Principle Software Engineer - Java

A primary source of raw materials for manufacturers globally. A raw material sourcing platform with a mission to be the primary source of raw materials for manufacturers globally. Their cross border supply chain and tech solutions ensures manufacturers have access to the best quality raw materials at the right price.

Job Description

As a Backend Engineer you will be responsible for creating REST APIs which are used to drive the User Interface. Given the nature of the application, these APIs need to be very efficient and high performing.

This requires optimizing queries for faster execution and introducing database changes that may be required. We are looking for individuals with great attention to detail, who are genuine, confident, committed and not only passionate about technology, but excited to work in a fun and friendly start-up environment. T

he ideal candidate will be passionate about technology and GETTING IT DONE.

Responsibilities include:

Develop, test, implement and maintain application software

Take part in software and architectural development activities

Debug application issues and helping support respond to client queries

Participate in application development meetings

Provide accurate estimates, clearly communicate status of tasks and identification of risks

Commitment to accomplishing the task at hand and identify the fastest and most reliable way to solve a problem

Performance tuning of application code at different service levels

Interact with customers of the application and help address issues reported

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
2. 1-3 years of experience with Java and Spring frameworks.
3. Having good knowledge of a scripting language like python is a plus
4. Experience with Spring and Hibernate/ ORM
5. Understanding of relational databases and normal forms
6. Understanding of NoSQL / RDBMS (Mongo or Postgres) and ability to write optimized and high-performing queries
7. Strong understanding of Java concurrency, concurrency patterns, experience building thread-safe code
8. Experience building RESTful web services
9. Strong written and verbal communication skills
10. Strong interpersonal skills and time management skills
11. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
12. Experience with GIT as a VCS, Unix-based systems
13. Experience with NoSQL Database is a plus Following are a set of 'good to have' skills
14. React AWS Bitbucket, JIRA

Tasks:

·      You will take part in the design of the architecture and the development of modern software-based applications in the back-end (Node.JS, TypeScript, Nest.JS)

·      You support the technological conception, programming and implementation of new features

·      You help manage IoT-to-Cloud services, Microservices, Kubernetes and Docker on GCP

Requirements:

·      Bachelor or Master student in an IT-related field of study

·      Ability to holistically conceive applications in multiple technologies in the backend

·      Experience in agile software development with JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.JS and ideally Nest.JS

·      First experiences in Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker

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Nice to Have:

·      Experience with GraphQL, Microservices, Kubernetes

·      Understanding of IoT device management and message brokers like AMQP or MQTT

Benefits:

·      A responsible position in a fast-growing and highly innovative start-up

·      An agile and diverse team with colleagues from all over the world

·      English speaking open work environment, with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths

·      Advanced technology stack leveraging cutting-edge IoT hardware and software

·      Creative freedom for own ideas, projects and personal development

·      Team building, learning and start-up events

About the company:

Company is building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging

economies. Leap work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!

And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students! They create modern financial products and services that help Indian students pursue a global career. From choosing the right university and the best financing option to lining up job interviews and introductions, Leap Finance invests heavily in your success.

Summary :

Leap is building the core engineering team and looking for an Android developer who can

take ownership and deliver independently.

The best candidates will check all OR many of these boxes :

● 3-6 years of experience in an engineering role

● Essential skills required are Java, Springboot, MySQL, PostgreSQL & Kotlin Backend

Technologies.

● Good to have experience in Node.js, Nest.js

● Experience with an early-stage start-up

Why is this a great opportunity for the right candidate :

● Experienced founding team

● Right to win - The founding team knows the business & its secrets inside out. We are

starting with a significant head start and a precise plan of action

● Barriers to entry - This is a specialized play with natural barriers to entry, allowing for

significant value creation for all equity holders

● Backed by marquee global investors

● Exposure to all aspects of company building - exposure to investors, fund-raising,

decision making, building the team & culture

● All of the above perks of joining a high potential company very early, along with a

competitive market salary.

•  Exp : 3-15 years
• Java NMS/EMS  : Work location : GGN
• Experience in implementation of NMS/EMS applications and good understanding of FCAPS functionalities
• Proficient in Java/J2EE, SpringBoot, SpringCloud, Kafka and REST webservices
• Experience in implementation of micro-services based applications
• Experience in any of the rule engine like Drools and workflow creation like JBPM, Camunda
• Experience in SQL and NoSQL databases, DB schema designing and database accessing using Hibernate JPA 
• Experience with SNMP, Netconf, device management, inventory management
• Hands on experience in Wildfly/Jboss App server 
• Experience in dev-ops tools like Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
• Proficient in Angular, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, Typescript, ES6 
• Good to have Micro Frontend Architecture exposure
• Experience with tools like Maven, Ant, Git, Sonar, JaCoCo, Karma, Jasmine
• Scripting using Shell, Python, etc
• Must be involved in customer interactions for requirement gathering and solution designing discussions

JD:

As a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, you have industry-leading technical abilities and demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge. You build software to deliver business impact, making smart technology choices. You work in a team and drive things forward.

Responsibilities:

• You solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context.
• You develop pragmatic solutions and build flexible systems that balance engineering complexity and timely delivery, creating business impact.
• You understand a broad range of data structures and algorithms and apply them to deliver high-performing applications.
• You recognise and use design patterns to solve business problems.
• You understand how operating systems work, perform and scale.

Requirements:

• You write high quality, maintainable, and robust code.
• You recognise and adopt best practices in software engineering: design, testing, version control, documentation, build, deployment, and operations.
• You have experience building scalable software systems that are high-performance, highly-available, highly transactional, low latency and massively distributed.
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or relevant technical field.
• Experience in software development and full product life-cycle.
• Excellent programming skills in any object oriented programming languages - preferably Java, C/C++/C#, Perl, Python, or Ruby.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance, scalability, and availability.
• Proficiency in SQL and data modeling.

• Required 4+ years of experience in Java.
• Hands on professional experience using Core Java, Java Restful APIs, Gradle, Spring, Spring Boot and related frameworks.
• Hands on experience creating/consuming web services and data Data queries in SQL
• 2+ years’ experience of working with geographically dispersed teams, that fall across different time zones
• Experience with distributed architecture including web services and technologies
• Developing POCs
• Working knowledge of JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive, high quality development environment