Software Developer

Full-stack developer - Remote position

Are you...

• Interested in working at a successful, well-funded scale-up where every team member can make a huge contribution?
• Keen to make software that people will use every single day to make their lives easier?
• Excited to work on greenfield projects with responsibility and independence?
• Ready to develop and use your skills across our frontend, backend and mobile offerings?
• Meticulous about quality, and gifted with a strong desire to write beautiful code?

About the company

KeyNest solves the key exchange problem for Airbnb users. Our worldwide network of over 4,000 shops store keys so that Airbnb guests / cleaners / contractors can pick them up whenever is convenient for them. As a global partner of Airbnb we’ve checked-in over 2 million guests.

Why we need you

As the entire Airbnb ecosystem increasingly relies on KeyNest, our customers expect us to integrate additional features without reducing the ease of use that our customers love. This is why we continue to invest in beautiful, intuitive user interfaces that integrate with every tool and are used by our customers, their guests and staff, as well as our own staff.

A product manager, a team lead, two full-stack developers, one mobile developer, and a UX designer make up our product team. Who will serve as your mentor. We are looking for a developer who cares about how their code affects users so that we can work together.

With a genuine passion for high quality work, attention to detail and readiness to own your own projects, you will be looking for a new and exciting challenge which allows you to use your experience to drive change and maintain the high standards of our organisation.

Our Tech Stack

• C# MVC modern tech stack
• .Net Core experience
• Front end web in TypeScript & Angular
• Test Driven Development (TDD) and follow SOLID design principles.
• EF 6.0
• SQL Server 2017
• Agile experience (Scrum, Kanban)
• TFS
• Cloud hosted in Azure with micro-services architecture

Your qualities

• 4+ years experience in C#
• Front-end web experience in Angular
• Track record of building great products
• Excited about understanding the real problems working people come up against and fixing them with technology
• You’ll love the idea of being a big part of a small team: if you come up with a great idea, you can take it all the way to production
• Motivation and ambition to succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Not afraid to take on responsibilities

What we offer

• Crucial role in a funded, dynamic & fast-growing scale-up shaking up the sharing economy
• Competitive salary based on relevant experience
• Flexible working for our most committed staff
• Unparalleled opportunities to develop your career as the company develops rapidly

If you want to join the KeyNest team, please get in touch – we look forward to meeting you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Primary job role

Develops software/ information systems, by creating & designing sets of new functionalities and installing software solutions and play a leadership role thorough understanding of design methodologies and overall software development lifecycle. 

Main duties/responsibilities

• Involve in all stages of the software development process including requirement gathering, design, development, testing, deployment management, issue review and perform maintenance.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Learn and maintain up to date knowledge of latest technologies, tools and platforms.
• Responsible for maintaining a high level of expertise in all areas of technology used (or potentially used) by the team.
• Produce high quality and designs by following industry best practices and coding standards.
• Communicate with clients as and when required.
• Responsible for clear communication (both written and verbal) with technical and non-technical contacts (internal and external) and all seniority levels.
• Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team.
• Work with non-technical business teams to understand the functionality, composition, and user requirements.
• Ability to achieve tasks with minimum supervision.
• Participate in estimations.
• Participate in design discussions.
• Provides technical support to customers and employees.
• Provides training and guidance to the new developers.
• Ability to play a leadership role within the team

Experience

• 4-5 years of experience in the relevant field with 1-2 year in SSE role.

Technical Knowledge

• Angular, React/Redux (or Similar Technology)
• Node.js
• RESTfull API integration
• Experience working with Docker and containerized applications
• Experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration tools
• Knowledge and understanding of working in AWS environments
• Experience in full stack development (with passion)
• RDBMS and Document Database
• Experience with Agile/Scrum Development Methodology
• Exposure to Continues Integration (CI/ CD)
• Version control systems like Git/ TFS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / IT or an equivalent qualification.

Behavioral competencies

• Communication
• Teamwork & collaboration
• Client orientation

Expecting leads to know Angular9, React (Functional, Hooks), Nodejs(NestJS), Test Driven Development (Unit Test)/JEST, Microservice / Container ( Docker )

•  Good communication skills in English (Written and Oral)
•  Strong knowledge of RDBMS concepts
•  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•  Experience in performance tuning
•  Experience in interaction with the customer
• Mandatory technical skills Java 8+, Angular 2+, HTML, CSS, TypeScript
• Preferred Tools (SVN, GIT, Maven, Jenkins Jira Confluence) 
•  Ability to explore the application by himself/herself from the training provided

• New feature development or enhancement or change request activities (Requirement analysis, Requirement documentation, Design, Coding, Review, Testing and Release process)
•  Defect Fixing (Defect analysis, route cause identification, Code change, testing, obtaining user confirmation and release process)
• Support tasks (Ticket analysis, data uploading, performance tuning, job monitoring, any analysis task, ReportGeneration and etc.,)
• Level 2 and Level 3 support (Support process adherence)
• Functional and technical or solution documentation preparation
• Execution will either be Waterfall or Agile
• The process needs to be followed as defined by RBEI or RBEI’s Customer
• Preparation & participation in the project status and review meeting

What you will get:

1. To be a part of the Core-Team 💪
2. A Chunk of ESOPs 🚀
3. Creating High Impact by Solving a Problem at Large (No one in the World has a similar product) 💥
4. High Growth Work Environment ⚙️

What we are looking for:

1. An 'Exceptional Executioner' -> Leader -> Create an Impact & Value 💰
2. Ability to take Ownership of your work
3. Past experience in leading a team

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or in any related engineering discipline.
2. (2-4) years of experience in building scalable web applications.
3. Backend Maverick with proficiency in Java
4. Experience in requirement analysis, failure analysis, API design, distributed
5. Experience with React.js and modern JavaScript libraries and tooling.
6. consistency
7. Deep understanding of the "behind-the-scenes" of HTML rendering, CSS, and Javascript.
8. Ability to troubleshoot complex systems problems, debug, and find root causes.
9. Ability to effectively articulate and drive solutions to meet technical and business challenges
10. Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions

Design client-side and server-side architecture

Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design

Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications

Write effective APIs

Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency

Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software

Create security and data protection settings

Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design

Write technical documentation

Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

Requirements

Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role

Experience developing desktop and mobile applications

Familiarity with common stacks

Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)

Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)

Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design

Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Great attention to detail

Organizational skills

An analytical mind