Senior Backend Engineer

Mandatory (Experience 1) - Must have a minimum 4+ years of experience in backend software development.

Mandatory (Experience 2) -Must have 4+ years of experience in backend development using Python (Highly preferred), Java, or Node.js.

Mandatory (Experience 3) - Must have experience with Cloud platforms like AWS (highly preferred), gcp or azure

Mandatory (Experience 4) - Must have Experience in any databases - MySQL / PostgreSQL / Postgres / Oracle / SQL Server / DB2 / SQL / MongoDB / Ne

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with XML-based web services (SOAP, REST).
• Knowledge of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL) for XML data storage.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, SVN).
• Understanding of JSON and other data interchange formats.
• Certifications in XML technologies are a plus.

We are seeking a skilled and innovative Developer with strong expertise in Scala, Java/Python and Spark/Hadoop to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend systems using Scala, Spark, Hadoop and expertise in Python/Java.

• Build and deploy highly efficient, modular, and maintainable microservices architecture for enterprise-level applications.

• Write and optimize algorithms to enhance application performance and scalability.

Required Skills:

• Programming: Expert in Scala and object-oriented programming.

• Frameworks: Hands-on experience with Spark and Hadoop

• Databases: Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).

• Location: Mumbai

• Employment Type: Full-time

Must have :

• Strong Experience in Python development
• Familiarity with Data Structures and Algorithms
• Experience in developing Enterprise scale applications
• Exposure to NLP
• Exposure / awareness of AI, ML
• Exposure to Windows Azure is an added advantage
• God understanding of project architecture and software development processes such as Agile and Scrum

Responsibilities :

• Partner with Business Stakeholders to translate business objectives into clearly defined analytical Projects
• Own the end-end process, from recognizing the problem to implementing the solution
• Understand customer’s requirements and design the optimum solution using Icertis’ AI applications
• Configure, Extend, and optimize Icertis AI app through Python scripts, NLP NER Analysis and other mechanisms
• Take full ownership of project / product features to implement, provide bug fixes and write tests and tooling for those features to ensure they work well at cloud scale.
• Plan and identify solutions and risks in assigned work
• You are expected to be hands on and write code on day to day basis and also mentor other team members

💥 What will you do?

As a Backend Engineer, you will

• Create and maintain server-side code
• Designing database schemas to support business requirements
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Write unit tests
• Stay up to date with current best practices
• Collaborate with front end engineers
• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data, and Design teams to assist with web-application-related technical issues and support their requirements.

🙋 What are we looking for? 

While we do not have a strict list of requirements for candidates interested in this role, some indicators that you would fit this role and our engineering culture are 

• 2+ years of relevant work experience as a Backend engineer using Python frameworks like Django, Flask, etc
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Good understanding of OOP concepts
• Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience writing unit tests for the application is a plus
• Experience with building REST APIs
• Superior analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Primary Skills: Database Systems (SQL), Python Flask/Fast API/Django frameworks specifically
Requirements:

• Highly proficient in fundamentals of Python web development frameworks like Flask, Django and Fast API
• Demonstrated experience in developing APIs using Python frameworks
• Should have deep knowledge in PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server and other SQL based Databases
• Knowledge and proficiency in NoSQL is a bonus

You will get while working with us

• Opportunity to work on highly distributed systems with micro-services architecture and big-data volumes
• Solve challenging real-world problems by leveraging OOP & functional programming concepts
• Opportunity to incubate an open source project
• Get to work with cutting edge technologies to name a few Kafka, Elasticsearch, Postgres, Scala
• Developing scalable, sustainable and reliable enterprise systems
• Hands-on experience of working with TDD and BDD
• Develop environment using practices such as Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery
• Learning opportunity on how to turn complex business requirements into a working product

Roles & Responsibilities

• Requirement understanding & analysis by interacting with client
• Carry out architectural and design discussions with fellow team members and come up with right approach
• Understand system domain, user’s perspective of system and use-cases
• Understand patterns in existing code and effectively leverage and improvise it 
• Develop backend involving Java8 based functional programming and REST services
• Ensure best practices of code reviews, automated testing and CI
• Research new tools & technologies required for the projects
• Mentor fellow team members and bring their level up

Must have

• Strong hold on written/verbal communication
• Strong core Java fundamentals
• Strong Analytical & problem solving skills
• Proactive and inherent nature of working with ownership
• Passion of writing clean code
• Experience in designing relational data model from business requirements

Good to have

• Knowledge of functional programming (Scala or Java 8 lambda)
• Knowledge of NOSQL
• Working knowledge of linux & networking
• Performance optimisation - Optimise/refactor queries, code, stored procedures to take performance next level

Responsibilities : 

- Developer responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

- Experience as a Sun Certified Java Developer with proven hands-on Software Development experience. We use Java 8

- 4-10 years java development experience with JSE/JEE, Java-based Micro-services framework, and implementation, Spring framework, Hibernate framework, SQL, etc

- Hands-on experience on Spring boot & SPARK Microservices and OSGi specifications

- Strong knowledge of micro-service logging, monitoring, debugging, and testing

- Implementations experience of micro-service integration, packaging, building automation, and deployment

- At least two years experience in SOA & Microservices based process applications using BPM (Activiti/JBPM/Camunda)

- Object-Oriented Analysis and design using common design patterns.

- Insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management, etc)

- Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)

- Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC, Spring Boot)

Qualifications: BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject and a minimum of 8 years of professional work experience in a mid-d or large corporate Information Technology environment. Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to keep multiple projects and client engagements active at once. Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate uncertainty.

• 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 or Java
• Strong communication skills
• Strong sense of ownership, drive and ability to deliver results
• 2+ years of experience in product driven organization