Senior Product Designer

Job Title: Senior Sofa Maker

Location: Gurgaon

Department: Upholstery / Furniture Manufacturing

Reports To: Production Manager or Head of Manufacturing

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Sofa Maker to join our team. The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of sofa frame construction, upholstery, fabric cutting, and finishing. This role involves leading production processes, mentoring junior team members, and ensuring that all sofas are built to the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Construct high-quality sofas from frame to finish, including cutting, assembly, padding, and upholstery.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, patterns, and measurements with precision.
• Select appropriate materials such as wood, foam, springs, and fabric/leather for each sofa model.
• Supervise and guide junior sofa makers and apprentices.
• Inspect finished products for quality, ensuring they meet company standards and client specifications.
• Collaborate with design and production teams to develop and improve sofa designs.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and workspace to ensure a safe and efficient working environment.
• Troubleshoot production issues and propose solutions for continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience in sofa or upholstery manufacturing.
• Exceptional craftsmanship and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with upholstery tools and equipment (staple guns, sewing machines, foam cutters, etc.).
• Strong understanding of different sofa construction methods and materials.
• Ability to lift heavy materials and work on your feet for extended periods.
• Team player with strong communication and leadership skills.
• High school diploma or equivalent; formal training in furniture making or upholstery is a plus.

Preferred Qualities:

• Experience in bespoke or custom sofa making.
• Familiarity with both traditional and modern upholstery techniques.
• Passion for quality craftsmanship and customer satisfaction.

Skills Required:

• At least 2.5 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
• Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
• Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
• Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
• Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
• Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
• Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
• Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
• Experience building a large-scale social or location-based app.

Job description

• Research trending topics in social media, influencer marketing, and lifestyle niches.
• Write engaging, SEO-friendly blog posts that resonate with our target audience, budding influencers, content creators,
• Use keyword research tools to optimize content for search engines.
• Assist in content planning and work closely with the marketing team to align blog content with social media efforts.
• Proofread and edited blog posts before publication.

Technical skills required: 

• 5+ years building enterprise systems 
• Worked on one or more large scale applications on Python Django
• Good understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and availability with an understanding of the CAP theorem and its implications for real-world distributed systems
• Understanding of distributed systems like Dynamo, HBase, various messaging and queuing systems and understanding of Time, Clocks, and Ordering of Events, rate control, load distribution
• Good knowledge of one or more relational and NoSQL databases and transactions Shrewd focus on latency and throughput of services
• In-depth understanding of concurrency, synchronization, NIO, memory allocation, and GC
• Experience with IaaS clouds like AWS/Google Cloud, Azure, OpenStack etc. 
• Experience in working with Message Brokers and Application Containers
• Ability to detect fraud and risk mitigation

Responsibilities:

• Code reviews, ensuring that the code follows the best technical practices and design patterns
• Follow best technical practices, incorporate emerging solutions, and employ scalable designs that can be easily adopted
• Architect solutions by mapping customer business problems to end-to-end technology solutions
• Experience in working with Agile Methodology
• Regular monitoring and audits of the cloud infrastructure
• Managing System monitoring tools and developing processes for handling crisis situations
• Managing the development team and the support team. Setting processes that will increase the team’s efficiency
• Handling technical and managerial interviews for expansion of the team

Qualification and experience:

• B.E/B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech/M.S.
• 5+ years of experience  working as a full stack engineer with a track record of delivering scalable products
• FinTech experience with Prepaid payment instruments and UPI experience is a big plus
• Machine learning experience would be preferable

Selected candidates day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Create and manage content based on current trends
2. Engage with audiences on our various social media platforms
3. Strategize authentic and impactful digital content and ensuring their role out within specified deadlines.

Required Experience and Qualifications
Social Media Marketing, Adobe Photoshop and Digital Marketing.

• Social media expertise (Instagram/Snapchat/Twitter)
• Good communication skills
• Ambition backed with a desire to succeed
• Elementary knowledge of photoshop, illustrator, etc.