Senior Full Stack Developer

Company Introduction

iSchoolConnect is an online platform that makes the University Admissions process hassle-free, fun and accessible to students around the globe. Using our unique AI technology, we allow students to apply to multiple universities with a single application. iSchoolConnect also connects with institutions worldwide and aids them in the transformation of their end-to-end admission processes using our various cutting-edge use cases. Our technologies include the Conversational AI chatbot, Document Grader, Video Interview Analyzer, and a Single application use case that aids institutions with International Enrollment Management

For more information visit: https://ischoolconnect.com/

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ischoolconnect/

Designation -Full Stack Developer

Job Description

As a Full Stack Developer at iSchoolConnect, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the front end and back end of our web applications. You will work closely with our team of talented engineers and product managers to build high-quality, high-performance, scalable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain responsive web applications with a focus on user experience.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code for both the front end and back end.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.

Key Qualifications

• Proficiency in JavaScript and familiarity with TypeScript.
• Strong experience with Node.js and popular frameworks (Express, Koa, etc.).
• Solid understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Experience with Angular is highly preferred, but experience with other front-end frameworks (React, Vue.js) is also valuable.
• Basic understanding of RDBMS, specifically MySQL.
• Experience with unit testing and test-driven development.
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages and server-side CSS preprocessors.

Work Exp - 4+ years

Location - Mumbai (Work from Office)

Good to Have

• Knowledge of Accessibility on the Web.
• Familiarity with ORM tools like Prisma.
• Experience with cloud services, particularly AWS.
• Experience with modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Knowledge of CSS frameworks, especially Tailwind CSS.
• Familiarity with continuous integration.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack React Developer who is passionate about building and maintaining scalable mobile and web applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both front-end and back-end development, with expertise in React for web and React Native for mobile development. You will work closely with our founder to implement new features, optimize performance, and ensure the highest quality user experience across both platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the front-end of our app using React for web and React Native for mobile.

• Build and manage the back-end services and APIs to support both the mobile and web apps, including database design and integration.

• Implement responsive design principles to ensure the app works seamlessly across various devices and screen sizes.

• Optimize the app for maximum speed and scalability.

• Integrate third-party services and APIs as needed.

• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure the apps run smoothly on both web and mobile platforms.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role with a focus on React and React Native.

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

• Experience with back-end frameworks (Node.js, Express, Firebase etc.).

• Proficiency in database design and management (Firestore, SQL, NoSQL).

• Experience with RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.

• Familiarity with version control systems (Git).

• Knowledge of responsive design principles and mobile-first development.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in building and scaling e-commerce or rental platforms.

• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.).

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles.

1. Knowledge of MERN Stack is mandatory.
2. Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.
3. Design client-side and server-side architecture.
4. Conduct Testing & Debugging, utilize script tools & write basic codes for design
5. specifications.
6. Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.
7. Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.
8. Write effective APIs.
9. Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software.
10. Create security and data protection settings.
11. Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design.
12. Write technical documentation.
13. Work with data scientists and analysts to improve the software.

ThoughtWorks is a global software consultancy with an aim to create a positive impact on the world through technology. Our community of technologists thinks disruptively to deliver pragmatic solutions for our clients' most complex challenges. We are curious minds who come together as collaborative and inclusive teams to push boundaries, free to be ourselves and make our mark in tech.

Our developers have been contributing code to major organizations and open source projects for over 25 years. They’ve also been writing books, speaking at conferences and helping push software development forward, changing companies and even industries along the way. We passionately believe that software quality is driven by open communication, review and collaboration. That’s why we’re such vehement supporters of open source and have made significant contributions to open source tools for testing, continuous delivery (GoCD), continuous integration (CruiseControl), machine learning and healthcare. 

As consultants, we https://www.thoughtworks.com/careers/hub/consultant-life">work with our clients to ensure we’re evolving their technology and empowering adaptive mindsets to meet their business goals. You could influence the digital strategy of a retail giant, build a bold new mobile application for a bank or redesign platforms using event sourcing and intelligent data pipelines. You will use the latest Lean and Agile thinking, create pragmatic solutions to solve mission-critical problems and challenge yourself every day.

You’ll spend time on the following:

• You will champion best practices like writing clean and reusable code using practices like TDD, SOLID principles, OO design, and pair programming
• You will partner with other technologists from cross-functional teams advocating devops culture
• You will work in collaborative, product-focused teams to build innovative customer experiences
• Take ownership and accountability beyond individual deliverables, always pushing the envelope in order to deliver awesome results for our clients
• Learn, digest and subsequently apply the latest technology thinking from ourhttps://www.thoughtworks.com/radar"> tech radar to solve client problems

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• You have 2+ years* of experience using two or more development languages (Java, JavaScript, Ruby, C#, etc.) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
• You can write clean, high-quality code in a variety of languages and are also able to spot (and improve) bad code
• You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
• You have experience with Agile, Lean and/or Continuous Delivery approaches such as Continuous Integration, TDD, Infrastructure as Code, etc.
• Bonus points if you have knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Docker or Kubernetes
• You’re willing and able to commit to travel to client sites in order to solve their business problems

At ThoughtWorks, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive community for all technologists. Help us achieve a more balanced workplace by anonymously answering the following demographic questions.

Job responsibility:

• Hire and mentor a team of high-calibre front-end and Backend engineers
• Design and develop new user-facing full-stack applications.
• Building reusable components and front-end, backend libraries for future use
• Optimizing pages for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Optimize Backend to high scale.

Skills and Experiences:

• 6+ years of experience in software development with minimum 1 year as a tech lead.
• Experience in NodeJS, ReactJS, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS.
• Deep understanding of at least one of React JS / Vue JS and its core principles
• Deep understanding of NodeJS.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as babel, webpack, npm
• Familiarity with at least one code versioning tools such as Git, SVN etc.
• Good understanding of quality JavaScript code (Object oriented and commonly used design patterns)
• Capable of debugging complex issues in JavaScript
• Experience in building complex single page applications with front end and backend.
• Experience with production full stack environment debugging and DevOps experience.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs
• Hands on coding experience.

Good to have:

• Advanced knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and responsive web development.
• Experience with writing unit test cases with JS frameworks.
• Experience with high scalable applications.

As a senior full-stack developer, you will contribute to our end-to-end supply chain platform. You'll work with all key stakeholders to deliver scalable, maintainable code and deliver amazing user experiences. We are building a design and process-centric culture where you'll play a key role in the implementation of the foundation of all our systems. Up for a challenge?

You are:

• A self-starter with a sense of what it takes to be successful as a team
• An agile - welcome change, do as little as possible and embrace continuous delivery
• Conscious about how quality is carried through from the UI to all layers underneath
• Passionate about design as a foundation of great user experience
• Opinionated, but flexible to accommodate the big picture

• Analyze requirements, provide estimates and deliver code in an agile setup
• Stay on top of all owned work and raise red flags as early as possible
• Define the architecture, best practices, and coding standards for a full-stack development
• Support continuous technical improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and present them for architectural review 
• Motivate team members, coach junior members, and extend goodwill to other employees

Must have

• Prior startup experience, preferably with war stories to share
• 3-5 years of software industry experience
• Solid understanding of software design, development, testing, and problem-solving 
• Expertise in coding efficient, high quality, and modularized software 
• Expertise in React.js and related ecosystem
• Experience with GraphQL and other modern JS ecosystems
• Expertise in common design patterns and anti-patterns Javascript
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and microservices
• Expertise in relational and non-relational databases and expertise in at least one database system
• Experience with planning, execution, and maintenance of test infrastructure for backend workflows
• Knowledge of AWS
• Knowledge of Unix shell and source control systems and tools such as git 
• Strong technical leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Technical mentoring skills

Great to have

• Experience with CI/CD and setting up a monitoring infrastructure
• Experience with Flutter
• Interest in blockchain and computer vision-related ML systems
• Experience working on high traffic systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline

Essential Job Functions:

1. Implement application components and systems according to department standards and guidelines.
2. Work with product and designers to translate requirements into accurate representations for the web.
3. Analyze, design, code, debug, and test business applications.
4. Code reviews in accordance with team processes/standards.
5. Understand and work with data in varying degrees of complexity and scale.
6. Responsible for planning, processing and performing all jobs in an efficient manner.
7. Provide assistance to testers and support personnel as needed to determine system problems.
8. Resolve problems involved with integrating new technologies with systems.

* Essential functions are the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.  The function is considered essential if the reason the position exists is to perform that function.

Supportive Job Functions:

1. Remain knowledgeable of new emerging technologies and their impact on internal systems.
2. Available to work on call when needed.
3. Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.

*These tasks do not meet the Americans with Disabilities Act definition of essential job functions and usually equal 5% or less of time spent.  However, these tasks still constitute important performance aspects of the job.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

1. Experience using Python, JavaScript, and React.
2. Experience with web services and RESTful APIs.
3. Experience in cloud infrastructure
4. Experience with Sql and NoSql databases
5. Familiarity with modern CI/CD methods
6. Ability to organize, prioritize, and handle multiple assignments on a daily basis.
7. Strong and effective inter-personal and communication skills
8. Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of clients and staff.
9. Must be able to work flexible hours on-site and remote.
10. Must be able to coordinate with other staff and provide technological leadership.
11. Ability to work in a complex, dynamic team environment with minimal supervision.
12. Must possess good organizational skills.

Education, Experience, and Certification:

1. Associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred (Computer Science, Engineer, etc.), but equivalent work experience in a technology related area may substitute.
2. 5+ years relevant experience, required. *
3. Experience using version control daily in a developer environment.
4. Experience with Python, JavaScript, and React is required.
5. Experience using rapid development frameworks like Django or Flask.
6. Experience using front end build tools.

Requirements:

• Understanding of fundamental design principles for building a scalable application in the web/win platform.
• Proven experience as a .NET Developer or Application Developer.
• Hands-on experience in ASP.NET framework, SQL Server and design/architectural patterns (e.g. Model-View-Controller (MVC)).
• Hands-on experience of at least one of the .NET languages (e.g. C#, Visual Basic .NET).
• Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC).
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.