Are you passionate about using technology to make people's lives better? Are you interested in becoming a part of one of the hottest trends in the world of start-ups today? Are you excited about joining the online ultra-fast grocery delivery service business pioneer and driving the trend forward? Then this may be the right opportunity for you.
Role and Responsibilities
- Helping lead the software development lifecycle: technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support.
- Working with cross-functional teams effectively to enable business growth.
- Proactively identifying engineering bottlenecks and initiating proposals to improve them.
- Writing high-quality, well-tested code in alignment with industry-wide best practices.
- Applying a product mindset to back-end systems.
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- About five years of experience delivering product-quality code in an agile set-up
- Experience with Node.js (Hapi, Restify, Express, Mongoose, Socket.IO, Mocha)
- Experience with Elasticsearch
- Experience building and deploying Docker containers
- Strong general Linux experience
- Extensive experience with REST APIs
- Experience with microservice architecture
- Experience with MongoDB
- Expert knowledge of Redis and caching strategies
- Strong knowledge of unit/integration testing, including the art of mocking and writing testable code
- Passionate about technology and making an impact.
- A perpetual learner, who stretches their boundaries and enjoys new ideas.
- A doer who takes initiative and works well in a team.
Blok is a technology-first online ultra-fast grocery delivery service business, and we are on our way to revolutionize how millions of people across countries consume groceries. We believe in a world where getting everything you need, when you need it, sustainably, is the new normal. And it takes less than 10 minutes.
We believe we are positioned to lead this revolution. Why? Our founding and early team have held senior positions at Deliveroo, Uber, Glovo, Mercadona, or Unilever. We have done this before, and we believe we can do it again. But this time, even better.
Embark on the journey and help us launch the revolution in one of the highest growth industries of the year. Help us shape the new normal.
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To ensure success as a Node.js developer, you should possess extensive knowledge of Node.js/ExpressJS based services and experience in a similar role. An accomplished Node.js developer will be someone whose expertise results in the stable, fast, and secure exchange of data between servers and end-users.
Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
- Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
- Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
- Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
- Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
- Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
- Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
- Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
- Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
- Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.
Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or similar.
- At least three years’ experience as a Node.js and ExpressJS developer.
- Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
- Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
- Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
- Great organizational and time management skills.
- Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.
• 6+ years of experience in building web applications using ASP.net, web API, SQL Server, and Testable code.
• C# with Strong in OOPS,
• Hands on experience in React JS or Node JS,
•Experience of architecting and designing web applications and services
• Must have at least 1+ year experience using React or Node JS.
• Passion for building and delivering great software with a strong sense of ownership, while working closely with junior team members.
• Conceptual knowledge of middleware architecture.
• Strong experience with Agile processes.
• Exposure to tools to optimize web application performance-MH
• Understanding and experience of working with Product Management, Design and DevOps teams
• Experience in building applications on .NET Core, is a great plus
• Experience working with CRM Products
- 3+ years of working experience using NodeJS
- Knowledge on Express and/or React Js added advantage
- Experience in MongoDB and/or Postgres
- Experience in designing and developing serverless applications
- Knowledge of SOLID principles, Design patterns
- Good debugging skills using modern Dev Tools
- Experience with RESTful API development and integration
- Microservice experience is preferred
- Experience in Unit tests, code reviews
- Experience in cloud platforms – AWS is a plus
- Ability to up-skill in new technologies
- Innovative thinker with strong problem-solving skills
Functional Competence
- NodeJS
- NPM
- RESTful API
- Microservice
- MongoDB
- Postgres
What You'll Do:
- Understand the upcoming development requirement of product in depth.
- Design product architecture as per vision, insights and concurred direction.
- Design and develop the APIs using Java, Spring, and Hibernate required for the product and expose them to be used by the front-end developers.
- Design the database and tables in MySQL/PostGreSQL/NoSQL (whichever is suitable for the need of the product) and guide the team to utilize them in the best possible way.
- Get involved in continuous maintenance of the product and get the bugs fixed in time.
- Coordinate the workflow between the UX Designers and front-end developers.
- Work on integrating flows with external tools - Segment, Branch, Clevertap.
Ideal Profile:
- Proficiency in Core Java & Spring framework.
- Expertise in Web Service technologies.
- Experience in building the architecture as per the product’s need.
- Experience in building REST APIs using Java/Spring.
- Excellent knowledge in Databases and code integrations such as Postgres SQL, SQL Server, MySQL.
- Experience in full life cycle development of a product (specifically mobile products) is a plus.
- Experience with Java/Spring-Boot, Hibernate Cloud Services, AWS.
- Experience with security principles and frameworks.
- Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms, such as JSON Web Token and OAuth2 - Familiarity with code versioning tools (primarily Git).
- Essential skills are Core Java/J2EE, functional aspects, Spring Framework, Tomcat, SVN, Git, Postman/Newman.
- Should have worked in Agile methodologies.
- Good object-oriented and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication skills along with the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple teams
- Translate product’s strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development
- Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI
- Outline the product vision, product strategy, and product roadmap
- Assess current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for differentiation
- Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate to-market plans
- Ensure that user story content and prioritization is aligned to the larger strategic objective
- Recommend the scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and appraising adjustments
- Provide information for management by preparing product sales forecasts and reports
- Meet regularly with key customer-facing teams to collect and analyze user feedback to shape new product ideas and user requirements.
- Help in the creation and maintenance of bona fide product documentation
- Work with development leads so that product requirements are understood and built accordingly
- Work within a software development methodology like AGILE
- Coordinate product releases with marketing, sales, and development teams
- Provide product training and technical expertise
- Work with the leadership team in planning the product roadmap.
- Be the product owner driving our strategic product and technology vision on the platform side of products
Requirement:
- 3+ years of experience as a Technical Products Manager in a software company.
- Has deep knowledge of every stage of the product life-cycle -- introduction, growth, maturity, and decline -- and understands how it affects development adjustments.
- Critical thinker & problem solver
- Familiarity in the AGILE development framework will be preferable.
- Strong understanding of cutting-edge tools and technologies for frontend and backend development
- Data-oriented, have exceptional analytical skills
- Experience working with the development teams directly will be a plus
- Has the ability to set priorities and resolve issues and set realistic product development goals
- Should be able to communicate technical solutions to both internal and external audiences
- Understand industry flow and trends
- Has the ability to evaluate key metrics to optimize performance
- Demonstrated track record managing successful product development from feature definition to project deployment
- Work with product management analytics tools
- A people-friendly person with extraordinary organizational and leadership skills
About SteelEye
SteelEye is a fast growing FinTech company based in London and has offices in Bangalore and Paris, that offers a data platform to help financial institutions such as Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Brokerage Firms, Asset Management Firms to comply with financial regulations in the European Union. Our clients can aggregate, search, surveillance and report on trade, communications and market data. SteelEye also enables customers to gain powerful insights from their data, helping them to trade with greater efficiency and profitability. The company has a highly experienced management team and a strong board, who have decades of technology and management experience and worked in senior positions at many leading international financial businesses. We are looking to hire a seasoned SRE to join us as we start on our next phase of growth. We have a culture of openness, collaboration, and the passion to get things done whilst appreciating the importance of a good work life balance.
Being part of a start-up can be equally exciting as it is challenging. You will be part of the SteelEye team not just because of your talent but also because of your entrepreneurial flare which we thrive on at SteelEye. This means we want you to be curious, contribute, ask questions and share ideas. We encourage you to get involved in helping shape our business.
What you’ll do
- Deliver plugins for our Python-based ETL pipelines.
- Deliver Python microservices for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure.
- Implement algorithms to analyse large data sets.
- Draft design documents that translate requirements into code.
- Deal with challenges associated with handling large volumes of data.
- Assume responsibilities from technical design through technical client support.
- Manage expectations with internal stakeholders and context-switch in a fast paced environment.
- Thrive in an environment that uses AWS and Elasticsearch extensively.
- Keep abreast of technology and contribute to the engineering strategy.
- Champion best development practices and provide mentorship.
What we’re looking for
- Experience in o Python 3.
- o Python libraries used for data (such as pandas, numpy).
- o AWS.
- o Elasticsearch.
- o Performance tuning.
- o Object Oriented Design and Modelling.
- o Delivering complex software, ideally in a FinTech setting.
- o CI/CD tools.
- Knowledge of design patterns.
- Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong sense of ownership.
- Demonstrable desire to learn and grow.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Mature collaboration and mentoring abilities.
About SteelEye Culture
- Work from home until you are vaccinated against COVID-19
- Top of the line health insurance • Order discounted meals every day from a dedicated portal
- Fair and simple salary structure
- 30+ holidays in a year
- Fresh fruits every day
- Centrally located. 5 mins to the nearest metro station (MG Road)
- Measured on output and not input
- Experienced backend developer with extensive work on nodejs and backbonejs along with good English spoken language.
- Develop new user-facing features
- Build structured, reusable code and libraries for future use
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
- Maintain, contribute and adhere to our programming best practices and guidelines
- Advanced understanding of emerging web technologies
Key Functions & Roles of the Candidate:
- Would be part of core technical team and will be updating the product with new and challenging tasks
- Good understanding of the concepts behind models, collections, and views
- Familiarity with input validation techniques and approaches
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Enthusiasm for innovation in the tech industry, including continuous learning and improvement
Specific Skill Set:
- Salesforce Implementation or Knowledge
- Node.js, MongoDB, Heroku API
- API and NODE.JS is a must