ROR Developer

We are looking for a Senior backend engineer who can work closely with our product team to build and maintain our core product.

Responsibilities:
● Collaborate with engineering, design and product teams to design and ship new
features. Identify and solve bottlenecks and fix bugs.
Desirable Qualifications:
● Deep knowledge of Ruby on Rails (RoR) practices and commonly used modules; deep
understanding of RoR internals like databases, API, caching, proxies, web services,
performance and scalability.
● Experience creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components.
● Experience in SQL and NoSql databases in production environments. Experience
working with Git, AWS/GCP.
● Good communication skills
● 4+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer

1. Building products that impact millions
2. Working on really tough problems that challenge you
3. Being part of a small team where you are impactful

1. 50K+ API requests/min
2. 25K+ concurrent users every second

• A team that loves coding & building exceptional quality products
• Challenges that will push you beyond your limits
• A democratic place where everyone is heard & aware
• No hierarchy, politics, bosses, managers or anything like that
• And most importantly, Happy Vibes!

Technology skill sets required for a matching profile:
1. Work experience between 3 years to 9 years in building large scale high user traffic consumer facing applications with desire to work in a fast paced startup.
2. Knowledge on reactive and asynchronous programming is preferable. If you have worked with coroutines, goroutines, high concurrency or optimized number of threads for processing on your backend server you could be a good fit.
3. Extremely proficient at writing performant, scalable and production ready code in Kotlin, Java (8 or above, comfortable with concepts like lambda, streams, multithreading etc), Elixir, Rust, or Golang. Should be familiar with static code analysis, code coverage and code reviews.
4. Experience with NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis or Aerospike is required. Knowledge of graph DBs like Neo4j is preferred.
5. Strong in algorithms, problem solving and data structures.
6. Knowledge of TDD and experience with building applications integrated with CI-CD pipelines (automated build, tests and deployments).
7. Exposure to micro-services with good understanding of containers, kubernetes, logging, alerting and monitoring. Inter services communication. Should know how to handle multiple versions of APIs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer / Information Science (BE / BTech) or Master’s in Computer Applications (MCA) Experience:
• Two to five years general software engineering experience
• Experience in web development using the Ruby on Rails web application framework
• At least two years of Ruby on Rails programming experience
• Thorough understanding of the philosophy and design of Ruby on Rails
• Desktop publishing skills: HTML5, xHTML, CSS

Knowledge of:

• JavaScript and JavaScript libraries: jQuery, Plugins etc.
• Unix and Linux systems
• Relational databases: SQL, etc.
• Frameworks: Active record, etc.
• Servers: Nginx, Mongrel, Webrick
• Performance management using New Relic, Web Page Test tools
• SEO rules, minification, rails asset pipelines
• REST APIs and their usage

 

Highly preferred experience:

• Ability to work with the Amazon EC2, S3, and EBS services
• NoSQL databases: MongoDB, Memcached, CouchDB
• Git, SVN
• Proactive and resourceful person who achieves tasks with minimal oversight
• Team player with the ability and desire to become an integral part of a fast-paced team
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in parallel

What we're looking for:
The ideal candidate should demonstrate the following:
- Fluency in Ruby on Rails, RDBMS & Nosql and Background Job process management.
- Working experience of JavaScript, HTML5 & CSS3, jQuery (show us what you have created!)
- Experience with Angular.JS, Node.JS, PWA, AWS, Google Cloud a major plus
- Excellent problem solving skills and ability to break complex problems into simpler tasks
- Hard working, self-starter, proven ability to manage multiple projects to strict deadlines
- Ability to participate in high level strategy discussions, work in areas outside of your comfort zone, and work quickly to get things done

What is expected of you:
Responsible for architecting and implementing optimal development processes, leading the entire development team, making major decisions, conducting code reviews with a hands on approach to the development of all front-end/back-end and/or mobile functionality.

Description

We are looking for talented engineers who are passionate about using software
engineering to make kids love to learn and redefine learning@home. You will
have an opportunity to work in a highly motivated fast paced environment in a fastest
growing Ed-Tech company. You will be building platforms and services to be used across
various products. You will have the opportunity to create significant impact on our
systems, our business and most importantly on the life of millions of our students as we
take on challenges that will reshape education industry. You will operate at the
intersection of diverse disciplines - Backend, Frontend, Big Data, ML, Computer vision
and various open source tech. You will build solutions for Byju’s learning Apps as well as
few upcoming products with huge market potential and are high on innovation.
We are looking for smart people with excellent coding skills and can-do attitude.
Candidates should be eager to learn, flexible to pivot when needed, savvy enough to
thrive in a dynamic environment and should possess a growth mindset.

Roles & Responsibilities

● Writes high quality code & unit tests, builds, tests as per agreed timelines
● Participates in technical design and provides estimation
● Owns one or more small to medium features
● Becomes a go-to person in at least one area
● Communicates clearly and gets clarification upfront to minimize rework. Knows when
to ask for help to unblock.
● Consistently follows and promotes SDLC best practices: Coding standard, testing,
code reviews, code comments etc.
● Exhibit strong problem solving skills, helps other developers and demonstrates
teamwork

Ideal Candidate Profile

● Understands detailed requirements and demonstrates excellent problem solving skills
● Deep understanding of software engineering practices, Design Patterns, Data
Structures, Algorithms
● Excellent programming skills in ROR, Golang, NodeJS, Python
● Strong communication skills
● Strong sense of ownership, drive and ability to deliver results
● A Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering from a reputed institute (preferably
IITs, NITs, or other top engineering institutes)
● Experience in Golang, RoR, Unity, ML or Python will be an added advantage

- Designed scalable Applications - Hands-on experience building end to end systems - Good architectural & design skills - Experiment and evaluate technologies through PoC's and study. - Strong coding, data structures, and algorithms - The ability to own end to end responsibility - right from a requirement to release - The ability to produce bug-free and production-grade code. Primary skills : JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, Express.JS, Bootstrap, MYSQL, Angular 1.x.js Good to have skills : - React.JS, D3.Js, Python, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, Ansible, AWS, gulp, sass, less, microservices, Linux, PHP Key Deliverable's : - Design and develop end to end applications with very high quality - Develop a deep understanding of the startup ecosystem - Work with a performance oriented team driven by ownership and open to experiments

Developers should be familiar with full stack web-development, with fluency in developing front-end of a web application as well as should be able to work on server side of web programming. They should be good solutions architects, and should be able to look across the entire stack of technologies to develop great usable, solid, scalable web applications. Requirements and abilities : ● Must have a software development experience of atleast 3 years ● Knowledge of both the front-end and back-end aspects of the web application. ● Should be expert in ReactJs frontend stack ● Should be familiar with Python Django framework ● Must have lead a project development & delivery end-to-end ● Up-to-date on emerging technologies ● Network concepts that include the different set of Protocols ● Should have good interpersonal and communication skills Responsibilities : ● Build and maintain scalable and high performing web sites and solutions ● Develop and optimize existing features, as well as prototype and implement new projects ● Develop secure and robust API applications to serve data ● Integrate with external web services ● Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging ● Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders .

We are looking for Full Stack Developer with the following technical skills and experience. - Experience with Python development and object-oriented design - Experience building web applications using MVC frameworks(Django is a plus) - Knowledge of PostgreSQL, MySQL, Android development is a plus - Familiarity with JavaScript (jQuery), experience with AngularJS is a plus - Good grasp of Data Structures and Algorithms And the following attributes - Passion for using the power of technology to positively impact underserved communities - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Loves the intensity, chaos and passion of start-ups, and wants to work with a fun-loving team who truly enjoy working together to realize a shared dream - Team player who takes ownership of work, is detail and deadline oriented, with a strong work ethic Our technology stack includes the following : Languages : Python/Javascript/Ruby Frameworks : Nodejs/Django/React JS

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