QA Automation Engineer

The ideal candidate should be:

• Data literate and a technology enthusiast: you should have an active interest in staying

up-to-date on the latest technology trends and what this might mean for business use

• An agile thinker - with the ability to think both clearly and quickly

• A skilled verbal and visual communicator - you should enjoy writing strategic decks and

presenting them

• Tuned in to the creative process and a champion of creative ideas, making sure they are on brand and deliverable in the client context

• A positive relationship-builder with internal stakeholders and clients and be confident about leading conversations and making things happen

• Experienced in working on global or pan-market brands with a strong interest and the desire to immerse yourself strategically in other cultures.

• Confident discussing business issues and understanding of commercial imperatives

• Hands-on in delivery when needed, but also able to brief and lead a project team

• An expert in common platforms such as Wordpress, Webflow, Figma, AEM, Wix, and able to advise clients on the pros/cons of these.

• Proactively engaging with emerging technologies, including AI, and the role they may play in brand experience.

• Have a technical understanding of brand experience extending beyond website and into other channels.

Hands-on approach and the following activities will be a reality of the role:

• Research and audit existing client digital platforms/ecosystems in terms of UX/UI, and compare to competitors/peers

• Collect and interpret data from platforms like Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, and social media listening tools (e.g. Meltwater) to inform strategic decision-making

• Stakeholder engagement: interviews and discovery workshops with diverse teams of client stakeholders (including C-suite)

• Content analysis and content strategy/recommendations

• Presentation of insights, opportunities and recommendations, translating sometimes complex data into actionable insights that can guide clients on how to optimize their digital presence and marketing efforts

• Development of digital strategy including information architecture, user journey mapping and content strategy

• Development of digital experience and communication strategies that may include messaging, content, social media, email marketing, SEO/SEM, and paid media

• Research into emerging trends in data science and analytics, remaining up-to-speed with the latest tools and methodologies

• Collaboration with our design team to ensure digital brand strategies are delivered to a high quality across all channels and platforms

• Creation of measurement frameworks and KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of digital brand / website strategies and make data-driven recommendations for optimization

• Experimentation into emerging technologies to take the lead on developing new products around these to solve client challenges or improve existing services/products

We are a tech venture which provides Product Engineering, QA Automation, Infrastructure, Data, and Market Research services.

Technical Proficiency : 
Must have : 

• Strong development experience in Python in the environment of Unix/Linux/Ubuntu

• Strong practical knowledge of Python and its libraries.

• Current working experience with cloud deployment of AWS/Azure/GCP, Microservice architecture, and Docker in Python.

• Good knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices

• Good Experience of Python with Django/ Scrapy/ Flask frameworks.

• Good Experience in Jupyter/ Docker/ Elastic Search, etc.

• Solid understanding of software development principles and best practices.

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Proven ability to drive large-scale projects with a deep understanding of Agile SDLC, high collaboration, and leadership.
  
  Good to have : 

• Expected to have migration experience from one version to the other, as this project is about migration to the latest version.

• Preferred if had an OpenEdx platform experience or any LMS platform. 

   

• Previous working experience as a MySQL Developer for at least 3 years
• Identify opportunities for improved performance in SQL operations and implementations
• Oversee the operations of the production and staging environments databases
• Give design recommendations for database functions that meet business operating standards while improving the efficiency of business processes
• Train and mentor junior personnel on best practices

Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science
• At least 5+ years of relevant experience as a database programmer
• Excellent MySQL/PostgreSQL/MS-SQL development skills
• Experience in writing stored views, procedures, triggers etc.
• Excellent knowledge in RDBMS (important features)
• Strong problem-solving skills, technical troubleshooting, and diagnosing
• Solid knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL technologies
• Experience in developing back-ends for enterprise systems
• Knowledge of debugging, performance and optimization techniques
• Experience in RDBMS technologies like MySQL, PostgreSQL etc.
• Experience in No SQL technologies like MongoDB, Cassandra etc.
• Knowledge of Caching DB like Redis, Memcached etc.
• Knowledge of Search DB like Solr, Elasticsearch etc.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment.

• Coding and creating functional web applications and optimizing code for increasing response time and efficiency.
• Coordinating with front-end developers and providing server-side algorithms of user-facing web application elements.
• Analyzing the goals and requirements, handling bugs and errors and providing solutions for the same.
• Interacting with the database for storing data and ensuring that every user has access to what they search.

• Accomplishing the projects and goals within the deadline.
• Managing APIs that are executed across the devices.
• Participating in defining the architecture of the system.

Required skills

• Proven knowledge of front-end technologies, such as Angular, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of PHP and related frameworks. Knowledge of Ruby, Python, NodeJs, and Java will be an added advantage.
• Good Communication, Analytical, Logical, and Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as Angular, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript will be preferred.
• Ability to manage a hosting environment along with database administration such as MySQL, Oracle.
• Excellent knowledge of APIs (REST, SOAP) and Web services.
• Capable of scaling applications to handle the load changes.
• Knowledge of version control, such as GIT.
• Knowledge of accessibility and security compliance.

Head/ Chief Architect - Engineering

About Our Client

Our client is headquartered in California and Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform for creators & knowledge professionals (coaches, instructors, experts, artists etc.) to launch, manage and grow their business online. Founded by IIT/ IIM/ BITS/ Yale/ BCG Alumni and 3X Entrepreneurs, they are well funded and backed by top Indian VC firms along with start-up veterans like Kunal Shah (CRED). The company is founded by alumni from top IITs, IIMs, BITS, Yale including ex-entrepreneurs and from firms such as BCG, Hike, Dunzo and P&G.

Since the launch of  its first version in December 2020 they have grown 25X. Creators have earned more than $1 Million since launch through the platform.
We have just closed our series A (yet to announce) and are looking to build out our leadership team across functions.

About the role:

About the job

• Own and drive product development and engineering management in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Deliver architectural initiatives that drive revenue and improve efficiency inline with business strategy.
• Develop and maintain a aspirational architectural road map
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of IT industry best practices, technologies, architectures and emerging technologies.
• Build and lead the technical team with focus on infusing culture resulting in energetic & positive outcomes.

Requirements

• Relevant prior experience in a software product-based company in a leadership position. Minimum of 5+ years experience building applications in high level programming languages - Java, Python or Go
• Strong experience in either or all of databases: MySQL, MongoDB, NOSQL, SQL Server, Oracle. -Strong working knowledge on AWS & Google Cloud & Cloud security.
• Strong working knowledge of Web, caching technologies, API integration technologies & protocols.
• Experience with managing AGILE development methodology and inspire the team to follow best Scrum practices.
• Fair understanding of DevOps would be ideal
• Must be a strong and enthusiastic team player with excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• You are a good communicator who can explain technical concepts to product managers, designers, support and other engineers and you have curiosity about how things work
• Skills in Microservices Architecture, Product Roadmap& tech team management

What you need to have:

• Develop & implement account plans, business capture strategies and proposals.
• Undertake executive-level engagement with target customer to present the product & relate it to business growth prospects.
• Derive and close business opportunities with target accounts
• Lead & manage Product Presentations.
• Establish, develop and manage key relationships towards business growth.