Our client is the world's largest aggregator of business events. The startup is a business event discovery and networking platform that has also built other services like accessing speaker information and event agendas, viewing maps and getting directions to the venue, and setting reminders for the event. It aims to improve event-goers experience before, during, and after the event.
The company currently hosts over 300000 business events and drives over 30 million people to events. As the only platform with rated events, they use technology to maximize the value, users get from the event participation. Over the last 4 years, the company has grown from a small startup to a platform with global reach and clientele.
The company was founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneurs and IMT and Purdue University alumni, who have been part of managing and scaling many online business and products. The company drives massive B2B traffic from across the globe on a single amazing platform.
Our client collaborates with event organizers of trade shows and conferences around the world to become their official engagement app. Past and current clients include UBM, Messe Frankfurt, Messe Munchin, FICCI, HKTDC, among others.
As a Backend Developer/Architect, you will be responsible for understanding the goals of the product and coming up with effective solutions.
What you will do:
- Storing data and ensuring that it is displayed to that user who are supposed to have access to it
- Developing business logic for systems to process in the front end
- Managing APIs resources which work across the Product Architecture
- Participating in the architecture of a system and data science analysis
- Organizing the logic of the system which runs across various tiers
- Involving in building frameworks or the architecture to make it easier to program against
- Back-end developers should have the skill for implementing algorithms and solving system related problems
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:
- 2-5 years of experience in rest api/Database design, development and architecture
- Strong programming and debugging skills with sound understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object oriented programming
- PHP/ Mysql experience with hands on application delivery is a must
- Hands on experience with an API management
- Experience with synchronous and asynchronous interfaces and Microservice API development is a must
- Hands-on experience with version control system like Git is desirable
- Knowledge in PHP, Codeigniter, Doctrine, MySQL, ElasticSearch, ReST endpoint development
- Implementing API management using API management software (like Apigee or others) to include API proxies mashups, rate limiting, security, analytics, monetization and developer portals
- Kafka/RabbitMQ messaging architecture notification
- Knowledge of Algorithms and data structures is also essential
- An awareness of security concerns is important, as each layer has its vulnerabilities
- Knowledge of the differences between multiple delivery platforms like mobile vs. desktop
- Basic exposure to frontend techs like HTML and CSS is desirable