Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Java Developer

Location: Mumbai

Job Type: Full-Time 

Experience Level: 4- 8 years

Job Overview:

We are looking for a highly skilled Java Developer to join our development team. As a Java Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust Java applications that meet high standards of performance and reliability. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, excellent problem-solving capabilities, and a deep understanding of Java and its ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain reliable Java applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, and scalable code.
• Develop and integrate APIs and web services.
• Conduct software analysis, testing, and debugging.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in Java and Java EE (Enterprise Edition).
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts.
• Experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC) and Hibernate.
• Familiarity with RESTful API design and development.
• Knowledge of SQL and database management systems like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with build tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Solid understanding of application security, data protection, and performance optimization.

Role Description

We are seeking a full-time AI Developer specializing in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to join UpSolve Solutions in Mumbai. This client-facing, on-site role involves designing, developing, and deploying AI models, specifically focusing on GenAI and LLMs. The AI Developer will leverage expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and data science to build cutting-edge AI solutions that drive business innovation and solve complex challenges.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Strong background in machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, and predictive modeling
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python
• Expertise in GCP, AWS or Azure
• Experience with large-scale data processing and model training
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Ability to work with complex datasets, perform data preprocessing, and optimize AI models
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science)
• Experience with video and text analytics is a plus

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:

• In depth knowledge of HTML5 • In depth knowledge of CSS3 (Less, Sass, Stylus is a plus), knowledge of BEM methodology is preferred

• Detailed knowledge of JavaScript (ES2015 is a plus) is a must

• Good knowledge of Node.js & npm

• Gulp or Grunt experience is a plus • Experience with Atomic design paradigm is a plus

• Experience in any JS framework(Angular, React + Redux, Vue, etc.,) is must

• Understanding of Web Accessibility WCAG guidelines.

• Must be able to mentor and guide junior technical resources.

• One who is proactive and come forward with technology related initiatives. Motivated selfstarter.

 • Good Communication skills. English - Oral and Written.

• Experience working on large enterprise application integrations. Deep understanding and delivering solution using common messaging patterns
• Experience with Enterprise Service Bus/Azure Service Bus preferred
• Deep understanding and experience with agile development practices, including unit testing and continuous integration.
• Willingness to take on additional responsibility to ensure team success and quality solutions.
• Team player that understands how your own work is important to the team's success.
• Ability to multitask across different projects.
• Become a partner and trusted advisor to the internal development team on best-fit technologies and best practices.
• Familiarity with object serialization to one of the following: XML, JSON, BSON.
• Database development skill using SQL Server a must.
• A deep understanding of the .NET platform.
• Experience with the ASP.NET MVC. C#, JavaScript, Microservices, Web API, WPF
• Exposure to an ORM such as Entity Framework or NHibernate or equivalent implementation.
• Windows server and Azure development experience
• Queuing experience using MSMQ (or equivalent).
• Development experience using HTML5/CSS/JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS or Ember or equivalent.
• Professionalism to include written and oral communication and the ability to communicate collaboratively in front of a whiteboard. An ability to understand your audience and adjust your communication style appropriately.
• A desire to constantly learn and share new knowledge
• A caring attitude – care about what you do, who you do it with, and how you’re going to be successful in the end.
• 10+ yrs. professional software development experience.
• Solid working knowledge of four or more of the following technologies:
• Authoring APIs compliant with REST standards
• Development using HTML5/CSS/JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS or Ember or equivalent
• Development using Silverlight or WPF JQuery

• Designing, developing, implementing, and releasing high quality custom software solutions.
• Applying the very best technical agile patterns and practices when building custom software solutions.
• Collaborating with customers to provide technical consultation and assistance when required.
• Working with CTO, Software Development Manager and Architect, but will be expected to work independently on complex, non-routine tasks and projects. You may interact with end-users and other technical personnel to identify and correct issues.
• Maintaining continuous, open, consistent professional communication with peers and team members. Openly listen to others and confirm understanding to ensure everyone is on the same page.
• Working closely with team members on quality-related activities.

What you need to have:

• CA inter or ICWA.
• Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions
• Proficiency in financial modeling techniques
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills
• Strong quantitative and analytical competency
• Positive and highly motivated and driven
• Willingness to work in a fast paced / dynamic environment
• Excellent communication skills

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Performing exhaustive research to gain in-depth knowledge of all customer personas
• Creating specifications and content appropriate for the brand's customer personas
• Planning the editorial calendar and content proposition
• Developing content governance guidelines for tone, style, and voice of all content, and ensuring they are followed
• This role is 50/50 conceptualizing and executing. You must be able to not only ideate and pitch your own create concepts to your peers and management, but also work with a team to execute others’ ideas when needed.
  
  Collaborate as part of a small, agile video team producing original video content for digital platforms from script to shoot to edit and delivery.
  
  Create content for social channels, with a clear understanding of how users engage with social creative across formats and platforms.
  
  Develop best practices and expertise around creating, publishing and distributing videos specific to various digital platforms, and train teammates in those best practices.
  
  Qualifications / Skills :
  
  5+ years of experience in a creative agency, production company, or in-house at a brand pitching and editing video content for social and digital channels.
  
  Should have a proven track record of creating content for a company/ Individual.
  
  Detail-oriented, fast learner, and able to manage your own time.
  
  Can effectively cope with change, shift gears comfortably, decide and act without having the total picture. Cut your own way through ambiguity and engaging management smartly when needed.

Benefits:

• This is a full time position, working from office. Office Address: Lexicon International School, Kalyani nagar, Pune.
• Transportation reimbursement is available.
• Medical Insurance available.
• Leadership & Development training for all manager-level employees
• Salary will be as per the skills and the experience of the applicant.

Role will determine the process and strategy to be used in software design at a project level (Agile, top-down, bottom up, stepwise refinement, use of patterns and pattern languages, iterative and incremental processes etc.) and has a deep Understanding of the software development lifecycle and has knowledge of the overall application development space combined with understanding of the business and domain. Role will Identify risks across the project life-cycle and conceive mitigation strategies, will drive AGILE practices and frameworks within the organization and creating visibility for the same and guide the teams in application of AGILE frameworks, will resolve problems and identify opportunities for improvements within AGILE.  Will design and fine-tune DB solutions and will oversee performance tuning. Role will work with Configuration Management tools to enforce CM practices and processes. Role is required to help define and adhere to the QA standards and will work with a deep understanding of performance bottlenecks, production infrastructure, interfaces and dependencies of the product and Measure program performance against target and publish dashboards to leadership. Role is also responsible for Analyzing scope change requests to make informed decision on resourcing, cost and time estimation and effectively managing all escalations in-line with organization norms.

Director-Software Operations is also responsible for attracting and retaining top talent in the organization. Will use the “People first” approach in the decision making and helps the organization in the people engagement journey. Role is responsible for aligning the organizational objectives to the team objective, derive goals for individuals and ensure a fair, transparent, inclusive workplace culture. Will nurture teams through different situations, be responsible for the individual development plans and performance metrics.

Competencies:

• Anticipates stakeholder’s stated / unstated needs; suggests specific changes in processes to improve the company’s responsiveness and deliver superior stakeholder experience
• Builds and nurtures long-term, mutually profitable stakeholder partnerships. Builds a say in stakeholder decisions by establishing strong credibility and offering a superior end-to-end experience
• Builds and promotes systems / practices for effective capture, dissemination and management of knowledge at a Business Unit level
• Understands competitive global business environment and builds comfort with VUCA conditions, provides clarity to the team to act quickly and with precision on implicit and explicit stakeholder needs
• Focuses on continuous improvement through constant assessment of existing procedures, Selects and cross-fertilizes ideas across teams within the Business Units
• Drives collective accountability through appropriate actions (involving employees in goal-setting and ongoing communication
• Adapts management style to different situations and provides calmness and consistency to the team during stressful situations, serves as an advisor, providing guidance to multiple teams on contribution to key organizational decisions such that employee concerns are addressed.
• Drives synergy and cooperation across different stakeholders, to catalyze critical decision making, to work towards common organizational goal. Continuously owns and exceeds challenging targets; Drives team to consistently exceed past performance
• Encourages people to work outside of their comfort zone and creates the right conditions for them to demonstrate new competencies, Provides regular feedback in a constructive manner
• Develops and uses systems to organize and keep track of performance across the function, identifies areas to refocus team efforts and improve performance and quality while managing
• Shows respect for differences and draws upon different ideas in the business unit to enhance business performance, takes effort to create an open environment for team to voice views and capitalizes by leveraging synergies across teams.

Technical Skills:

• Should have prior experience in design, develop and maintaining .Net based web applications within all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Should have worked on complex, multi-tiered architectural applications
• Strong experience in business understanding, requirement gathering and project scoping.
• Should have Experience of Object Oriented programming practices (SOLID principles, Design pattern)
• Should have prior experience in handling a large team of developers, testers, database developers and architects
• Should have experience in Feasibility Analysis - Technical feasibility (Study of proposed application, performance expected, application function, benefits), Financial feasibility (costs incurred, milestone timelines), Operational feasibility (does the application meet the need or solve the problem, will users be able to adapt to the application)
• Should have experience with the process of choosing from the design patterns and platforms and should be able to convey the merits and demerits of these to the team
• Should be well versed with the security frameworks, assessing vulnerabilities, Secured Code, SSL/Non SSL, Vulnerability tests amongst the areas being proficient at.
• Should have prior experience working with agile teams and alternative programming approaches like either of ADM/Scrum or Xtreme programming, KanBan or Re-factoring
• Experience in creating project charter for the project to clearly list out project objectives, duration, milestones, etc.
• Should have lead a team of Application and database developers and is competent to train/assist them on all their Technical requirements that come up as part of their day to day assignments
• Experience in developing web application with C#, MVC 5, ASP.Net, Web API
• Sound working experience in any one of the JS frameworks including advanced JS frameworks for web comprising of Angular, React, Backbone.
• Hands on HTML/5, CSS, Advance jQuery & JavaScript and advance knowledge of designing HTML pages with JQuery.
• Prior experience of bootstrap for managing highly dynamic & scalable browser-based UI.
• Hands on experience in writing high performance SQL queries, in SQL Server 2014/ 2016 or MYSQL will be preferred.
• Should be proficient at Cloud concepts & guiding principles - Various cloud solution like AWS, AZURE, OPENSHIFT, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Google etc. and their key features, advantages and disadvantages
• Should be proficient at T-SQL programming and development
• Identify production and non-production application issues and assist team with optimal solution.
• Supporting creation of thought leadership (POVs, research papers) in the field of programming
• Identify opportunities to fine-tune and optimize applications of .Net developed projects, including periodic code review.
• Should have worked with Gantt charts or similar planning tools and should have prior experience in reporting/MIS
• Should Contribute to the development of new techniques and plans within area of expertise.

Educational Qualification and Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years of formal education - Graduate / Post Graduate in Computer Science / Information Technology.
• Professional work experience of 15 to 20 years including 5 to 7 years in a leadership role.