a plus.
Minimum 3+ year hands-on experience in Python needed

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