Senior Backend Developer

Our client is a remarkable homework app that lets teachers assign objective &
subjective homework by choosing from a question bank. It also gamifies
homework for students.
It helps teachers evaluate homework/assignments 10x faster and captures
100x more data points than any other existing system.
While the app automates the teacher’s job, it fundamentally disrupts education by
replacing marks/grades with data-driven analysis. It is a free mobile homework app.

JD For Node (backend):

Overview:
Hands-on technologists, who will help us architect and design large-scale, multi-tiered, microservice based distributed software systems and services using object-oriented design, distributed programming, PHP, NodeJS, Python etc.

Responsibilities:
Collaborate with cross functional teams, gathering business and functional requirements, to solve complex problems by building high volume transactional systems that handle massive data and high traffic.
Be a part of the full development life cycle, end-to-end from scoping, effort estimation, risk identification, implementation and testing, while meeting project schedules and timelines.
Work on (and recommend) the best technologies, components on server side tech. Proactively identify architectural weaknesses, design issues, performance and scalability issues, and recommend solutions.
Complete ownership of problem-free execution of owned modules and solutions, with focus on code optimisation, code quality, maintainability etc.
Balance short-term versus long-term actions, strategic versus tactical requirements, while continuing to move forward towards the strategic vision.

Requirements:
BE/B.Tech in computer science or equivalent experience from top college, with 3-6 years of hands-on experience in design/development of building massively large scale, microservice based, high traffic Node.js applications (including Socket.io and Express or similar)
Excellent data structure & algorithm and problem solving skills, full-stack knowledge and (preferred) application architectural experience and/or understanding
Proficiency in multiple programming languages, both dynamic and strongly typed object oriented languages. Knowledge of one or more of: PHP, Python, Couchbase, DynamoDB, NoSQL, Terraform, Cassandra, Redis, AWS etc.
End user-focused, react well to changes, work with teams and be able to multitask while enjoying challenging assignments in a high-energy, fast growing and start-up workplace.
Familiarity with Agile development, Scrums, continuous integration, and test driven development processes.
Prior startup experience of large scale B2C product company background is preferred.