Project Manager - Tech

To be successful in this role, you should possess

• Collaborate closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to devise and build the

right solution.

• Participate in Design discussions and brainstorming sessions to select, integrate, and maintain Big

Data tools and frameworks required to solve Big Data problems at scale.

• Design and implement systems to cleanse, process, and analyze large data sets using distributed

processing tools like Akka and Spark.

• Understanding and critically reviewing existing data pipelines, and coming up with ideas in

collaboration with Technical Leaders and Architects to improve upon current bottlenecks

• Take initiatives, and show the drive to pick up new stuff proactively, and work as a Senior

Individual contributor on the multiple products and features we have.

• 3+ years of experience in developing highly scalable Big Data pipelines.

• In-depth understanding of the Big Data ecosystem including processing frameworks like Spark,

Akka, Storm, and Hadoop, and the file types they deal with.

• Experience with ETL and Data pipeline tools like Apache NiFi, Airflow etc.

• Excellent coding skills in Java or Scala, including the understanding to apply appropriate Design

Patterns when required.

• Experience with Git and build tools like Gradle/Maven/SBT.

• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, profiling, and

optimization.

• Have elegant, readable, maintainable and extensible code style.

You are someone who would easily be able to

• Work closely with the US and India engineering teams to help build the Java/Scala based data

pipelines

• Lead the India engineering team in technical excellence and ownership of critical modules; own

the development of new modules and features

• Troubleshoot live production server issues.

• Handle client coordination and be able to work as a part of a team, be able to contribute

independently and drive the team to exceptional contributions with minimal team supervision

• Follow Agile methodology, JIRA for work planning, issue management/tracking

Additional Project/Soft Skills:

• Should be able to work independently with India & US based team members.

• Strong verbal and written communication with ability to articulate problems and solutions over phone and emails.

• Strong sense of urgency, with a passion for accuracy and timeliness.

• Ability to work calmly in high pressure situations and manage multiple projects/tasks.

• Ability to work independently and possess superior skills in issue resolution.

• Should have the passion to learn and implement, analyze and troubleshoot issues

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create and manage cloud resources in AWS 
• Data ingestion from different data sources which exposes data using different technologies, such as: RDBMS, REST HTTP API, flat files, Streams, and Time series data based on various proprietary systems. Implement data ingestion and processing with the help of Big Data technologies 
• Data processing/transformation using various technologies such as Spark and Cloud Services. You will need to understand your part of business logic and implement it using the language supported by the base data platform 
• Develop automated data quality check to make sure right data enters the platform and verifying the results of the calculations 
• Develop an infrastructure to collect, transform, combine and publish/distribute customer data.
• Define process improvement opportunities to optimize data collection, insights and displays.
• Ensure data and results are accessible, scalable, efficient, accurate, complete and flexible 
• Identify and interpret trends and patterns from complex data sets 
• Construct a framework utilizing data visualization tools and techniques to present consolidated analytical and actionable results to relevant stakeholders. 
• Key participant in regular Scrum ceremonies with the agile teams  
• Proficient at developing queries, writing reports and presenting findings 
• Mentor junior members and bring best industry practices 

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5-7+ years’ experience as data engineer in consumer finance or equivalent industry (consumer loans, collections, servicing, optional product, and insurance sales) 
• Strong background in math, statistics, computer science, data science or related discipline
• Advanced knowledge one of language: Java, Scala, Python, C# 
• Production experience with: HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Kafka, Oozie / Airflow, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker / Kubernetes, Snowflake  
• Proficient with
• Data mining/programming tools (e.g. SAS, SQL, R, Python)
• Database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake. and Greenplum)
• Data visualization (e.g. Tableau, Looker, MicroStrategy)
• Comfortable learning about and deploying new technologies and tools. 
• Organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and meet established deadlines. 
• Good written and oral communication skills and ability to present results to non-technical audiences 
• Knowledge of business intelligence and analytical tools, technologies and techniques.

Mandatory Requirements 

• Experience in AWS Glue
• Experience in Apache Parquet 
• Proficient in AWS S3 and data lake 
• Knowledge of Snowflake
• Understanding of file-based ingestion best practices.
• Scripting language - Python & pyspark

• Proven work experience as a Front-end developer
• Hands on experience with markup languages
• Experience with JavaScript, CSS and jQuery
• Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
• Understanding of layout aesthetics
• Knowledge of SEO principles
• Familiarity with software like Adobe Suite, Photoshop and content management systems
• An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical and multitasking skills
• BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant field

• Chalk-out and implement the vision, technology roadmap and business goals for your scope of deliverables.
• Have the opportunity to define, implement, manage and deliver systems that maintain the Bloomreach Platform.
• Lead multiple small, agile teams of high-performing engineers with a diversity of experience backgrounds and locations.
• Operate with scale and speed, amidst flux, in a fast-paced environment while contributing to business goals and product strategies.
• Partner with Engineering Leaders, Managers and Product Management, and enable them by owning the integrity of scalable and high-quality technology solutions.
• Manage and influence remote teams to ensure a consistently awesome experience across platforms and products.
• Create a culture of Engineering Excellence and execution across locations ensuring development and adoption of best practices in technical design implementation and code optimisation.
• Help attract, select and hire best-in-class talent and help retain top performing talent by creating clear career paths and providing technical mentorship.
• Ensure compliance with security practices/guidelines and relevant technology standards.

• B.E./B.S. Degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of programming experience in Java, Python with strong knowledge of web technologies like HTTP, Tomcat or Django, networking and web performance engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in managing direct reports and their careers.
• Experience in leading technical teams in systems/databases or large scale distributed/infrastructure systems in production.
• Capable of sitting down with engineers to constructively review designs and debug live production issues.
• Extensive background in algorithms, strong software architecture and design skills in building large scale internet applications.
• Comfortable in designing big data technology solutions using Spark, Hadoop, Cassandra and MySQL.
• Capable of handling ambiguous business requirements with excellent prioritisation, time management abilities and focus on execution.
• Experience hiring, mentoring, coaching and developing top engineering talent.

• https://developers.bloomreach.com/blog/2018/breaking-down-a-monolithic-api---dockerizing-the-bloomreach-suggest-api-layer.html" target="_blank">How Bloomreach built a monolithic API
• https://developers.bloomreach.com/blog/2018/developer-talk-corwin-on-containers.html" target="_blank">Developer Talk - Corwin on Containers
• https://www.bloomreach.com/en/blog/2018/07/introducing-identity-and-access-management-for-bloomreach-personalization.html" target="_blank">Introducing Identity and Access Management for Bloomreach personalization

If this is you and you can prove it – we’re interested in talking with you to join us as one of Bloomreach’s Engineering Leaders.

• Annual Medical Insurance Coverage for yourself and your dependents
• Annual Master Health Check-Up by up to 4000 INR per month
• Statutory Retiral Benefits (Provident Fund Gratuity)

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We are looking for a Web Developer to join our award-winning, talented team, building the next generation automated drone applications for our global customers.

As a front-end developer, you will implement a complete user interface in the form of a web app. A thorough understanding of all of the components of FlytBase platform and infrastructure is required. You will need to take ownership of your projects, which involves detailing requirements after discussion with the Product Owner, building user interfaces, developing and maintaining web apps with a focus on user experience. 

We offer an outstanding team environment, flexible working hours, and various opportunities to advance your career. We are looking for a long-term relationship and committed individuals to join our team. This position is based out of our development centre in Pune, India.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure
• Effectively use tools and ingenuity to identify and fix defects before they become a problem
• Creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components
• Learn about the domain and competitors to propose new drone apps as well as improvement for existing apps
• Collaborate on projects with a closely knit team

As a Front End Developer

• Delivering a complete front end application
• Ensuring high performance on mobile and desktop
• Writing tested and documented TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML and CSS
• Coordinating the workflow between the graphic designer, the backend developers, and yourself
• Cooperating with the back-end developer in the process of building the RESTful APIs
• Make design and technical decisions for Angular projects.
• Communicating with external web services
• Develop and maintain web apps using our FlytAPIs

As a Back End Developer

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and high-performance applications
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code

Skills/Experience

• 1-4 yr experience as an Angular 2+ or React or Ionic Developer.
• Strong expertise with NodeJS, HTML5, CSS, JSON, jQuery, Bootstrap and writing cross-browser compatible code.
• Knowledge of NodeJS frameworks such as ExpressJS etc.
• Knowledge of Creating RESTful services with Node.js and Experience with Socket.io
• Good understanding of HTML Dom manipulation Techniques
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Proficiency working with source control (git) / versioning systems, continuous integration in an agile development setup
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving aptitude
• Attention to details
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills

Good to Have

• Understanding of how to deploy Mean stack applications in AWS/Azure deployment environment, considering security, reliability, etc.
• Knowledge of other python-based server side frameworks such as Flask or Django.