Software Developer

• Hands on Work experience as a Python Developer
• Hands on Work experience in SQL/PLSQL 
• Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (like Django, Flask or Pyramid)
• Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (like JavaScript and HTML5)
• Willingness to learn & upgrade to Big data and cloud technologies like Pyspark Azure etc.
• Team spirit
• Good problem-solving skills
• Write effective, scalable code

What you need to have:

Desired candidates must have 3-7 years of experience as NodeJs Developer.

If the candidate cannot relocate to Gurgaon, we can also provide permanent Work from home for this position.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible for understanding functional and business requirements and translate them into effective code
• Provide support till deployment of code into production.
• Ownership for ensuring code optimization, problem diagnosis, and on-time delivery
• Implement solutions as per the pre-defined framework /guidelines and adherence to processes
• Finding an optimal solution for the problem statement
• Conduct peer code review.

What candidate should know about:

• Excellent hands-on experience with Node.Js, Express.Js, JavaScript
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Excellent hands-on experience with MongoDB, Mongo aggregation, MySQL
• Ability to build REST services, Authentications, MVC applications
• Excellent Object Oriented Programming skills and ability to write modular, secure, scalable, and maintainable code
• Experience with Elastic Search, Redis.
• Knowledge about AWS components (S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Redis Clusters, etc.)
• Self-learning abilities are required
• Familiarity with upcoming new technologies is a strong plus

Job title and location:

Sr. Backend Developer, based in Bangalore, India

Who we are:

VAHN is a seed-funded fintech and mobility application which integrates tracking, load planning, billing, performance management and cost management with a payment wallet and seamless credit to deliver a powerful solution for truck-owners and truck-drivers.

We are a very small team with a big idea and lots of passion, and we’re on a mission to bring Indian trucking into the next generation of tech.

The trucking industry in India is fragmented, unorganised, and fraught with numerous challenges that haven’t yet been solved. Although the industry is ripe for disruption, not many have been able to take advantage of the opportunity because of a lack of exposure to ground realities and practical challenges. Combining years of research and first-hand experience running trucks ourselves, we believe we have an edge.

We are looking for a passionate teammate who is as excited about the mission as we are, and is keen to delve deep into this challenging but exciting space. Trucking is getting upgraded, are you in?

What we are looking for:

//  Passion for good design and hunger for making a big impact

//  Extensive experience in backend engineering along with the best practices as per language

//  Ability to thrive in complexity

//  Leadership qualities and versatility

What you should enjoy doing:

//  Building exceptional products with robust and reliable code

//  Working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

//  Collaborating with designers playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment

//  Being the technical voice at the table, educating and guiding the business on the right approach, technologies, and trends

//  Building a team and mentoring fresh talent

What the role is about:

As a core team member you will design and develop the next-generation of technologies for the Indian trucking industry with the potential to change how millions of drivers, truck owners, transporters, and shippers manage their businesses and transact with one another. Some specific responsibilities include,

//  Building scalable, reliable, and high-performing tech infrastructure

//  Improving operational excellence by identifying and building the right solutions for observability and manageability

//  Continuously discovering, evaluating, and implementing new technologies to maximize development efficiency

//  Developing robust, quick prototypes for proof-of concept features / application based on briefs

//  Unit-test coding for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.

//  Providing development support, code review and optimisation.

//  Working with outside data sources and APIs.

Qualifications:

//  5+ years of backend engineering experience

//  Experience working with Microservices/RESTful APIs (Http/WebSockets), /Swagger/OpenPI, third-party SDK Integrations and common technologies like HTTPS, JSON, OAuth, and SQL

//  Experience working with Java 11 and above, SpringBoot 5.x/Micronaut 3.x

// Proven experience at building actor based systems and Reactive programming is a big plus

// Demonstrated experience at using messaging system such as Kafka/Rabbit MQ/SQS/SNS

//  Experience at unit testing with Junit/Mockito

//  Good understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms

//  Experience with multi-tier application architecture and design

//  Cloud experience/knowledge (AWS/GCP)

//  Experience at developing containerised applications using Docker/Kubernetes

//  Experience at building systems using MySQL/Cassandra/MongoDB

//  Knowledge of Microservices patterns is a big plus

//  Knowledge of serverless computing (AWS Lambda/Cloud Functions) is a big plus

//  Experience in structuring solutions with Redis as caching layer

//  Experience at building integration with external systems is a plus

//  Strong written and verbal communication and ability to gain buy-in from a non-technical audience

Experience: 2 - 5 years

Talents from Product/eComm/Internet firms Only

Key Skills: Spring boot, RESTful web services, JSON, Servlet, JSP, MySQL, MongoDB, Kafka, AWS Solr, Design Patterns, Java, Distributed systems, AWS

Looking for team members passionate about building platforms for next billion users and re-imagine the e-commerce for mobile-first users. You will be building solutions for personalization, logistics, search & discovery, payments, fraud prevention, and scalability that works and solve problems elegantly

Responsibilities:

• Develop server-side components, REST APIs

• Assume ownership for existing and new modules including design, development, and unit testing for enhancements of existing modules and development of new modules.

• Analyse problems logically and exercise sound judgment in defining, evaluating, and solving difficult technical and operational problems where solutions may be of a precedent-establishing nature.

• Lead the design and architectural improvements

• Participate and collaborate with team members in design discussions, determines areas of complexity, potential risks to successful implementation, suggest enhancements to architecture, implement POCs, and enhance application.

• Reduce technical debt with quality coding

 
Requirements:

• A solid grounding in Computer Science fundamentals (based on a BS or MS in CS or related field) from IITs and Premier Engineering College.

• Excellent Object Orientation, coupled with excellent problem solving and debugging skills.

• Highly skilled at Java and related technologies, including Java Frameworks like Spring-boot or Drop wizard, RESTful web services, JSON, Servlet, JSP, MySQL, MongoDB, Kafka, AWS Solr.

• Must have hands-on experience in building scalable and secure back end systems.

• Have hands-on experience with systems that are asynchronous, RESTful and demand concurrency

• Good to have knowledge of best software engineering practices for all stages of the software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, testing, deployment.

• Experience level: 2-5 years of software development experience in Java with web architecture and scalable design

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