
Senior Nodejs Engineer (Backend)
at Reputed firm providing worldclass consulting & implementatio
What you'll do:
· Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks
· Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible
· Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible
· Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage.
· Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off
· Mentor junior developers on the team
What we’re looking for:
· Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.
· A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.
· A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.
· Confidence, not ego. You have an ability to collaborate with others and see all sides of the coin to come to the best solution for everyone.
· Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary
· Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)
· Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering
· Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment
· Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure
Basic Qualifications:
· Minimum B.S. / M.S. Computer Science or related discipline from accredited college or University
· At least 4 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering backend applications with Node.js, TypeScript
· At least 2 years of experience building internet facing services
· At least 2 years of experience with AWS and/or OpenShift
· Exposure to some of the following concepts: object-oriented programming, software engineering techniques, quality engineering, parallel programming, databases, etc.
· Experience integrating APIs with front-end and/or mobile-specific frameworks
· Proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs
· Ability to manage multiple tasks and consistently meet established timelines
· Strong collaboration skills
· Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Preferred Qualifications:
· Experience with Apache Cordova framework
- Demonstrable knowledge of native coding background in iOS, Android
· Experience developing and deploying applications within Kubernetes based containers
Experience in Agile and SCRUM development techniques

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About us
Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 8300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.
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We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.
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You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in vulnerability scanning. The role requires deep collaboration with the founders, product, engineering & security teams.
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- You will be joining our Vulnerability Scanner team which builds a security engine to identify vulnerabilities in technical infrastructure.
- You will be the technical product owner of the scanner, which would involve managing a lean team of backend engineers to ensure smooth implementation of the technical product roadmap.
- Research about security vulnerabilities, CVEs, and zero-days affecting cloud/web/API infrastructure.
- Work in an agile environment of engineers to architect, design, develop and build our microservice infrastructure.
- You will research, design, code, troubleshoot and support (on-call). What you create is also what you own.
- Writing secure, high quality, modular, testable & well documented code for features outlined in every sprint.
- Design and implement APIs in support of other services with a highly scalable, flexible, and secure backend using GoLang
- Hands-on experience with creating production-ready code & optimizing it by identifying and correcting bottlenecks.
- Driving strict code review standards among the team.
- Ensuring timely delivery of the features/products
- Working with product managers to ensure product delivery status is transparent & the end product always looks like how it was imagined
- Work closely with Security & Product teams in writing vulnerability detection rules, APIs etc.
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- Strong 2-4 years relevant development experience in GoLang
- Experience in building a technical product from idea to production.
- Design and build highly scalable and maintainable systems in Golang
- Expertise in Goroutines and Channels to write efficient code utilizing multi-core CPU optimally
- Must have hands-on experience with managing AWS/Google Cloud infrastructure
- Hands on experience in creating low latency high throughput REST APIs
- Write test suites and maintain code coverage above 80%
- Working knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka
- Good to have experience in Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka
- Good understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms and Operating Systems.
- Understanding of cloud/web security concepts would be an added advantage
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- Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company
- Fully remote & agile working environment
- A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment where you get to build things from scratch, improve and influence product design decisions
- Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business
- Opportunity to engage and collaborate with developers globally
- Experience with security side of things
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Understanding of Agile and CI/CD will be of value.
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1. Work experience between 3 years to 9 years in building large scale high user traffic consumer facing applications with desire to work in a fast paced startup.
2. Knowledge on reactive and asynchronous programming is preferable. If you have worked with coroutines, goroutines, high concurrency or optimized number of threads for processing on your backend server you could be a good fit.
3. Extremely proficient at writing performant, scalable and production ready code in Kotlin, Java (8 or above, comfortable with concepts like lambda, streams, multithreading etc), Elixir, Rust, or Golang. Should be familiar with static code analysis, code coverage and code reviews.
4. Experience with NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis or Aerospike is required. Knowledge of graph DBs like Neo4j is preferred.
5. Strong in algorithms, problem solving and data structures.
6. Knowledge of TDD and experience with building applications integrated with CI-CD pipelines (automated build, tests and deployments).
7. Exposure to micro-services with good understanding of containers, kubernetes, logging, alerting and monitoring. Inter services communication. Should know how to handle multiple versions of APIs.
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- Writing clean, scalable code using .NET programming languages.
- Build high-quality scalable and predictable web applications on the .NET Technology stack and maintain internal and external facing web applications.
- Creating and integrating services and APIs using Web API 2 for various products and applications.
- Working on system architecture and databasing in MongoDB, MySQL, and NoSQL.
- Make regular modifications to existing software for error correction, adaptation to new hardware, and improving overall function and performance
- Evaluate new code for reliable architecture, stability, reusability, performance, automation, security, and metrics
- Using JSON to store and transport data.
- Working with other team members and the team lead using Project Management Tools and Version Source Control to create industry-leading technological products.
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- 1 - 3 years of experience in MongoDB.
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- Knowledge of .NET development and lifecycle methods in C# Language.
- Experience in making Web API 2 including routes, class components, async methods, parallel programming, authentication, and authorization, etc.
- Experience and hands-on knowledge of data management methods with MongoDB, MySQL, or NoSQL, etc.
- Should have experience and understanding of using JSON.
- Familiarity with working with .NET Framework, JavaScript, HTML. Knowledge of .NET Core is preferred.
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