SDE 2 - Backend

 

• Strong Expertise in CodeIgniter Framework.
• Sound knowledge of database designing and application architecture planning for Core PHP projects.
• Expertise in PHP, MVC Frameworks, and good technology exposure of CodeIgniter Open cart or any CMS added advantage.
• String core PHP Hands-on experience.
• Good Knowledge of PHP5, MySQL, jQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, XML
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting it to the back-end.
• A good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX will be preferred.
• Prior experience in the payment gateway or education ERP domain is a plus.

 

Looking to hire a single backend engineer who will become a part of the core team, with the track to become a part of the leadership at our company.

 

Candidate should have worked in startups, possess strong programming skills in Python, displays a sense of ownership and is highly energetic and eager to learn state-of-the-art tech and ML.

 

A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience is preferred.

 

2022 or later year pass outs - please apply only if you have relevant full-time and at least 2 prior internships experience

 

Representative (not exhaustive) responsibilities:

• Assess the current design and infrastructure of the backend server, and continuously implement enhancements to make the systems more robust, reliable and responsive
• Design, implement, test, and deploy APIs with Python on Linux servers
• Enhance back-end functionality and integrate with the front end to deliver a fully functional product
• Implement and set up automated tests to periodically test backend infrastructure for reliability, security and performance
• Design new data pipelines to enable the production deployment of new models
• Mentor junior employees and interns in the company
• Additionally, interest and ability to contribute to the continuous enhancement of our state-of-the-art NLP model pipeline and Inferencing engine is a big plus
• Be ready to roll up your sleeves and participate in customer calls, understand our ICP well, do research around product features, etc.

 

Fast Track Your Application

Think about the ICP for ContractKen. Sign up for a trial plan, experience the product and provide feedback on how to improve the current experience of the product to add immediate value to the ICP. We don't need you to fully code any feature in its entirety and are not looking for free work. The idea is to identify folks who get** what we are trying to do with ContractKen and find faster alignment with the right candidate.

 

Do not apply if

You're looking for your first, real-world model building, ML/AI role. We believe that deploying existing models (open source and proprietary) in production and delivering real business value to our customers is 10x more important than hyperparameter tuning or the latest algorithm implementation. While we'd love to entertain experienced ML data scientists, the emphasis on MLOps is as much as it is on experimentation.

ob Description:

We are looking for Tech geeks having hands-on experience and in love with building scalable, distributed and large web/mobile products and tech solutions. He/She must be an excellent problem solver with passion to self-learn and implement web technologies (frontend + backend). He/She would be responsible for the architecture design, code review, and technology build and deployment activities of the product. 

    Responsibilities:-

• Own the product development from scratch.
• Architect scalable, distributed and large-scale web and mobile solutions from scratch.
• Code for fresh development and to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
• Able to learn & implement new technology/framework/library at God Speed.
• Customer-focused, react well to changes, work with teams and be able to multitask.
• Experience and knowledge of open-source tools and frameworks, broader cutting edge technologies around server side development. 

   Desired Candidate Profile:-

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field(or combined with related experience)
• Strong Expertise in Node.js/Javascript
• Hands-on experience in writing Node.js applications
• Deep knowledge of Restful APIs, Web Services, command-line programs and solid design principles.
• Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks like Express.js,Sails.js,StrongLoop, Meteor,Loopback.js, etc
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL database(MongoDB)
• Knowledge of tools like Docker, Git, Postman, JSdocs, etc.
• Well versed with front-end technologies - HTML5, and CSS3, AWS, GCP, Azure, Good hold on CLI command, OS
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, both dynamic(Javascript, Python, Ruby, etc.) and strongly typed object-oriented language.
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Must be a proven performer and team player that enjoys challenging assignments in a high energy, fast growing and start-up workplace.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Skills: 

Strong knowledge of MYSQL/PostGreSQL; Knowledge of MongoDB, Redis, Couch DB is preferred. 

Expertise in application development, databases, version control, and deployment. Skill - Node.js, 

Experience of AWS or GCP - especially services such as Lambda or google app engine 

Solid grasp of Service-oriented architecture. Web Services implementation on a medium to large scale 

Solid understanding of scaling mobile app services. Having worked the backend of an Android app is preferred 

Culture: 

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision 

Happy to deal with, and contribute to, an environment of daily builds Has worked in small teams, is versatile. Work within short timelines and be receptive to business needs. Can work closely with Digital, Product, Operations teams. 

Desirable Social Attributes: 

Has contributed to one or more Open Source projects through own initiative. Has provided a high quality answer to a question posted on StackOverflow. 

Role: 

As a Software Developer who would work independently, the candidate is expected actively acquire problems and deliver solutions as well as guide the team technically. Such a problem solver would obviously be a self starter with a high level of curiosity rather than a programming language specialist. 

He/she would be required to produce software of the highest quality through self-discipline, clear and engaged communication, and attention to detail. The role would include custom web application development on (most typically on Node.js and PHP/Python), databases (most typically MySql and MongoDb), version control (github), testing (necessarily through test scripts written before code is written), daily builds and eventual deployment onto AWS or GCP. 

Attributes of the ideal candidate: 

Highly productive software developer with the proven aptitude to understand and apply technology 

Determination to succeed despite obstacles and challenges, and a positive attitude favoring achievement of goals over open-ended investigation 

Always learning, evolving, and sharing what you know 

Inspired by complex, varied problems and rapid change 

Open-minded, flexible, and curious about new and better ideas

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) with 5+ years of experience in backend technologies and at least 2+ years in GoLang. You will be working with a team of problem solvers working collaboratively to build custom solutions for Appointy’s enterprise clients. If you are excited to learn new things and thrive in a team-based culture, and if you are looking for hyper-growth in your career then Appointy could be a place for you! 

Appointy is a platform software company with offices in India, Singapore and US. Our low code platform, SaaStack, is being used globally by multiple fortune 500 companies. In the last 4 years, the company has shown 300% growth in terms of employee’s growth. Our dynamic and diversified engineering team, work on a remote-first hybrid work model.  With quarterly meetups, annual international offsites, state-of-the-art offices and facilities we ensure you have the best experience of working at a hyper-growth startup.  

• Write code that meets standard and delivery guidelines.
• Mentor other engineers on the team to develop high-quality software and perform code reviews.
• Work with the team to break user stories into tasks and delegate them to the team members.
• Playing a key role in architectural and design decisions, building toward an efficient microservices distributed architecture.
• Analyze solutions and help implement engineering best practices.
• Work with Project Managers for timely delivery and forecast.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers on technical issues. Perform blameless RCAs when issues occur and take ownership to resolve issues.

Additionally, you’ll get opportunities to:

 

• Work with the Product owner to write and brainstorm user stories.
• Interact directly with the clients and understand their requirements by working closely with the sales and customer support team.
• Consistently align teams with organization goals and product roadmap.

• Strong experience with backend programming languages and technologies like
• Golang (minimum 1-year experience)
• Protobuf and gRPC
• RESTful APIs
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Medium level experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL database concepts. 
• Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented, and clean code.
• Proven ability to work with multiple teams, multitasking and prioritizing.
• Experience with Git, JIRA and Agile working methodology.
• Experience with design patterns, Event-Driven architecture and Domain Driven Designs.

• Competitive compensation
• A chance to work and contribute to  SaaStack, Appointy’s low code platform.
• Merit-Based career opportunities and to grow your career with an organization that’s scaling rapidly.
• Paid paternity and maternity leave
• Hospitalization, health  life insurance, and accident coverage
• Flexible hours and remote working flexibility
• Transparency and visibility throughout a fast-paced, successful growth organization
• Access to Appointy’s state of the art 4-acre office campus with facilities like go-Karting swimming pool, unlimited food and snacks gym and much more! 

Interested? … Apply now! Our recruitment team will screen your application and contact you.

Roles & Responsibilities:

 

Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules.

Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.

Integration of data storage solutions (may include databases, key-value stores, etc.).

Integration of User Interfaces developed by front end developers.

 

Skills and Qualifications:

· Must have a bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or in similar field.

· Minimum 4 years of experience in PHP web development.

· Strong knowledge of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

· Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (CodeIgniter, NodeJS)

· Experience in creating custom modules and themes.

· Expert knowledge in web architecture.

· Strong understanding of MVC design patterns and oops concept.

· Strong understanding of full synchronous behaviour of PHP.

· Experience with modern UI frameworks such as React, Angular or Vue.js

· Experience in MySQL and the ability to write SQL queries.

· Proficient understanding of source control management such as Git, SVN.

· Proficient understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.

· Familiarity with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds.

· Ability to create database schemes that represent and support business processes.

· Experience with Edu Tech companies will be preferred.

. Immediate Joiner Preferred.

Expectations for our Software Engineers include:
- 3+ years of overall experience
- Understanding about AWS - EC2, S3, RDS etc
- Extensive experience building and refactoring Java applications
- Good work experience with Message Que - Ka a, Rabbit MQ, etc
- Understanding and experience building high-performance, scalable algorithms.
- Understanding of Agile or Kanban / Lean so ware development methodologies- Experience using modern build
tools such as Maven, Jenkins, Github, etc. a plus - Be hands-on, willing to dig in and crank out code.
- Be a learner, able to explore new areas, learn new things, and quickly apply them to solve new problems.
- Be a spark, bring energy, passion and creativity to work every day.
Good to have
- No-sql experience ( dynamo , mongo , Cassandra etc. )
- Datadog or similar monitoring tool
- Docker exposure

· Developer with 1.5+ hands on experience on PHP, HTML, JavaScript, MY SQL, JQuery, CSS · Good Programming and debugging Skills Should have experience with Git · Should be able to communicate and put across this approach/solution impressively Nice to have Node.JS

REST APIs, DBs (SQL is a plus) - Knowledge of javascript, HTML, CSS - A strong foundation of Data structures, Object-oriented Principles - Able to work in a startup environment - Knowledge of Version control is a plus - Knowledge of CI/CD Pipelines, Version control is a plus

We are looking for a PHP developer, who is dedicated to his craft, writes code that is proud of and can hit the ground running. We need you to write beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the code-base of our products in meaningful ways. You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.