Senior Software Engineer

Currently hiring for the position of Backend Developer responsible for managing back-end services and the interchange of data between the server and the users.

Your primary focus will be the development of all server side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

We are looking to recruit a candidate for a role that will require:

• Create and consume restful APIs
• Design, develop, and maintain internal and external applications
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable modules
• Write high quality, structured application/interface code and documentation
• Identify solutions through research and collaboration that resolves the root of problems as they arise
• Define functional and technical requirements for application software to develop skills and knowledge
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle

Requirement

∙ Proficient in Node.JS

∙ 5+ years’ experience designing, querying, and updating databases in MySQL/nosql 

∙ Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas

∙ Good to have knowledge of AWS, Redis, ElasticSearch

Education: Min. Graduate in related discipline

Work experience: 5years relevant experience

• Contribute to the architecture, design and implementation of major components for OrchestrationandDay2operations management solution
• Document software design and implementation
• Innovate – stay on top of new technologies
•  Recommend and maintain technical design methodologies, processes, and standards
• Identify and resolve key technical and customer issues

• Strong programming skill in golang
• Strong understanding and experience working with grpc
•  Experience working with mongodb, redis and etcd
•  Experience delivering and consuming cloud native solutions
•  Experience writing Helm Charts and Kubernetes operator is a plus
•  Excellent Understanding of Operating System concepts and exposure working with networking constructssuchas sockets, database management, multithreaded applications
•  Solid understanding of computer architecture such as multi-core CPU scheduling, virtual memory, andcaching
•  Knowledge and experience with network and technologies is a plus (e.g. SSL/TLS, TCP/IP, HTTP, X509, PKI etc)
• Experience with container technologies like Docker, Docker-compose and Kubernetes
• Experience with cloud technologies, AWS, Azure, VMware vSphere is a plus
• Experience working with development tools and process including Git, CI/CD.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 5+ years of related experience: or equivalent experience
• Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills - seriously we want people whocancodebut also be on a team

• Deep understanding of technology and passionate about what you do
• Background in designing high performant scalable software systems with strong focus to optimize hardware cost.
• Solid collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a proven ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic environment
• Strong commitment to get the most performance out of a system being worked on.
• Prior development of a large software project using service-oriented architecture operating with real time constraints.

• You will get a chance to work on cloud-native and hyper-scale products
• You will be working with industry leaders in cloud.
• You can expect a steep learning curve.
• You will get the experience of solving real time problems, eventually you become a problemsolver.

• Competitive Salary
• Health Insurance
• Open Learning - 100% Reimbursement for online technical courses
• Fast Growth - opportunities to grow quickly and surely
• Creative Freedom + Flat hierarchy
• Sponsorship to all those employees who represent company in events and meetups.
• Flexible working hours
• 5 days week
• Hybrid Working model (Office and WFH)

• Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process as follows (subject to successful clearing of everyround)
• Initial Resume screening call with our Recruiting team
• Next, candidates will be invited to solve coding exercises.
• Next, candidates will be invited for first technical interview
• Next, candidates will be invited for final technical interview
• Finally, candidates will be invited for Culture Plus interview with HR
• Candidates may be asked to interview with the Leadership team
• Successful candidates will subsequently be made an offer via email
• As always, the interviews and screening call will be conducted via a mix of telephonic and video call.

Strong proficiency with one of the Vue.js, Angular JS, React JS JavaScript Techologies
2. Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it , such as Express JS, Strong Loop, etc
3. Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and Promises and its quirks and workarounds
4. Good understanding of server-side templating languages (such as Jade, EJS, etc depending on your technology stack)
5. Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as Styles, Less
6. Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap
7. Understanding accessibility and security compliance
8. User authentication and authorization between multiple systems(Internal or Third party), servers, and environments
9. Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
10. Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
11. Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
12. Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
13. Proficient in code versioning tools, such as Git or TFS

The key aspects of this role include:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable applications using Python.
• Contribute to the entire implementation process including driving the definition of improvements
based on business need and architectural improvements.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Application Software developers and Engineers.
• Handle server-side code for a production platform and contribute to new features.

To be the right fit, you'll need:
• More than 4+ years of experience as a software developer in Python, with knowledge of at least one
Python web framework such as Django, Flask, etc.
• Good understanding of common design patterns and architecture principles to design reliable and
Scalable applications
• Strong communication skills
• Knowledge of databases line NoSQL or MongoDB
• Good to have AWS and Docker or Web services
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

• 6+ years of experience working with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases.
• Maintain and configure MongoDB (developer)
• Keep clear documentation of the database setup and architecture.
• Backup and Disaster Recovery management.
• Adept with all the best practices and design patterns in MongoDB for designing document schemas.
• Good grasp of MongoDB’s aggregation framework.
• Ensure that the databases achieve maximum performance and availability.
• Design indexing strategies.
• Configure, monitor, and deploy replica sets.
• Should have experience with MongoDB Atlas.
• Should have minimum experience with development and performance tuning.
• Create roles and users and set their permissions.
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills and critical thinking skills

Role and Responsibilities:

• As a backend developer, your primary focus will be the development of all server-side systems
• A basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well. You will test, secure and deploy your code
• Work experience on Node.js is a must along with a server-side framework like Express.js
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Experience and proficiency integrating with REST APIs
• Understanding of scalable computing systems, software architecture, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience in working with databases such as MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.
• AgileScrum development cycle understanding.

Skills Required:

• At least 2 years of experience developing backends using NodeJS should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
• Good knowledge of MongoDB(Must) & any other MySQL Database.
• Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
• Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
• Knowledge and working experience in Cloud environment - AWS or Azure
• Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
• Should be a fast learner and a go-getter without any fear of trying out new things

PLEASE ONLY APPLY FOR THIS JOB IF YOU ARE AN EXPERT IN NODE.JS

Addenda is a Dubai based Insurtech startup that utilises the blockchain to share life/medical/motor insurance information among a consortium of insurers. Our Products helps insurers avoids anti selection, non-disclosure, overexposure, and ensures transparency between the policy applicant and the insurance company.

We are looking for a NodeJS Backend Developer who is energetic, self-directed and self-motivated. You should possess a strong desire to learn and contribute solutions and ideas to a dynamic team.

Responsibilities 

- Development of all server-side logic and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. 

- Develop stable and secure RESTful APIs, Microservices, automated tests 

- Build reusable code and libraries for future use 

- Optimise backend for maximum speed and scalability 

- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders for front-end or otherwise

Skills 

- Proficient understanding of Express.JS, Node.JS, MongoDB 

- In Depth Knowledge of creating Secure RESTful APIs, Web Services or micro services along with caching, content management capabilities 

- Knowledge of API Design and Development and Security Patterns on API’s using various Authentication mechanisms 

- Experience in Cloud Technology for Deployment of Services is a plus 

- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git