Merkle|Sokrati, a leader in Paid Search & Social Advertising, provides a sophisticated technology solution to efficiently manage Digital Marketing campaigns for several brands in India. The technology developed takes a beating of serving and tracking 20M+ impressions a day. It runs crunching algorithms and keyword discovery routines using distributed computing, housing the entire data in distributed caches and sharded MySQL databases.
To be a geek at Merkle|Sokrati you need to know how to build scalable and high-performance systems. Nothing at Sokrati is small. We start with a proof of concept that demands a traffic rate of 10M+! To achieve any of this you need to understand Distributed Systems, Distributed Caching, High-scale Databases. And we possess the skills to create software that makes this entire heterogeneous system function together even if it runs on 100 boxes. A system that is so widely used cannot sustain any downtime and hence it uses elegant high-availability techniques to survive an outage. Not many startups can say “been there, done that”!
@Merkle|Sokrati, you will:
- Implement solutions for broadly defined problems
- Drive best practices and engineering excellence
- Be involved in the development of code in object-oriented languages like Java etc and build large scale robust distributed systems
- Be involved in full fledged product development.
- Build New Features, Push them to production fast.
- Debug production issues across services and levels of the stack
- Build services or APIs which will for easy application integrations at Sokrati to develop applications faster.
- Build scalable/fault-tolerant backend systems that process and analyze billions of data points every day.
You'd fit right in if you have:
- 2-4 years of experience in building successful production software systems
- A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BE/BTech or MS in Computer Science)
- Experience developing software services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
- Mastery of the tools of the trade, including a variety of modern programming languages (Python, Java, JavaScript, C/C++) and open-source technologies (Linux, Spring)
- Proven ability to work in a fast paced, agile and in an ownership and results oriented culture
If you are excited about:
- Having an unmatched startup experience that allows you to work on bleeding-edge technologies.
- Making a splash in a multi-billion dollar Digital Advertising industry
- Learning & Growing far beyond your current horizon
- A place full of like-minded & ridiculously smart folks
- A start-up culture that you'd cherish forever in your work life
Feel like you are a good fit? We would love to hear from you!

About Merkle
About
Merkle Sokrati is India’s leading digital ad technology, paid search and big data analytics firm, with proprietary algorithms, artificial intelligence, and automation at its backbone. Started by ex-Amazon product heads in 2009, Sokrati is synonymous to breaking new ground in ad expertise and delivering digital - managing over 3000 of the biggest names in e-Commerce and BFSI sectors in the country today. The platform deals with 20M+ impressions per day, real-time optimization algorithms, a scalable & intuitive analytics platform and more - all developed in-house. We are currently a 700+ people team; growing extremely fast to gain more market share and roll out even cooler technology solutions in Digital Advertising space.
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Requirements
- 3+ years of overall application development experience
- 5 years of Java 8, J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, JPA
- 2 years of Angular 8+, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
- Expert knowledge of SQL and PL SQL programming with MySQL database
- Strong knowledge of Maven, Junit, Mockito, GitLab, GitHub, and Jira
- Nice to have Docker implementation experience
- Experienced with TDD test driven development and automated unit testing including UI unit testing frameworks
- Expert knowledge of JSON RESTful web service development
- Experience with code reviews development of coding standards practices improving the quality in the software code
- Ability to work independently, take initiative to ensure efficient and timely resolution of production issues
- Excellent problem-solving design development and debugging skills
- Ability to solve problems using an analytical approach decisive fast moving quick and constructive resolutions of conflicts and a can-do attitude
- Expert knowledge in Agile Scrum practices Software Development and Application Life Cycle Management
2-5 years of experience
Comprehensive grasp over OOPs concepts and Java Programming.
Lead designs of major software components and features to improve the availability, scalability, usability, and efficiency of the DART application.
Be interested in the new tech stack and complex problems solving. Bring a positive, can-do attitude and be open to all ideas.
Provide operational support on deployment, Server Setup, DB script generation.
Developing front end website architecture.
Designing user interactions on web pages.
Developing back-end website applications. Creating servers and databases for functionality. Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
Working alongside graphic designers for web design features. Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
Designing and developing APIs. Meeting both technical and consumer needs.
Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.
Angular.js/Angular 2/4/5/6/7/8 (Mandatory)
Node.js (Mandatory).
- Mandatory Skills : Java, Springboot, Microservices.
- Basic knowlege of HTML and CSS
- good understanding of REST API designing as well as development using spring.
- Strong Hands on experience in Angular or React JS
- Effective in using frameworks.
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools Git/bit bucket with Maven.
- hands on expereince in SQL
Responsibilities
- In this role, you should be able to work independently with little supervision.
- You should have excellent organization and problem-solving skills.
- If you also have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies, we’d like to meet you.
- You will be responsible to develop high-quality software that is aligned with user needs and business goals.
- 5 to 10 years of end-to-end development using Java & UI technology (ReactJS)
- Good knowledge of any relational database).
- Experience in JavaScript along with an OOP language
- Well versed with testing concepts and methodologies
- Agile/Scrum development and full SDLC from development to production deployment.
- Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude.
- Ability to work independently.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
We are looking for the web Developer in designing and implementing new features and functionality and guiding the website's architecture.
Experience in developing Web-based applications, working experience on smarty frame work as well worked on Joomla and Wordpress.
Skilled in web technologies like HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Must have sound knowledge of CMS platforms like : Wordpress, Joomla
Experience in Joomla custom module programming and designing
Experience in Joomla custom website and web application development
Experience in Joomla standard website and web application development
Knowledgable of Word press Theme Integration, Plugin Creation/Modification.
Actively look for and fix bugs or errors on developed sites.
Experience in developing new sites using WordPress
Experience in to develop, modify and enhance WordPress Plugins
Experience in custom theme development from PSD to WordPress
Experience in customizing and maintaining existing sites
Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working HTML pages
Experience in conducting website performance tests and troubleshooting content issues
Monitoring the performance of the live website.
Should be agile and quick problem solver.
Fluency with WordPress, PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS/SASS, and Frameworks with Responsive design.
Good knowledge of relational databases, version control tools and of developing web services
Skill set: Joomla, JavaScript, JQuery CSS, CSS3, WordPress, HTML, PHP
Your job description will be as follows:
• Designing and implementing new features and functionality
• Establishing and guiding the website’s architecture
• Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS
• Helping formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme and plugin.
• PHP frameworks – Laravel, cake PHP, core PHP
Your job requirements should meet the following:
• Good understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery.
• Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications.
• Experience designing and developing responsive design websites.
• Should have experience of custom WordPress theme development.
• Comfortable working with debugging tools like Firebug, Chrome inspector, etc.
• Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers.
• Must know fixations, payment, third-party tool and API integration.
• Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working HTML pages.
• Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML).
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools [such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial].
• Strong understanding of PHP back-end development.
JavaScript, jQuery, Angular or node, HTML, CSS, API consumption, DB knowledge, building responsive web apps.
Design
· Design a Service Platform that will serve a large scale of users
· Prepare design based on requirements and direction provided by product manager
· Research and consult with SMEs to ensure the design is most suitable to meet the requirements
· Present and explain design decisions and gain consensus within in the team
· Propose UI/UX design decisions that align with requirements and expectations
· Create any support documentation required for future design updates and validation
Develop
· Document development plan to implement requirements (Senior)
· Manage development project tasks and schedule (Senior)
· Establish development lifecycle model to suit the needs of the project (Senior)
· Build & configure the base platform based on Open Source solution
· Manage sprint cycle releases and track development progress
Quality
· Perform Quality Assurance before releasing new features
· Conduct Integration testing to ensure platform is stable
· Track any issues and ensure that defects are resolved in the next release
· Demonstrate new features at the end of the sprint
· Report the development progress weekly including any issues identified
Standards
· Use the following standards, methods and techniques
o SDLC including Waterfall, Agile & DevOps
o Project Management & Requirements Management
o Coding standards, Code review process & Code management
o Build, Test & Release Processes
o CI/CD Frameworks
Technology
· Use the following frameworks, technology & tools
o Java, PYTHON, Jquery, React, ,
o API, REST, DJango
o Docker,
o Git, Jenkins
o Linux
o MySQL,
- Developing front end website architecture
- Developing back end website applications
- Creating servers and databases for functionality
- Ensuring responsiveness of applications
- Seeing through a project from conception to finished product
- Designing and developing APIs
- Staying up to date in web applications and programming languages
- In-depth understanding of the entire web development process ( development and deployment)
- Write maintainable/scalable/efficient code.
- Design and architect technical solutions for the business problems
- Developing mobile application
- Working on Progressive Web App (PWA)
- Working on Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP)
- Working on PHP framework like laravel and codeigniter
- Working on web optimization tool like grunt/gulp.
- Working on angularjs1/angularjs/reactjs
- Working on Linux Server
- Working on Python
- Working on Mongodb, Memcache
- Build market disruptive technology
- Research new techniques and best practices within the industry
Requirements :
- Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and have experience with relational databases such as MySQL
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Team-based version control systems (such as Git) Development frameworks and third-party libraries (such as JQuery)
- Full Stack Engineer who loves challenges
- Must be able to work independently with little guidance from others and in a team environment
- Strong problem-solving skills, data structures and algorithms
- Build responsive website from scratch
- Excellent coding skills in PHP and Javascript
- Experience in Front end skills like html, Jquery, bootstrap, media query
- Very good understanding of Web Technologies/ Web Services.
- Good working knowledge on agile
- Flexible and more product-oriented than service-oriented.
- Open to work in a Startup Environment.
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (CS), Software Engineering (SE) or related technical field is required for the position.
- Freshers can apply
Note : Who can join maximum 30 days.
Perks and Benefits :
- Office from Monday to Friday
- Health Insurance
- Paid Sick Days
- Performance Bonus
- Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Flexible Working Hours
- Frequent Office Parties
- Employee Development Programs
- No dress code
- Vacation & Paid Time Off
- Breakfast and evening snakes from office.
- Unlimited tea, coffee, green tea etc
- Located near to Bhavan's College
- Career Guidance from CEO, CTO and Senior member
- Free gaming zone
Why Switchme :
- Technology disruptive company in Home Loan
- Number 1 Fin-Tech Company in loan sector in India
- SwitchMe builds innovative technologies for home loan sectors
- SwitchMe keeps updates with latest technology
- Experience a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to part of a fast-growing company
- Steep learning curve with exposure to wider marketing and community management teams functions
- A performance-based environment with no limits to career growth and personal development







