
SDE 1 - Backend Developer Java / Node.js
at A leading Product based company Sports Media and Ecommerce
About the Role
The Engineering team in Bangalore, India is building products for the Martial Arts
fans across the world. As part of the engineering team, you would be expected to have
deep technology expertise with a passion for building highly scalable products.
This is a unique opportunity where you can impact the lives of people across 150+
countries!
Responsibilities
Own architecture, design, development, and implementation of different
modules/features of the services
Design, develop, deploy and support web applications.
Discover opportunities for performance improvements
Recommend ways to improve reliability, efficiency and code quality
Focus on continuous delivery and reducing complexity
Carry out code reviews and manage pull requests
Build applications based on micro-services architecture.
Requirements
Overall 1~3 years of experience in Backend development.
B. E/B. Tech in CS or equivalent streams from institute of repute (IITs, NITs, BITs,
IIITs or equivalent)
Strong object oriented design skills & knowledge of design patterns
Experience designing & developing distributed systems involving multiple web
services, databases (both SQL and NoSQL), caches, queues, etc. taking into
consideration scalability, availability, fault tolerance, consistency, etc. of the
overall system
Well-aware of and enforces development best practices: Unit Tests, Code Reviews,
Integration Tests, CI/CD, Monitoring, Alerting, etc.

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Overview of the role
As a Node Developer you will be collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design and build performant modern web applications and services. Build high-quality web applications and services by writing clean and modular code.
Must have skills
- Overall 3-5 Years of experience in writing unit and integration tests to ensure the robustness and reliability of web applications and services.
- Measure and improve the performance of microservices. Catalyse growth within the team through code reviews and pair programming to maintain high development standards
- Investigate operational issues to find the root cause and propose improvements Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Stripe’s engineering teams.
- Expert level of experience in the design and development of Web Applications, and highly scalable distributed systems.
- Should have experience in development skills using the latest technologies including NodeJS(fastify framework), Microservices, PostgreSQL, Redis, etc. Should have exposure to NoSQL and SQL development.
- Comprehensive knowledge of physical and logical data modeling, and performance tuning.
- Should possess excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and productively with globally dispersed teams.
- Build high-performance teams and Coach teams for successful career growth.
- Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimization, and designing schema
Desired Background
Bachelors/Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology
Designation : Technical Lead/ Architect – Java
Experience: 6+ yrs
Location: Noida
Skills- Must have: Architect exp, design, Strong on Java, cloud, latest tech stacks, hands-on, problem-solving, communication skills, client handling, sprint planning & execution, micro services, spring
Tech Skills Required:-
-7+ years of design/implementation/consulting experience with distributed applications.
- Experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking
- Experience architecting/deploying/operating solutions
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Working experience on Spring boot / similar frameworks using Java8/11
- Exposure to REST services, web sockets, SOAP services.
- Databases MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL like MongoDB, Cassandra
- Queuing Systems like Rabbit MQ, ActiveMQ, Kafka
- Implemented MicroServices using design patterns like service discovery, circuit breakers, API Gateway, open-tracing.
- Experience in Security standards like OAUTH2.0, UMA, OpenID-connect.
- Hands-on knowledge on container tools like docker, podman
- Excellent in Problem-solving & solutioning
- Excellent communication skills
- Working knowledge on either of the Top 3 cloud solutions
Good to have:-
- gRPC
- Kubernetes/Openshift
- Pivotal Cloud Foundry, PKS
- GitHub profile with commit history.
- Certification equivalent to Solutions Architect.
Job Description
- Design & implement backend APIs
- Mentor junior developers technically.
- Actively work to reduce tech debt in the backend
- Work towards more stability & scalability of the backend
- Tech stack - Java, AWS, Aurora etc.
Eligibility
- 4-8 years of product company experience
- OOP implementation experience. Programming language does not matter. We use Java internally but have hired folks from non Java background.
- Hands on experience in SQL, Dynamo DB, Postgres etc preferred.
- Prior experience building REST APIs
- Advanced understanding of AWS stack
- Prior knowledge of solving problems at scale.
Who are we?
We are a venture capital-backed software development company headquartered in Canada. We develop in-house products to disrupt one industry at a time and partner as a technology service provider to selected startups.
Who are you?
Experience in writing applications using Nodejs including Express or similar.
Must be good in MySQL or one of the databases such as Mongo.
Proficient in Javascript and good experience and knowledge of open source tools, frameworks, broader cutting-edge technologies around server-side development.
Excellent data structure, algorithm, and problem-solving skills.
Created and consumed various APIs in the past.
Should be an active contributor to developer communities like Stack Overflow, GitHub, Google Developer Groups (GDGs).
Customer-focused, react well to changes, work with teams, and able to multi-task.
Must be a proven performer and team player that enjoys challenging assignments in a high-energy, fast-growing, and start-up workplace.
Must be a self-starter who can work well with minimal guidance and in a fluid environment.
Some of the technologies we use are:
NodeJS
ExpressJS
Angular 9
AWS
Github
PSQL, MongoDB
Selenium
Job description
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application.
Responsibilities:
Have the passion and experience for building responsive, elegant and engaging experiences with future friendly web technologies
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code with proper documentation
Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performance applications
Implementation of security and data protection
Integration of data storage solutions
Continually keep yourself and your design team updated with the latest changes in your industry’s standards
Requirements
1+ years Experience
Strong proficiency with JavaScript
Knowledge of Node.js, Express.js and other frameworks required to create a scalable and effective application
Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
Good understanding of basics of SQL and/or NoSQL databases
Very strong understanding of working with at least one SQL or NoSQL database in node js(Without ORM preferably)
Understanding of commonly used node modules
Good understanding of server-side templating languages
Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as SASS, LESS, etc.
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
Understanding accessibility and security compliance
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments using OpenID, OAuth2.0, etc.
Creating secure and scalable APIs using standards like REST API, GraphQL, etc.
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimising output to match the specific platform
Creating database schemes that represent and support business processes
Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT Critical thinker and problem-solving skills Team player Good time-management skills Great interpersonal and communication skills.
1. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
2. Experience in Agile development using JIRA, GIT, Confluence.
3. 3+ years of Experience in node.js + Express.
4. Experience in profiling, debugging & troubleshooting Node.js processes.
5. Strong Experience as a backend developer for REST API design.
6. Strong knowledge of SQL/NoSQLdatabases like PostgreSQL / MySQL or MongoDB
7. Understanding accessibility and security compliance
8. Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
9. User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and
environments.
Read more about us here: [https://angel.co/company/fireflies](https://angel.co/company/fireflies) and here: [https://yourstory.com/2019/10/funding-startup-fireflies-enterprise-assistant-canaan-partners](https://yourstory.com/2019/10/funding-startup-fireflies-enterprise-assistant-canaan-partners)
We value your skills and abilities more than your resume.
Here's what we look for :
- You have raw intellectual horsepower and ability to learn quickly
- You have a strong background in computer science / math
- You contribute to open source (share your GitHub- More than 1000 commits in past year)
- You have experience working on apps that have supported 10,000+ concurrent users
- You understand sound architecture principals
- You can design and build scalable infrastructure
- You should be a great communicator and culture maintainer:
- We value over-communication and candid feedback and want to build a no-bs, results driven culture
Values that are important to us :
- You're data driven and customer focused
- You value fast & incremental engineering cycles
- You maintain design excellence and minimise complexity
- You measure your results & automate when possible
- You get 10% better at something every week
- You have an internal compass and take accountability & initiative
You'll be working with :
- Node.js, MongoDB
- Redis, RabbitMQ, Elasticsearch
- AWS, Docker, Terraform
- React, Keras, Tensorflow
About us :
- Fireflies.ai is an AI that joins meetings and takes notes automatically. [Product demo](https://app.fireflies.ai/view/ogM9zmKij2). We integrate with the leading platforms: Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Slack, Salesforce, & more https://fireflies.ai/integrations)).
- We are a US-based, AI company that is building a 100% remote team. Today we have over 40 employees in 5 countries around the world. Our engineering team is 20+ senior engineers. We were [featured on Forbes for Gartner's top 25 enterprise software startups to watch in 2020](https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2020/07/05/gartners-top-25-enterprise-software-startups-to-watch-in-2020/). We skyrocketed from a few thousand users to almost 100,000 users in 2020.
[Fireflies.ai](http://fireflies.ai) has raised $5 million from top-tier investors including Canaan and angels from Slack, Dropbox, Amazon and Salesforce.
- You'll be working with Sam Udotong, CTO @ Fireflies.ai. Sam graduated from MIT in 2016 where he studied computer science and aerospace engineering. He and his co-founder Krish were [featured as the cover of Entrepreneur magazine in Sept 2020]
- He's been a [speaker at the MIT AI Conference 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywhY2DCIZqU) alongside industry leaders like Richard Socher and Sal Khan. He's guest lectured at Stanford for their intro to AI class. Sam is scrappy & committed - he and Krish bootstrapped the company for 3 years, eating Soylent and Domino's pizza almost every day. [Being Scrappy as an Entrepreneur (Product Demo)](https://app.fireflies.ai/view/vWQjdABHqU). He rejected Harvard Business School to build Fireflies. Sam's goal is to build a multi-regional, boundary-less engineering team that has A+ productivity & communication such that when you go to sleep, you can hand off work and when you wake up, work has already moved forward. If we do these first principles well, we can theoretically build the best engineering organisation in the world.
- We want to transform how people communicate and work. Come work with us if you share the below values and want to work on hard engineering challenges that will actually make a difference in the lives of people.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly value diversity at our company, because our team will be stronger with different perspectives and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Exposure to Angular would be an added advantage
Should be willing to work in challenging environment for a start up company
- Independently own one or more multiple modules, which includes: requirement analysis, design, development, maintenance & support
- Write extensive, efficient code to address complex modules and that handles interaction between multiple components.
- Rapidly iterate to add new functionalities and solves complex problems with simple and intuitive solutions
- Produce architecture with clean interfaces, that are efficient and scalable
- Participate and contribute to architectural discussions
- Perform design and code reviews
- Perform technical feasibility and trade off studies & guides others to perform these studies
- Solve production issues. Investigate and provide solutions to minimize the business impact due to outage
- Continuously improve performance metrics of modules you own.
- Actively mentor and develop junior developers in all software development practices
- Participate in the hiring process (referrals, interviews, attending recruiting events or writing blogs)
- Onboard and mentors new team members, helps shape the culture of the team








