Senior technical developer

Azure Chatbot Developer

Location :Bangalore / Mumbai / Pune

Job Description

Build and maintain bots on Azure platform. Integration with Active directory, WEB API based integration with external systems. Training and Integrate bots as per users’ requirements. Work in line with design guidelines, best practices and standards of bot deliverable. Creative approach to the conversation flow design, human aspects in the bot responses and sentiments

Qualifications

a) 5 years of experience in software development with clear understanding of the project life cycle
b) Min 2-3 years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure Bot Framework, LUIS and other Cognitive services offered by Azure
c) Hands on experience with Machine Learning based chat bots
d) Experience with Azure bot services like Text Analytics etc.
e)Strong database skills and hands-on experience on databases like SQL Server/Oracle

f) Strong experience on Azure Active directory and adaptive cards integration in Chat bot.

g) Strong experience designing and working with

with service-oriented architectures (SOA) and WebAPIs.

h) A strong experience on Microsoft Azure, ASPNET / MVC and programming languages such as C#/VBNET

i) Knowledge of Python and NodeJS is a plus

j) Ability to design and optimize SQL Server 2008 stored procedures.

k) Experience with JQuery, CSS3, HTML5 or similar technologies.

l) Ability to adapt quickly to an existing, complex environment.

Experience: 2+ Years

Key Skills:

• Programming Languages: C# or VB.NET
• Server-Side Technologies: ASP.NET / MVC
• Front-End Technologies: Html5, ES5/ES6/ JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Ajax, Web Sockets
• Database: SQL Server

Technical Skill Set:

1. ASP. NET Development – Strong expertise in C#, ASP.NET, WPF, and solid understanding of SOLID principles, API development, and databases.

2. Cloud Technologies – Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

3. Software Development & Architecture – Proficiency in SDLC, Agile, Scrum, and DevOps frameworks.

4. Project Planning & Management – Experience in task allocation, tracking, estimations, and deliverables management.

5. Repository & Version Control – Familiarity with Git, SVN, or similar tools, along with basic networking concepts.

6. Product Lifecycle Management – Knowledge of requirement analysis, documentation, testing, and release management.

7. Project Planning Tools – Experience with tools like Microsoft Project Plan, JIRA, Redmine, or HP ALM/Quality Centre.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

1. Team Leadership – Ability to guide, mentor, and manage a team while ensuring high-quality deliverables within tight deadlines.

2. Client Engagement & Requirement Gathering – Skilled in collaborating with stakeholders to enhance and refine project requirements.

3. Strong Communication & Problem-Solving – Effective at handling challenges, making decisions, and ensuring smooth project execution.

• Experience in Microsoft ASP, C#, SQL server, and github.
• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment.
• Experience with databases.
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies.
• Good communication skills.

Must have:

• Knowledge on design, development and deployment of applications based on CMS and Dot Net technology framework
• Strong Analytical, Logical Reasoning and Problem-Solving skills
• Strong in SDLC concepts, RDBMS concepts and SQL/PL-SQL, Data Structures
• Ability to effectively work with a highly technical and virtually located team

Good to have:

• Considerable knowledge in the following: Drupal, .NET MVC, PHP, CSS, Angular, jQuery, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, DevOps, Agile software development 
• Exposure to mobile application development using any one of the mobile development platforms (iOS, Android, Windows)

Soft skills:

• Ability to co-ordinate among various user groups and internally within the team. This is a critical skill
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Deliver on commitments
• Self-Starter and willing to learn many new skills on the job
• Willing to work flexible hours as the job demands
• Excellent trouble shooting skills
• Ability to think through various business issues and come up with solid design solutions that will stand the test of time
• Good listening and influencing skills; a strong customer focus is a must

We are actively seeking software development engineers who are interested in designing robust trading systems and refining programs to efficiently manage various types of financial market data that facilitate our quantitative investment research. By designing and improving the firm's internal applications, the SDE will play a key role in expanding the firm's trading capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Management & scaling up existing infrastructure for high-frequency market data capture.
• Develop a scalable and consistent data handling infrastructure for the above data to facilitate efficient backtesting of quantitative investment strategies.
• Perform R& D; to build a software platform in Python for backtesting various kind of investment strategies using the above databases.
• This will involve studying the strategy development process and performance evaluation metrics.
• Develop autopilot risk-management systems to monitor live performance of the Portfolio.
• Improve the existing algorithms to achieve better execution price and reduce the latency.

Requirements:

Our ideal candidate would have graduated with a degree in computer science from a top university with 1-3 years industry experience, along with:

• High Level of proficiency in Python and good knowledge of Matlab/C++/C#.
• Past experience in dealing with large datasets and Knowledge of database administration and network programming will be a plus.
• Well-versed in software engineering principles, frameworks and technologies.
• The ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities.
• A keen interest in learning about the financial markets.