
Software Developer - Ruby on Rails
at With a leading transport & Logistics company
Backend Developer
Technical Overview
* You will be expected to develop and maintain large-scale complex backend web applications.
* You will be expected to rapidly learn and apply relevant new technologies.
* You will be having a high level of interaction with business and product stakeholders.
* You will be working on the entire web application stack, which includes:
- Web server hosting
- RESTful / RPC communication
- Message brokering
- Backend application layer, which includes the service and domain layers
- Data layer for persistence or caching
* You will be participating in an agile software development cycle, which includes:
- Design
- Development
- Code Review
- Unit and Integration Testing
- Deployment
* You will be exposed to the following technologies:
- Web application frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Java Play, Vert.x, AIOHTTP, AWS Lambda
- Languages: Ruby, Java, Kotlin, Javascript, Python
- Datastores: PostgreSQL, Aerospike, Redis, Amazon Redshift
- Communication: HTTP, Amazon SQS, Sidekiq, Amazon SNS
- Server Management: Amazon ECS, Docker
Product Overview
* You will be contributing to products concerning both customers and partner drivers.
* Product sectors include:
- Growth: You’ll build tools to help boost user growth on the platform including our industry best driver on-boarding, training and certification system, referral system, and lead management models.
- Lifecycle Management: Build tools to help users engage with the platform better, which includes rewards and recognition module, subscription service, account management tools, partner and customer wallets and payout modules, and churn detection systems among others.
- Transaction Experience: You’ll help deliver the most delightful booking experience to our customers and drivers. As part of this team, you’ll be responsible for our core booking system, pricing and payment systems, location tracking and filtering services, fraud prevention systems, and in-app ticketing and support among others.
- Fulfilment: As part of the fulfilment team, you’ll work on systems which ensure high degree of ride fulfilment on the platform. Tools including allocation methodologies and system, dynamic pricing, dynamic partner routing, and partner re-activation tools among others.
- Enterprise Solutions: You’ll help Porter’s enterprise customers achieve delivery excellence. You’ll build tools for contract management, fleet management, fleet and route optimization tools, alerting and monitoring tools, and analytics suite among others.
Qualification Prerequisites
- Colleges: All NITs, IIITs and IITs, BITS, PEC, VIT, PESIT, DTU and Indraprastha University
- CGPA: >= 7.5

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Good understanding of Object Oriented Design, Design Patterns and data structure algorithms
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Experience in Java collections
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Proficient in building Micro Services with Java 1.8 or higher, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot.
Proficient with No SQL and Relational Databases
Hands on experience in Unit testing frameworks like Junit / Mockito OR TDD
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Technical Evaluation Engineer
Experience: 8+ years (3+ in leadership)
Location: [Add location]
Description:
We’re looking for a Head of Technical Recruiting with a strong understanding of software development to lead and scale our tech hiring. You will partner with engineering leadership to define hiring needs, build efficient interview processes, and deliver high-quality hires across backend, frontend, data, platform, and product engineering roles.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead end-to-end technical hiring strategy
Partner with CTO/Engineering leaders on workforce planning
Manage and mentor technical recruiters
Design and improve technical interview processes
Drive senior and critical tech hires
Track and improve hiring metrics (time-to-hire, quality, funnel)
Requirements:
6+ years in recruiting, primarily technical hiring
3+ years leading recruiting teams
Strong understanding of software development and tech stacks
Experience hiring across engineering roles (BE/FE/FS/Data/DevOps, etc.)
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Nice to Have:
Engineering or technical background
Experience in fast-growing tech companies
Strong DevOps /Cloud Engineer Profiles
Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have 3+ years of experience as a DevOps / Cloud Engineer
Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must have strong expertise in cloud platforms – AWS / Azure / GCP (any one or more)
Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have strong hands-on experience in Linux administration and system management
Mandatory (Experience 4) – Must have hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
Mandatory (Experience 5) – Must have experience in building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
Mandatory (Experience 6) – Must have hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
Mandatory (Experience 7) – Must be proficient in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automation
Mandatory (Experience 8) – Must have experience with monitoring and alerting tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or CloudWatch
Mandatory (Company) – Top tier Product-based company (B2B Enterprise SaaS preferred)
Job Description:
• Experience in Core Java, Spring Boot.
• Experience in microservices.
• Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale systems for global organization. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.
• Should be able to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client-facing applications.
• Good development experience with RDBMS in SQL Server, Postgres, Oracle or DB2
• Good knowledge of multi-threading
• Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux
• Excellent problem solving and coding skills in Java
• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.
• Should be able to express their design ideas and thoughts.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Developer to design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Python/Django, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies, along with strong problem-solving skills and leadership capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
•Design and develop backend services using Django and Python.
•Architect and implement microservices-based solutions for scalability and maintainability.
•Work with PostgreSQL and Redis for efficient data storage and caching.
•Build and maintain RESTful APIs and ensure robust API design principles.
•Implement system design best practices for high availability and fault tolerance.
•Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployments with Kubernetes.
•Integrate with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) for hosting and infrastructure management.
•Apply security best practices to protect data and application integrity.
•Collaborate with frontend, QA, and DevOps teams for seamless delivery.
•Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews to maintain quality standards.
Required Skills & Expertise
•Django/Python – Advanced proficiency in backend development.
•Microservices Architecture – Strong understanding of distributed systems.
•PostgreSQL & Redis – Expertise in relational and in-memory databases.
•Docker/Kubernetes – Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration.
•API Design & System Design – Ability to design scalable and secure systems.
•Cloud (AWS/Azure) – Practical experience with cloud services and deployments.
•Security Best Practices – Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and data protection.
Preferred Qualifications
•Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
•Familiarity with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka).
•Exposure to monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
What We Offer
•Competitive salary and benefits.
•Opportunity to work on cutting-edge backend technologies.
•Collaborative and growth-oriented work environment.

- Ability to work in an existing codebase and collaborate with a diverse team
- Experience in building enterprise-scale backend REST APIs with frameworks such as Nest.js & Express.js using an API-first paradigm
- Intimate knowledge of crafting highly performant database queries
- Hands-on experience implementing relational database structures, including tables, indexes, views, etc.
- A mindset towards building systems for the cloud and DevOps fundamentals
- Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services is good to have. If not then willingness to learn should be there.
- Focus towards building security, performance, and scalability into services from the beginning
- Experience with debugging code and troubleshooting technical issues in order to craft appropriate solutions
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- Taking initiative in the Design and Development of Android applications.
- Ship reliable software practicing robust software design and in-depth code reviews.
- Design major software components, systems, and features and implement full-stack app foundation features and core app features.
- Take ownership, design, develop and deploy in a collaborative environment with other team members
- Knowledge of architect solutions using innovative technology ideas and industry-leading methodologies.
Requirements:
- Good hands-on experience in developing and deploying Android apps Android native/cross-platform.
- Comfortable with JAVA and Kotlin both.
- Experience implementing integrated solutions with APIs built using RESTful web services.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills.
- Good understanding of Data Structure and Algorithms.
- Adapt to a dynamic work environment. Stay updated with the latest in technology and always think customer first.
- Study and understand the product specifications thoroughly to design appropriate software solutions. Suggest improvements and optimize existing implementations.
- Ability to identify and deliver POCs and Demos in a record timeframe.
- Encourage and coordinate with the team around new technologies, processes, and approaches.
- Proficiency in various Design Principles and app development methodologies.
- Strong communication skills with a people-first approach without compromising on engineering tasks
- Excellent problem-solving & analytical skills & OO principles
- Solid understanding of the data structure & algorithms.
- Very good experience with PHP programming language
- Hands on experience working on Laravel. Experience with any other framework would be nice to have
- Troubleshooting skills to reproduce & resolve issues in production systems
- Experience working with git & also following following git workflow
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